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An account of the first aërial voyage in England, in a series of letters to his guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, ... by Vincent Lunardi, Esq.

Title
An account of the first aërial voyage in England, [electronic resource] : in a series of letters to his guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, ... by Vincent Lunardi, Esq.
Author
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806.
Publication
London : printed for the author: and sold at the Pantheon; also by the publisher, J. Bell; and at Mr. Molini's, 1784.

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Description
[4],66,[2]p.,plates; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806 > Correspondence
  • Balloon ascensions
  • Balloonists > Great Britain
  • Airships > History
  • Aeronautics > History
Note
  • Catchword on p. 48: the. Variant: catchword on p. 48: I have, and final line of text on p. 48 "of my ascension". Variant 2: catchword on p. 48: I have, and final line of text on p. 48 "the subject of my ascension".
  • The portrait is dated 1784.
  • With a half-title, and a final leaf of explanation of the plates.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642516783
  • ECCO1-T18821
Author
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806.
Title
An account of the first aërial voyage in England, [electronic resource] : in a series of letters to his guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, ... by Vincent Lunardi, Esq.
Imprint
London : printed for the author: and sold at the Pantheon; also by the publisher, J. Bell; and at Mr. Molini's, 1784.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T18821.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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