Journal of My 45th Ascension

Jean-Pierre Baptiste Blanchard

Oakham, MA: Oakham Bindery, 1974. 77 pp. 2 7/8 x 2 1/8". LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies, this being #44. Decorated paper boards with quarter-bound leather, gilt title on spine, patterned endpapers, letterpress by Darrell Hyder, spine ends a little rubbed, otherwise in near fine condition. (Bradbury, Oakham Bindery, 2)

A lovely book about the first balloon flight in the United States, as evidenced by citizens and dignitaries, including George Washington.

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