LUNARDI, Vicenzo. An Account of the First Aerial Voyage in England in a series of letters to his guardian, Chevalier Gherado Compagni, London: for the author, and sold by. J. Bell and at Mr. Molini's, 1784, 8°, second edition, PRESENTATION COPY, with tipped-in letter in Italian from the author, dated July 30th Lyceum room, presenting the book to William Adams and arranging to meet him in Chelsea the next morning, half title signed by the author, 2 folding engraved plates, double-page engraved facsimile letter and explanation of the plates at end (tear to inner margin of half title, preliminaries spotted), contemporary red turkey, flat-backed spine titled in gilt and with monogram "A" at head (extremities rubbed), marbled endpapers, gilt edges, armorial bookplates of John Torotter Brockett and Robert, Marquis of Crewe.

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LUNARDI, Vicenzo. An Account of the First Aerial Voyage in England in a series of letters to his guardian, Chevalier Gherado Compagni, London: for the author, and sold by. J. Bell and at Mr. Molini's, 1784, 8°, second edition, PRESENTATION COPY, with tipped-in letter in Italian from the author, dated July 30th Lyceum room, presenting the book to William Adams and arranging to meet him in Chelsea the next morning, half title signed by the author, 2 folding engraved plates, double-page engraved facsimile letter and explanation of the plates at end (tear to inner margin of half title, preliminaries spotted), contemporary red turkey, flat-backed spine titled in gilt and with monogram "A" at head (extremities rubbed), marbled endpapers, gilt edges, armorial bookplates of John Torotter Brockett and Robert, Marquis of Crewe.

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Although the first and third editions were published with a portrait of Lunardi, ESTC does not call for the portrait in the second edition.

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