Oblong octavo. (6)ff. Illustrated with sepia-toned line drawings in the text, and four full-page chromolithographed plates each featuring a pop-up element that extends out from the scene when the page is opened. A verse history of transportation modes that preceded and are contemporary with the advent of airships, including the airplane. Includes a depiction of Walter Wellman's non-rigid airship, America, making its 1907 attempt to reach the North Pole. This, coupled with the relative lack of rigid dirigibles, pegs the publication date to around 1910. All pages tabbed, and the highly acidic paper shows uniform browning; one small crease to one movable element. Overall, a very good copy of an uncommon Nister title in cloth-backed glossy color-illustrated boards, which show light wear.