First Edition in English. 8vo. 14 leaves without signature, engraved frontispiece depicting a balloon from which M. Blanchard is waving the American flag.
Sabin 5826.
Evans 25207.
Randers-Pehrson and Renstrom,
Aeronautic Americana, no. 5
Jefferson was one of the spectators of this ascent. He mentioned the arrival of Blanchard in a letter to his daughter Martha
Randolph, written from Philadelphia on December 31, 1792: “
Blanchard is arrived here and is to ascend in his balloon within a few days.”
After the ascent he sent his daughter an account of it. In a letter dated January 14, 1793, he wrote: “
. . . we were entertained here lately with the ascent of m(
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r)
Blanchard in a baloon. the security of the thing appeared so great that every body is wishing for a baloon for travel in.
I wish for one sincerely, as instead of 10 days, I should be within 5 hours of home . . .
”
Jean Pierre Blanchard, 1753-1809, French aeronaut. This Journal, originally written in
French was inscribed to George Washington.
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Calson’s specimens of printing types.
1815 Catalogue, page 53. no. 93, as above,
pam. 4to.
CASLON,
William.
A Specimen of Printing Types, by W. Caslon and Son, letter founders, London. [
London] Printed by
John Towers,
1764.
Sm. 4to. 38 leaves.
Berry and Johnson, page 17.
A copy of
Calson’s specimens of printing types, pamphlet was one of the books purchased by Jefferson from the library of the Rev. Samuel Henley in March, 1785.
William Caslon, 1692-1766, English type-founder, took his son William, 1720-1778, into partnership about 1742. Another issue of this book
had the imprint of Dryden Leach on the title-page; it is not known which imprint was on Jefferson’s copy.
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Histoire de la Stereotypie. par Camus.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 53. no. 45, Histoire de la Stereotypée, par Camus, 8vo.
1831 Catalogue, page 100. no. J. 112; Histoire de la Sterotypée, par Camus, 8vo; Paris, 1802.
1849 Catalogue, page 321. no. 112: -----. Histoire et Procédés du Polytypage et du Stéréotypage, 8vo; Paris, 1802.
CAMUS,
Armand Gaston.
Histoire et Procédés du Polytypage et du Stéréotypage. Par A. G. Camus, Membre de l’Institut National, Garde des Archives de la République. A
Paris: chez
Ant. Aug. Renouard,
X
--1802.
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First Edition. 8vo. 70 leaves: [ ]
2, A-H
8, I
4, folded and full page specimen pages inserted,
Renouard’s device on the title-page.
This book was probably purchased from
Reibelt of Philadelphia.
A copy of
Hist. du Stereotypage, price $
1.04, was included in Reibelt’s bill to Jefferson, in June, 1805. This may have been one of the two unnamed books, one relié, which Reibelt sent to Jefferson
on May 3, 1805. On May 5, Jefferson wrote: “
. . . the two pieces you sent me on printing & the polytypage are so curious, & on so interesting an art, that I propose to
keep them with your leave. I knew Hoffman well, went often to see his works, & was intimate with the Abbé Rochon having myself
tried several of his processes; so that the facts in that portion of the history are well known to me . . .
”
A full account of Hoffmann and his experiments and difficulties, and of the Abbé Rochon is in Camus’s book.
Two issues of the work were published in 1802, one with
