Superb Early Aviation Title: The History and Practice of Aerostation
by CAVALLO, F.R.S., Tiberius
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
A superb copy of the first edition. A Neapolitan, Cavallo bolted for London where he found welcome reception for his researches into the properties of electricity and gasses. London's intellectual milieu soon elected him to the Royal Society of London. Cavallo's work provides a history of ballooning and his work with aerostatic experiments, as well as that of others', including Pilatre de Rozier, the Montgolfier brothers, et al. The plates generously illustrate his audacious experiments, laying a foundation for the future of flight. BROCKETT (Bibliography of Aeronautics, 1910), 2610. TISSANDIER (Bibliographie Aeronautique, 1887) cites the first French edition, published the following year.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 173711
- Title
- Superb Early Aviation Title: The History and Practice of Aerostation
- Author
- CAVALLO, F.R.S., Tiberius
- Format/Binding
- Three-quarter calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the author and sold by C. Dilly, P. Elmsly and J. Stockdale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1785
- Pages
- vii, 326, [7]
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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