Pre-order Releases Jan 12, 2027
Ballooning: Extraordinary Adventures in Flight
by Jérôme Giacomoni and Matthieu Gobbi
$24.50 / copy at 25+ copies As low as $21.70 at 1,000+Your best volume price
About the book
Ballooning
The very idea of gravity-defying flight reveals the raw human and technological ingenuity behind the story of ballooning. Since the Montgolfier brothers’ pioneering flight in 1783, Paris has been center stage for a succession of extraordinary firsts. Piloted by colorful personalities, balloons have been at the origin of innovative and daring adventures, from harrowing escapes to the invention of air mail, and from meteorological discoveries to the visionary design for the Olympic Cauldron at the Paris 2024 summer games.
Aerostats have always shown that the sky’s the limit to what humanity can achieve, accompanying scientific progress and captivating the general public. And while skylines may change, one thing remains certain: balloons will continue to inspire infinite possibilities to those who dare to dream.
The book, Ballooning: Extraordinary Adventures in Flight [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9782080155955 in Hardcover by Jérôme Giacomoni, Matthieu Gobbi may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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Details
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Authors
- Jérôme Giacomoni, Matthieu Gobbi
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Jan 12, 2027
- ISBN-13
- 9782080155955
- ISBN-10
- 2080155954
- Pages
- 192
- Carton quantity
- 12 copies
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Ballooning in bulk: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $24.50 | 30% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $23.80 | 32% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $23.10 | 34% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $22.40 | 36% off list |
| 1,000+ | $21.70 | 38% off list |
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