CROTCHETS IN THE AIR; OR, AN (UN)SCIENTIFIC ACCOUNT OF A BALLOON-TRIP IN A FAMILIAR LETTER TO A FRIEND
London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1838. First edition. Hardcover. Poole's eccentric humorous account of a balloon ascension conducted by famous aeronaut Charles Green. 98 pages plus two pages of ads in the rear. Bound in dark blue cloth with lettering and illustration stamped in gilt. Front and rear hinges professionally repaired..... More