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446 S., überaus teilw. farb. Abb u. Taf Gr 4° HLdr. *sehr guts Expl.*. Sprache: Französisch.

Cloth. Condizione: Good Only. First edition. A wonderfully illustrated French history of transport concerning trains and motor cars by the pioneer Charles Dollfus. Written by aeronaut and prolific historian, Charles Dollfus. He also held several world records in ballooning, including for the first stratospheric flight in France.In the French language.Vividly illustrated throughout with in-text illustrations and photographs, monochrome plates and four tipped-in illustrations in colour.The first edition of this fascinating French history of transport. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally rather worn, with the backstrip near detached from the front joint. Otherwise, some bumping to the extremities. Front pastedown has a tear to the decorative paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Only. Not Stated (illustratore). book.…

Leather. Condizione: Near Fine. A two volume French history of locomotion and ground travel, bound in half calf and profusely illustrated. In the original French.A beautiful work, rebound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. With the publisher's original paper wrap bound in. With numerous full plate and vignette illustrations and photographs, both in colour and black and white, to both volumes.Volume I is dedicated to the history of the train and railway, and contains three beautiful tipped in colour plates alongside the other illustrations.Volume II is dedicated to 'natural locomotion', and details the history of the hitch, car, automobile, bicycle and other forms of 'mechanical locomotion'. This volume contains four tipped in colour plates.This is the work of aeronautical pioneer Charles Dollfus, who held several world records in ballooning, including the first stratospheric flight in France. Rebound in half calf with paper covered boards. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Mark to publisher's paper wrap of volume I. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Near Fine. Various (illustratore). book.…

Condizione: Gut. 2 Bde. Titelblatt, XIII, 376 S.; XV, 446 S., 1 Bl. Mit zahlreichen teils doppelblattgr., teils farbigen, teils montierten Abbildungen. Nombreuses illustrations et photos en noir et blanc et en couleurs, dans le texte, quelques planches d`illustrations en couleurs et de photos en héliogravure. - Band 1: Einige wenige Seiten in den Fälzen mit Tesastreifen verstärkt, Seite 175/76 mit Eckausriss in unterer Ecke mit etwas Textverlust. Sonst gutes Exemplar. 116993_Auto Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100 Folio, HLn. d. Z. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel.…