London: In officina Joannis Haviland, 1623. Folio (302 x 208 mm). [16] (of [20]), 493 [1] pp. Signatures: [par]⁴ (-[par]1-2), A⁶ B-3R⁴ (-R4). Errors in pagination: p. 35, 38 misnumbered 43, 46 respectively, p.[282] unnumbered; catchword on [par]2 recto: "emittit" (a variant setting has "Translatio."). Text within rules with a.... More

London: W. Stratford for W. Nicholson, 1809. In: Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and Arts (Nicholson's). Vol. 24, 1809, pp. 164-174 and 1 engraved plate; vol. 25, 1810, pp. 81-87 and 161-173 and 2 engraved plates. London: W. Stratford for W. Nicholson. 8vo (205 x 130 mm). Entire volumes: viii... More

London: John Murray, 1871. 8vo (189 x 129 mm). viii, 423 [1], 16; viii, [2], 475 [1], 16 pp., including half-titles, publisher's catalogue dated January 1871 at end of each volume, and several woodcut illustrations in text. Untrimmed and partially unopened. Original publishers green cloth (cloth little rubbed, spotted and... More

Paris: chez E. Michallet, 1686. 12mo (140 x 84 mm). [2], 3-195 (i.e. 166), [2]pp., including one folding engraved plate, woodcut diagrams in the text. Numerous mispaginations. Contemporary calf, gilt-lettered spine with 5 raised bands gilt in compartments (spine ends chipped, corners scuffed, boards rubbed). Internally little browned, occasional minor... More

Rinteln: Wächter, 1676. Exercitatio physica de artificio navigandi per aerem... Rinteln: Wächter, 1676. 4to (190 x 154 mm). 28 pp. Signatures: A-C⁴ D². Woodcut device on title, head pieces. Modern calf, new endpapers. Internally crisp and clean with only very little browning. Paper flaw in blank margin of leaf B1... More

Geneva: Sumptibus Iacobi Crispini, 1631. Two parts in one volume. Folio (350 x 216 mm). [36], 746 (i.e. 744), [160] pp. (index); 173 [1] pp., some mispaginations. Signatures: [par]-3[par]⁶ a-z⁶ A-Qq⁶, a-m⁶ n-o⁴, [par]⁴ AA-BB⁶ CC⁴ DD-PP⁶. Title page printed in red and black and with large woodcut device, woodcut... More

Milan: Reale Stamperia, 1809. Elephant folio (579 x 452 mm). iv, 84 pp., 20 engraved plates (including 10 in outline) by Faustino Anderloni. Contemporary half cloth over marbled boards (board and spine rubbed, extremities worn, corners scuffed and bumped), spine stamp-lettered in black, blue endpapers. Text and plates with weak... More

Rome: Paul Giunchio, 1768. 8vo (190 x 126 mm). vi, 151 [1] pp., including engraved title-vignette, one full-page engraving of an airship (after Lana Terzi), errata on final page. Pages untrimmed. Fine 20th century quarter calf, spine with 5 raised bands richly gilt in compartments and with gilt-lettered morocco label... More