Sales catalogue 116: Davis & Orioli

Date:
20th century
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/31/23
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 116: Davis & Orioli. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AERONAUTICS—continued. 57 Guéret (André) Notes sur les Hélices Aériennes. ‘Etude Technique—Tracé— Construction—KEssais. Paris, 1911] 258 8vo. Cloth. 301 pp. Illustrations. 59 Hildebrandt (A.) Airships Past and Present ; together with chapters on the use of Balloons in connection with Meteorology, Photo- graphy and the Carrier Pigeon, translated from the German by W. H. Story. London, 1908 21s 8vo. Original cloth. 364 pp. Many illustrations. 60 Lachambre (Henri) and Machuron (Alexis) Andrée and his Balloon. London, 1898 15s 8vo. Cloth (slightly soiled). 305 pp. Coloured frontispiece and many plates. 61 Lelasseux (Louis), & Marque (René) L’ Aéro- plane pour tous . . . suivi d’une note de M. P. Painlevé sur les. deux écoles d’aviation. Paris, 1909 218 8vo. Boards, calf back. 120 pp. Illustrated. 63 Lilienthal (Otto) Birdflight as the Basis of Aviation ... with biographical Introduction ... by G. Lilienthal, translated by A. W. Isenthal. London, 1911 £3.38 8vo. Orig. cloth. Portrait and illustrations. English edition of this celebrated work, forming together with the book by Perseval the foundation of the modern art of flying. Lilienthal, the Jewish pioneer of the mgdern flying technique, died in a flying accident. 63a Lunardi (Vincent) An Account of the first aerial voyage in England, in a series of letters to his Guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Com- pagni. Second edition. London, Printed for the Author, 1784 £12 12s 8vo. Contemporary red morocco, line tooled. Portrait of Lunardi by Bartolozzi after Cosway & 2 folding plates of the balloon. Of the utmost rarity in old morocco. 63B Lunardi (V.) An Account of Five Aerial Voyages in Scotland, in a series of letters to his guardian, Chevalier Gerardo Compagni. London, Printed for the Author, 1786 £12 12s 8vo. Hf. morocco. Portrait. of the author by Burke after Nasmith & 2 plates, one showing Lunardi in his balloon. Very rare. 64 Marion (F.) Wonderful Balloon Ascents ; or, the Conquest of the Skies.. A History of Balloons and Balloon Voyages. From the French. London and New York (1870) 18s 8vo. Orig. green cloth. 218 pp. Illustrated. A full historical account. 65 Percheron (Maurice) L’Essor et L’ Atterris- sage (ou L’Amerrissage). Paris, 1914 21s 8vo. Cloth. 143 pp. Illustrated. 66 Pettigrew (J. B., M.D.) Animal Locomotion or Walking, Swimming and Flying, with a dissertation on Aeronautics. Second edition. London, 1874 21s 8vo. Original cloth, a little soiled. 264 pp. More than half the book deals with aeronautics. 664 Sage (Mrs. L. A.) A Letter addressed to a Female Friend by Mrs. Sage, the first Eng- lish Female Aerial Traveller, describing the general appearance & effects of her expedi- tion with Mr. Lunardi’s Balloon, which ascended from St. Georges Fields on Wed- nesday, 29th June, 1785, accompanied by George Biggin, Esq. The second edition. London, Printed for the writer & sold by J. Bell [1795] £10 10s 8vo. Half morocco. 67 Santos-Dumont (Alberto) The Story of my Life. London, 1904 Cloth. 328 pp. Numerous plates. 68 Tissandrier (Gaston) Souvenirs et Récits d’un Aérostier Militaire de ?Armée de la My © Airships. 15s Loire, 1870-71. Deuxiéme edition. Paris, 1896 21s Large 8vo. Original decorated cloth, g.e. 356 pp. Very many illustrations. 69 The Tower and Preparation of the Fire- works with the Balloon. In the Park, Aug. Ist, 1814. London, Edw. Orme, 1814 £4 10s Coloured Engraving, measuring 9 by 6 inches, by Dubourg after J. H. Clark. A rare print showing the fireworks, machinery and the Balloon. The print is at present framed, but can, of course, be removed from the frame if desired. , ; 70 Turner (Charles C.) Aerial Navigation of To-Day. Second edition. London, 1910 12s 6d 8vo. Orig. cloth. 327 pp. Many plates and illustrations. 71 Waiker (Fred.) Aerial Navigation. <A prac- tical handbook on the construction of dirigible balloons, aerostats, aeroplanes and aero-motors. London, 1902 15s 8vo. Orig. cloth. 151 pp. Many illustrations. 72 Walker (Thomas) The Art of Flying 10s 6d 8vo. Paper wrappers. 40 pp. Many illustrations. Reprint of the two rare books by Walker, published in 1810 and 1831. AMERICA. 73 The Happy Briton, or His Country’s Friend, shewing the superior advantage of being a subject of this country, with a few hints to the people of North America, and a descrip- tion of the very fatal Earthquake at Caracca in South America, to which is annexed the siege and surrender of Badajoz. London, 1812 21s 8vo. Unbound. 32 pp. 74 Longworth’s Directory for the 65th year of American Independence, 1840-41. Pub- lished at 118 Nassau Street 18s 8vo. Original boards. Contains the Directory for New York for that year. ART AND ARCHITECTURE. 75 Baglione (Gio.) Le Vite de’ Pittori Scultori et Architetti dal Pontificato di Gregorio XIII del 1572 in fino a’tempi di Papa Urbano Ottava nel 1642. Rome, 1642 £5 5s 4to. Old vellum. 8 Il. (including engraved front.), 405 pp., 1 leaf. Engraved portrait of the author. 76 Barri (Giacomo) The Painters Voyage of Italy, in which all the most famous Paintings are particularised as they are preserved in the several Cities of Italy . . . Englished by W. L. London, Tho. Flesher, 1679 £3.10s 8vo. Original calf. Engraved front. by Lodge map of Italy, and 5 portraits of painters. A really beautiful copy of one of the first artistic guides to Italy in English.
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