THE AERIAL WORLD: THE PHENOMENA AND LIFE OF THE ATMOSPHERE [Hardcover] by HARTWIG - 1881

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Appleton & Co, 1875. 556pp. Brown cloth boards, titles in gold on spine and front board. Black and gold decorative elements on front board and spine. Binding intact, spine straight, corners worn. Front gutter split, and there are missing chips from head and foot ofspine. Front and rear hinges reinforced with linen tape. Pages unmarked and show only scattered slight foxing. Contains 8 striking chromoxylographic plates, a well-preserved fold-out map in back, and woodcuts throughout. An uncommon volume with real visual interest despite the wear.. Hardcover. Good-. 8vo.

Hardback. New.

New York: D. Appleton, 1875. first american edition. Hardcover. Good +. 6 x 9 in. xviii, 556 pp. Blue cloth boards with gilt and black scene with rainbow. Frontis and 8 chromolithograph plates plus numerous B&W woodcut vignettes, fold-out hand-colored map of the continents. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; both hinges a little tender. Frontis pg is detached but present. Covers very clean and spine titles bright. Corners and spine ends worn. Text bright with a few spots, plates all very good. Scarce first American edition. Chapters on the science of the atmosphere and also a number on ballooning. Sci. Rare. RGR.

New.