Alan Pons (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Milton F. Sunday, Wiliam F. Pons & Wiliam E. Lyall (illustrator). First Edition. 4to; 144 pp.; 218 drawings and photographs. The major part of the Nathan Cummings Collection. Colorful pictorial covers. No marks, no soil. - FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Milton F. Sunday, Wiliam F. Pons & Wiliam E. Lyall (illustrator). First Edition. 4to; 144 pp.; 218 drawings and photographs. The major part of the Nathan Cummings Collection. Tan cloth, brown lettering & design - AS NEW in a FINE Slipcase. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Milton F. Sonday, Jr. (illustrator). 144 pp. Original tan cloth covers w/ mild soiling to front cover. Illust. w/ drawings and photos. Contents very nice.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. A set of Six original engravings illustrating the manufacture of a kind of gun known as an Arquebusier. One plate covering two pages. also three pages of text. From Le Recueil de Planches Sur Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Mechaniques. Published by Chez Braisson in 1762. Size: 15 1/2 x 10 inches. Condition: Near fine. The plates are slightly tanned at the edges. There are spots of faint foxing across the surface of some. One has a significantly darker spot close to the base. There are other small scratches and blemishes across the surface of each, but in the main they remain surprisingly fresh. An attractive and complete set. Please ask if you would like to see more photographs.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. A set of original engravings illustrating The Military Arts and Fortifications. French. From Le Recueil de Planches Sur Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Mechaniques. Published by Chez Braisson in 1762. Size: 15 1/2 x 10 inches. Comprising: 5 plates illustrating Exercises (see image of figures in various poses). 15 plates illustrating Military Formations (see image showing pattern of dots). 18 plates illustrating Fortifications (see images showing guns, plans of fortress, explotions etc.) Condition: Near fine. The plates are slightly tanned at the edges. There are spots of faint foxing across the surface of some. There are other small scratches and blemishes across the surface of each, but in the main they remain surprisingly fresh. An attractive and complete set. Please ask if you would like to see more photographs.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. A set of 7 original engravings entitled 'Artificier' (Fireworks) plus a double sided page of text.146 images across 7 plates illustrate the tools and methods used in the manufacture of fireworks. From Le Recueil de Planches Sur Sciences, Les Arts Liberaux et Les Mechaniques. Published by Chez Braisson in 1762. Size: 15 1/2 x 10 inches. Condition: Near fine. The plates are slightly tanned at the edges. There are spots of faint foxing across the surface of some. One, plate 5, has a closed tear, about 2 inches long, that has been repaired using archival tape. Another, plate 7, has a 3/4 inch tear which has been similarly repaired. There are other small scratches and blemishes across the surface of each, but in the main they remain surprisingly fresh. An attractive and complete set. Please ask if you would like to see more photographs.