PARACHUTING – HOT AIR BALOON. Esatta descrizione del globo e paracadute dell’aeronauta madamigella Elisa Garnerin in occasione del suo volo eseguito in Padova nell’anno M. DCCC. XXV. Padova, presso i Fratelli Gamba Libraj editori, s.d. [1825].
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Descrizione del globo aereostatico di madamigella Elisa Garnerin.[Padova, presso i fratelli Gamba libraj editori]
8vo, mm. 212x142; Publisher editorial wrappers; Frontispiece with portrait, pp. 7, including Titlepage, 1 nn., 1 plate folded out text. Stamp of extinct private library “Dott. Giulio Marcon”. Attached, pp. 4 nn, Name of the printer at the end of the text. .
Very rare original edition, illustrated. Élisa Garnerin, aerobatic champion, is the first professional parachutist in the world, she took the first launch from 1,000 meters high in 1799 and over the years she realized more and more daring jumps. In the frontispiece portrait of the famous parachutist, in the table at the end the folded air balloon hanging with his parachute. Of great interest the attached plate which contains the technical details of the balloon and was sold at the show to 'price Cents ten Austrians ".Pierre Caron et Claude Gével, « Mademoiselle Élisa Garnerin, aéronaute ».
Revue politique et littéraire, Revue bleue, avril 1912, p. 434-439; Jules Duhem, Histoire des idées aéronautiques avant Montgolfier, Paris, Fernand Sorlot, 1943; Jutta Rebmann, Als Frau in die Luft ging. Die Geschichte der frühen Pilotinnen, Mühlacker und Irdning/Steiermark, Stieglitz, 2001. Caproni-Bertarelli, pag. 143.
Damage at the bindings, spread foxing and dampstain on the margin of the plates of the second vol.
Descrizione del globo aereostatico di madamigella Elisa Garnerin.[Padova, presso i fratelli Gamba libraj editori]
8vo, mm. 212x142; Publisher editorial wrappers; Frontispiece with portrait, pp. 7, including Titlepage, 1 nn., 1 plate folded out text. Stamp of extinct private library “Dott. Giulio Marcon”. Attached, pp. 4 nn, Name of the printer at the end of the text. .
Very rare original edition, illustrated. Élisa Garnerin, aerobatic champion, is the first professional parachutist in the world, she took the first launch from 1,000 meters high in 1799 and over the years she realized more and more daring jumps. In the frontispiece portrait of the famous parachutist, in the table at the end the folded air balloon hanging with his parachute. Of great interest the attached plate which contains the technical details of the balloon and was sold at the show to 'price Cents ten Austrians ".Pierre Caron et Claude Gével, « Mademoiselle Élisa Garnerin, aéronaute ».
Revue politique et littéraire, Revue bleue, avril 1912, p. 434-439; Jules Duhem, Histoire des idées aéronautiques avant Montgolfier, Paris, Fernand Sorlot, 1943; Jutta Rebmann, Als Frau in die Luft ging. Die Geschichte der frühen Pilotinnen, Mühlacker und Irdning/Steiermark, Stieglitz, 2001. Caproni-Bertarelli, pag. 143.
Damage at the bindings, spread foxing and dampstain on the margin of the plates of the second vol.
