AN ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AERIAL VOYAGE IN ENGLAND, in a series of Letters to his Guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, written under the Impressions of the various Events that affected the Undertaking.

LUNARDI, Vincent. SIGNED.

Published by London printed for the Author and sold at the Pantheon; also by the Publisher J Bell at the British Library and at Mr Molinis Woodstock-street, 1784

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FIRST EDITION 1784, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE. Slim 8vo, approximately 215 x 125 mm, 8½ x 5 inches, engraved portrait frontispiece of Lunardi, 2 folding engraved plates, pages: (4), 1-66 plus 1 page of explanation of the plates, adverts on verso, contemporary half calf, gilt lettered label to spine, gilt decoration to spine, marbled boards. Binding slightly rubbed, boards slightly faded at top edges, offset to plates and first page, neat old ink name at top of title page, his bookplate on first pastedown, another of Lord Stanely of Alderley on first free endpaper and a blind stamp, endpapers slightly spotted, small neat repair to 1 top margin, not near text, otherwise a very good copy. See: Gaston Tissandier, Bibliographie Aeronautique, page 58, listing a second edition; The Eagle Aloft by Crouch, pages 77-78; ESTC T18821. Three editions were published in the year 1784, see Library Hub Discover, Cambridge University. This copy is Variant 2: catchword on page 48: "I have" and final line of text on page 48 "the subject of my ascension". (The Second Edition is so stated on the title page). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

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• Title: AN ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST AERIAL VOYAGE IN ENGLAND, in a series of Letters to his Guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, written under the Impressions of the various Events that affected the Undertaking.
• Publisher: London printed for the Author and sold at the Pantheon; also by the Publisher J Bell at the British Library and at Mr Molinis Woodstock-street
• Publication Date: 1784
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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