Bibliographie Aéronautique. Catalogue de Livres d'Histoire, de Science, de Voyages et de Fantaisie, Traitant de la Navigation Aerienne ou des Aerostats
by Tissandier, G
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Wrappers a little rubbed, creased at upper fore-edge corner of front wrapper, preserved in torn glassine wrapper, spine worn, fo
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
H. Launette & Co., Paris, first edition, 1887. Printed wrappers, title in red and black, large 8vo, 29 cm,. 62, [2] pp. Approximately 1,000 entries. A pioneering bibliography. Contents : I. Livres antérieurs à la découverte des ballons en 1783; II. Aéronautique proprement dite, Histoire, Voyages, Expériences, Constructions, Projets; III. Publications périodiques; IV. Almanachs; V. Pièces de théâtre; VI. Poésies, Contes, Romans, Facéties, etc.; VII. Chansons et Musique; VIII. Ouvrages étrangers. Wrappers a little rubbed, creased at upper fore-edge corner of front wrapper, preserved in torn glassine wrapper, spine worn, foxed,.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-33162
- Title
- Bibliographie Aéronautique. Catalogue de Livres d'Histoire, de Science, de Voyages et de Fantaisie, Traitant de la Navigation Aerienne ou des Aerostats
- Author
- Tissandier, G
- Format/Binding
- Printed wrappers, title in red and black, large 8vo, 29 cm,
- Book Condition
- Used - Wrappers a little rubbed, creased at upper fore-edge corner of front wrapper, preserved in torn glassine wrapper, spine worn, fo
- Publisher
- H. Launette & Co., Paris, first edition, 1887
- Date Published
- 1887
- Pages
- 62, [2] pp
- Keywords
- Tissandier, Gaston Aeronautics in literature - Bibliography. Balloons - Bibliography. Airships - Bibliography. Aeronautics - History - Bibliography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation (Bibliographies);
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About the Seller
Wykeham Books
Biblio member since 2005
LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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