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Locomotion Aerienne & Terrestre: Precursors et Pionniers
Librairies Marcel Blacheteau, Thomas-Scheler, et Denise Weil, Paris, 1975, Wraps, , , Very Goodunpag. 443 items + index, color frontis, 14 full-page illustrations and some in-text art. A crease in front wrap, else about fine. ''Les libraries Marcel Blancheteu, Thomas-Scheler et Denise Weil se sont unies pour realiser ce catalogue dont les redactions ont ete respectivement etables par MM. Jacques de Quentin, Barrard Clavreuil et Pierre Bourguignat.'' Contents: Locomotion Arienne: 1 to 285; Locomotion Terrestre: 286 to 336; Livres dedicaces aux Freres Tissandier, 337 to 365; Documents Originaux et Curiosites, 366 to 397; Supplement: 398 to 443. A collaborative catalogue dealing with things plane, train, auto, balloon, Montgolfiere, Dirigeable, and Aeroplane. The items are arranged in chronological order within each section, with the Aerienne section having items from 1646 to 1953, including a number of so-called (by Charles Dollfus, author of the preface) balloon incunables from the years 1820 to 1840.
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