grotz christopher (1 Ergebnisse)

TITLE CONTINUED: Containing plain and easy directions for mixing and preparing the ingredients, with instructions for making squibs, crackers, serpents, wheels, Roman candles, rockets, &c. as also for some highly curious aquatic fireworks. EARLY EDITION, circa 1820, (date and author taken from Chris Philip, see below), pamphlet, approximately 185 x 100 mm, 7¼ x 4 inches, brightly hand coloured folding plate as frontispiece, pages: [3], 4-24, original publisher's yellow printed wrappers. Spine slightly worn, pale offset to title page from frontispiece, small tear with slight loss to top margin of title page, 2 tiny closed tears to top margins, not near text, otherwise a very good copy still in its original printed yellow wrappers. See: Chris Philip, A Bibliography of Firework Books, page 66, No. G130.3; Library Hub Discover, 2 copies listed. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.