Sales catalogue 22: Andrew Block

Date:: 1939

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/26/15

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Credit: Sales catalogue 22: Andrew Block. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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67 09,040) Of.) © 46 9 eae IF YOU WISH TO CONTINVE 1 ACADEMIE FRANGAISE. — PELLisson [-FONTANIER] (Paul) Lhe History of the French Academy, Famous Cardinal de Richelieu, and consisting of the most refined Wits of that Nation. Wherein is set down its Original and Establish- ment, its Statutes, Daies, Places, and manner of Assemblies, &c. With the Names of its Members, a Character of their Persons, and a Catalogue of their Works. Lond., 1657. Sm. 8vo. Contemp. cf. £2/2/- Paul Pellisson-Fontanier (1624-93) gained admission to the Académie Frangatse on account of the above work. 2 AERONAUTICS.— Avia ”’ Aéroplanes-Hélices, Fournitures pour l’Aviation. Jilus. Paris, Oblong folio. Ovig. wvapps. Rare 3 AERONAUTICS. — Bacon (Gertrude) Balloons, Airships and Flying Machines. Ilius. Lond., (c. 1902). 8vo. Ovig. cloth 8/6 4 AERONAUTICS. — Engraving, by J. H. Robinson, after J. Hollins, of ‘‘A Consultation previous to an Aerial Voyage from London to Weilburg in Nassau on the 7th day of November, 1836. W. Prideaux, W. M. James, T. Monck Mason, J. Hollins, Robert Hollond, Charles Green, Aeronaut,” with the balloon in the background. Lond., H. Graves, Nov. 1, 1843. Print surface 84 by Ill1}ins., with margins 30/- 5 AERONAUTICS.—Haywarp = _ (Charles B.) Building and Flying an Aeroplane. A Practical Handbook covering the Design, Construction, and Operation of Aeroplanes and Gliders. Jllus. Chicago, 1918. 8vo. Orig. cloth 7/6 6 AERONAUTICS.— Hupparp (T. O’B.), LEDEBOER (J. H.) and TURNER (C. C.).—The Aeroplane : an Elementary Text-Book of the Principles of Dynamic Flight. Jllus. 1st edn. Lond., 1911. 8vo. Orig. cloth (mark on front cover) 8/6 7 AERONAUTICS.—May (G.) Ballooning : a concise sketch of its history and principles. With a folding front. Lond., 1885. 8vo. Orig. cloth 10/- Catalogue* Générales (Cs) 1910). 10/6 8 AERONAUTICS.—Lunarpi (Vincent) 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. With a port. and 2 folding plates. 1st edn. Lond., 1784. 8vo. Moroc. Fine £6/10/- With the author’s signature on the half-title. 9 AERONAUTICS.—Mercier (M.) Mon Bonnet de Nuit. 2 vols. Neuchatel, 1784. With 244 pages on ‘‘Le Ballon-Mont- golfier.”’ 10 AERONAUTICS.—Original Pen-and-ink drawing of Lieut. Gale’s Balloon Ascent. [c. 1846]. Size, 9$ by 6}ins. £2/2/- Mathematicall Magick. Or, The Wonders That may be performed by Mechanicall Geometry. In two Books. Concerning Mechanicall Powers. Motions. Being one of The most easie, pleasant, usefull, (and yet most neglected) part of Mathematicks. Not before treated of in this language. With engravings. ist edn. Lond., M.F. for S. Gellibrand, 1648. 12mo. Cf., covers detached and title neatly repaired in lower margin £5/5/- An exceedingly interesting storehouse of extvavaganzas in engineeving, and of special interest for containing descriptions of a number of machines, some of them the author's own invention, supposed to produce PERPETUAL MoTION (an illustration of which may be found in the Bibliotheca Chemico-Mathematica), a subject in which he took a special interest ; 72 pages ave devoted to this subject. There are also three chapters on Airmanship: “‘Of the volant Automata, Archytas his Dove, and Regio- montanus his Eagle. The possibility and great usefulness of such inventions ; Concerning the Art of flying. The several ways whereby this hath been, or may be attempted. A resolution of the two chief difficulties that seem to oppose the possibility of a flying Chariot’; and others “‘ of the contrivance of several motions by — vavified air,” on ““Wind-guns,” “ an Ark for submarine Navigation,” etc., etc., ete.

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