This book was received with a small publisher’s mark on the page edges on one of the 3 sides of edges. It is not visible on a book shelf with the spine facing outward. The book is new and undamaged for reading. However, because of the mark we have discounted this book $2.00. This discount will automatically be applied to your purchase and is IN ADDITION to the 10% discount on orders of $80 or more.

It wasn’t the airplane that first romanced the public’s imagination at the dawn of the 20th century, but the great airships known as dirigibles or zeppelins. In 1929, Eckener earned a place in the history of flight with the legendary around-the-world voyage of his Graf Zeppelin. 61 people were aboard this flight, also several crates of champagne, all paid for by Randolph Hearts. Publishers Weekly: “Botting’s thorough research and plausibly re-created conversations of those involved allow readers to easily step back into Eckeneer’s world.�