Through the air: a narrative of forty years' experience as an aëronaut. Comprising a history of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means from the earliest period down to the present time. With an account of the author's most important air-voyages and his many thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes. Also, an appendix, in which are given full instructions for the manufacture and management of balloons
A balloonist's memoir and history of flight published in Philadelphia and New York in 1873 by John Wise, written for general readers curious about aeronautics, with an appendix on building and handling balloons. Wood engravings show balloon ascensions above crowded streets and lone balloons among cloud banks, plus stipple-ground headpiece borders of confronted birds and foliage usable as rules and ornaments.
