La Conquete de l'Air
Subtitle: Quarante jours de navigation aerienne
Publisher: Charavay, Mantoux, Martin
Published: c1875
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Description: A book modelled on the early novels of Jules Verne and one of the first fiction books concerning heavier-than-air flight ; the illustrations by de Montader showing a machine not unlike Henson's 'Ariel' but with flapping wings.