Works Of The "marquis De Villette" 1788 Vol. 8vo, The Finest Edition Where Aerostation Is Discussed

Presented in a rich Empire binding of blind-tooled blond calfskin, spine with raised bands, rich bands of gilt tooling in the form of palmettes and cornucopias, and blind-tooled cartouches within the compartments, twisted gilt fillets, covers with blind-tooled borders of palmettes and a gilt lozenge in a fine, ornamented cartouche in the center, red morocco title, rich inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt in bright gold, printed on large paper in Edinburgh; and available in Paris: at Clousier, Printer to the King, rue de Sornone; Pichard, Bookseller, Quai & near the Théatins; Bailly, Bookseller, Barrière des Sergents; Desenne, Bookseller, Nos. 1 & 2, at the Palais-Royal. 1788. The most beautiful and precious edition of the works of the Marquis de Villette, in which dirigible balloons are mentioned for the first time, marking the beginning of aerostation; a seminal work of paramount importance... A beautiful anthology piece from the reign of Louis XVI... A very fine copy in a First Empire binding (20 years later).