1st Gordon Bennett Cup... Ballooning...
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, October 27, 1906 Full front page photo captioned: "Count De La Vaulx Starting With the "Walhalla' In The International Balloon Race." Report inside about the "First International Balloon Race" has seven related photos of the event.
Note: The Gordon Bennett Cup (or Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett) is the world's oldest gas balloon race, and is regarded as the premier event of world balloon racing.
Additional articles with related photos and illustrations are found throughout, along with period advertising.
This is complete in 20 pages with a perforated library stamp within the blank sky region of the print on the front cover, otherwise in good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #371 - released for October, 2026
(Added to the October, 2026 catalog [#371] after its initial release - only available on-line.)
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