{"product_id":"early-aviation-at-farnborough-ballons-kites-and-airships","title":"Early Aviation AT FARNBOROUGH — Ballons, Kites and Airships","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eThe first authoritative history of early British aviation at Farnborough, from military balloons used in the Boer War to experimental kites and the celebrated airships Nulli Secundus and Baby, featuring colorful pioneers like Samuel Franklin Cody.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 99.9197%; height: 293.928px;\" class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e356035204\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• In a box \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDust jacket \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePercy B. 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