Yon, Gabriel.
Aerostats et Aerostation Militaire a l'Exposition Universelle de 1889. Paris: E. Bernard et Cie, 1893. 1st edition. Cloth. Good condition. Ex-library. Roy 8vo, 52pp, large folding chart (12x25”) featuring the cross section and plan of a large transportable balloon. Original printed wrappers, all rebound in the cloth and marbled boards style adopted for the Langley deposit.
Provenance: The Library of Congress, via the Smithsonian Institution Collection and the Samuel Pierpont Langley Aeronautical Library (carrying the acquisition date of 1929). $250
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