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Wise, John (1808-1879) A System of Aeronautics, Comprehending its Earliest Investigations, and Modern Practice and Art. Philadelphia: Speel, 1850. First edition, octavo, illustrated with portrait frontispiece and twelve engraved plates, bound in full contemporary dark brown ribbed cloth, stamped in blind on the boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine, some spotting to contents, 9 1/4 x 6 in.


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2017-05-23

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