Areostiade, ossia il mongolfiero. Poema di V.L.C.

by Vincenzo Lancetti

$1,500 · Offered by Musinsky Rare Books

2 volumes in one, 12mo 157 x 97 mm . xi, 1 , 296; 4 , 383, 1 pp. Contemporary tree calf, smooth spine with red and dark green morocco lettering pieces, small gilt Montgolfier balloon tool at top and bottom, yellow red-sprinkled edges. First complete edition of an epic poem on ballooning and the first balloon flights. In elevated verse, the poem provides a history of aerostation and technical information on

• Binding: Leather

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