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[AEROSTATION]. -- ZAMAGNA, Bernardo. Navis aeria et elegiarum monobiblos. Rome: Paullus Giunchius, 1768. 8o. Title vignette and engraved plate of the "Navis Aeria." Contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION of this rare work recounting the imaginary journey of two travellers all over the world, written 14 years before Montgolfier's invention of the balloon. Maggs Aerostation, no.8. -- FLAMMARION, Camille. Voyages Aériens impressions et études journal de bord de douze voyages scientifiques en balloon. Paris: C. Marpon and E. Flammarion, 1881. 8o. Illustrations in text. Original wrappers (worn). Second edition, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Maggs Aerostation, no.258. -- WISE, John. A System of Aeronautics, Comprehending its Earliest Investigations, and Modern Practice and Art. Philadelphia: Joseph A. Speel, 1850. 8o. Plates. Original cloth. FIRST EDITION. Maggs Aerostation, no.151. -- TISSANDIER, Camille. Histoire de mes ascensions. Paris: Maurice Dreyfous, 1887. 8o. Plates. Contemporary red quarter morocco. Seventh edition. See Maggs Aerostation, no. 308. (4)