Arthur Mangin - L'air et le monde aérien - 1884

Exciting illustrated edition in its pretty polychrome binding of this popular science work that examines, in an encyclopedic fashion, atmospheric phenomena and the beginnings of aeronautics - The author adopts a clear and imagery-rich style, blending scientific rigor, historical anecdotes, and a rhetoric of wonder that turns science into a captivating narrative - The publisher Alfred Mame et Fils, renowned for its luxurious illustrated editions, lends the volume a bibliophilic dimension with engravings and vignettes that visually translate the wonders of the aerial world and reinforce the book’s pedagogical vocation - This book belongs to the tradition of Mame’s great popular collections, intended for families and parish libraries, where science, morality and aesthetics are intertwined - Arthur Mangin - L'air et le monde aérien - 1884 - Alfred Mame et Fils - 389 Pages. Good condition of the binding, the work in its full red illustrated edition binding, front cover adorned with a superb polychrome plate, light signs of wear, a few minor defects on the cover, corners and headpieces worn, gilded edges, smooth spine adorned, gilded titling and ornaments, black tooling on the second cover - Good interior condition, some foxing, fine vignette on title page, the work enriched with numerous black engravings both within and outside the text including a frontispiece, modern endpapers in good condition, a pleasing copy - Delivery service available within a few days -

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