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London: J. Robson, 1786. First edition. Cloth. Fair. 11" by 9". None. An important work, somewhat compromised but with interesting provenance. John Jefferies' work recounts his experiences on two hot air balloon journeys the author took with the influential Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Previously owned by the French aeronaut Char This work is a quarto, with the signatures running as C-N2, O1. ESTC citation number T10668. Bound without the half title and the title page, with a photocopy of the original title page loosely inserted, and a typed copy of the title page bound in. Bound without the two plates, and pages 54-60. Photocopies of these pages and one plate are loosely inserted. With a plate of a hot air balloon bound in to the front from another work. This work documents the author's experiences travelling with Jean Pierre Blanchard in a hot air balloon, the journeys taking place on the 30th November 1784, and the 7th January 1785. The first flight took off from Mayfair, London, and… Read More