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THB[NEWSPAPERS]. [BALLOONING - MONTGOLFIER BROTHERS]. Group of 10 Newspapers About Ballooning, Including Several Mentioning the Montgolfiers. [V.p., ca.
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[NEWSPAPERS]. [BALLOONING - MONTGOLFIER BROTHERS, ET AL]. Group of 10 Newspapers About Ballooning, Including Some Mentions of the Montgolfiers. [V.p., ca. 1783-1874]. Multi-page newspapers, ranging from 4 pp. to 8 pp. Sizes range from approximately 11 1/2 x 8 1/2" to 20 1/2 x 14".
Condition
Generally toned, soiled, worn, several removed from bound volumes with accompanying minor damage to left margins. Generally very good. Newspapers include: The Whitehall Evening-Post (October 30, 1783 - mention of Montgolfier - also a brief mention of John Adams and John Jay's arrival in the London); The London Chronicle (January 31 to February 3, 1784 [and] October 19 to October 21, 1784 - an article on air balloons, and a diagram of an air balloon); The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser (September 15, 1785 [and] September 21, 1785 - mentions of Montgolfier and de Rozier); The Daily Advertiser (July 10, 1789 - an illustrated article on Air Balloons); The Mail or, Claypoole's Daily Advertiser (December 25, 1792 - an article on Aerostations); The Balloon Graphic (August 9, 1873 [and] August 16, 1873 - illustrated throughout); The Daily Graphic An Illustrated Evening Newspaper (August 15, 1874- an excellent illustration, "The Terrible Accident to De Groof, the Flying Man in London").
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