AEROSTATION. Approximately 600 letters, manuscripts,... Lot 109

AEROSTATION. Approximately 600 letters, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and prints, mostly from the 19th to the 20th centuries. Important collection on aerostation, balloons and airships, mainly from the Charles Dollfus and Paul Tissandier collections. A. Letters, manuscripts and documents (about 280, including many L.A.S.). N° of September 3, 1784 of the Journal de Paris with a note from Romain on the envelope of balloons. Extract from the Journal polytype des Sciences et des Arts on Gohier's machines (1786). Fr. Grisolle, " ½ balance aeronaut," about a show for the benefit of the Greeks (1826, with 2 letters about his project). Lithographed and illustrated prospectus of the artificer Charoy with his balloons (1839). Alexandre Bixio (3, 1845-1847). A. Launoy to Dupuis-Delcourt (1850, plus a printed text about an experiment). V. Bergès, manuscript with sketch on "the most certain, the simplest and the least expensive way to make a balloon go down and go up in the air without loss of gas and ballast" (Montauban [1853]). Auguste Clerget to Dupuis-Delcourt, secretary general archivist of the Aerostatic and Meteorological Society of France, about the fabrics to be used for balloons (1853). Edme Vaussin-Chardanne, 6 long letters or pieces on his system of aerostat and "balloon descending and rising at will without loss of ballast or gas", with drawing (1853-1855). R. d'Aigueperse, on his invention of a device for aerial navigation (Lyon 1854). Guilbert, ms of a Description d'un aérostat dirigeable mûlé par des courants à mouvement continu et d'un Essai sur l'aérostatique (plus a print). Juste-Frédéric Riffault, long letter from the colonel, aide-de-camp to the Minister of War, to the aeronaut Hiellard, about an aerostatic machine for the army of the East (1855). Antoine-Louis Pillet, memoir on aerial navigation and his "Aérodôpore" project, and 3 l. to Dupuis-Delcourt (Cherbourg 1857-1858). File on Camille Vert with 3 illustrated flyers for his Poisson volant and his Homme volant, old photograph of L'Homme volant, and excerpt from Le Monde illustré (1859). Pierre Carmien de Luze (2, on his propeller equipment, 1863). L. Smitter (2, plus 3 pieces printed relating to his aircraft L'Avenir): "the balloon to be directed in the air must be fish, by the form, the attitudes"... Jean-Augustin Barral (plus one of his son Jacques). Saint-Félix to Tissandier, on the financing of the aerostatic ascents to the Champ de Mars (1869). Plus the manuscript and a memoir on balloons with a draft letter to Dupuis-Delcourt (by Abbé Carrier?). Illustrated flyers of the air ship L'Espérance by Delamarne (1865) and of L'Aérienne by Camille Dupuy (1866). 2 synoptic tables on tracing of the march of the balloon L'Entreprenant (1868, defects). E. Sanderson, letter to Chavoutier and printed report on his Pantanémone (1872). Illustrated poster of Fayol on his Aerial Navigator. A. P. Piffer, letter and 3 sketches of his balloon (1872, with encryption by Chavoutier). Jean-Louis Tridon, letter to Micciolo-Picasse and minutes of an assembly of the Société Aéronautique et Météorologique de France, about Piffer's project (1872). Renoir, 3 letters to the Société Aéronautique about the "new arrangement of aerial propellers" with sketch (1872). A. Busson, presentation of his balloon system with sketch (1872). F. C. Vannet, 2 letters with plans of his aerostat (1872). Charles Maurand (1872). H. Dubs, letter to G. Tissandier about the Haenlein aerostat (Zürich 1872), and note from the engineer Édouard Caron. L. Smitter, 2 minutes of meetings of the Société Aéronautique, and illustrated prospectus of the Aéronef-Smitter (1872). Achille Rouland (1872, and 2 convocations of the French School of Aeronauts). Charles Gaveau, ms with letter of sending of the Description of the discovery of the point of support applicable to the balloons or aerostats (1873, with engraving and 2 leaflets). J. Lassié, lithographed plans, illustrated prospectus of his aerostat, with photograph commented by Gaston Tissandier : " Projet d'un fou ! J. Ledru, announcement of his aerostatic festivals in Grenelle with a poster (1877). Claude-Jules Duruof, signed prospectus (1877). Piret, long letter illustrated with sketches (Boulogne 1878). Louis Godard, 4 illustrated flyers (and attachments). Carl Securius to H. Giffard (Bremen 1878). L. Tominy, letter with drawing of a balloon equipped with a parachute (1875). L. E. Mouline, prospectus of his Pyrodynamic Machine. Wickmann, letter with plan of his steering apparatus (1879). Armand Petit to G. Tissandier (1879, balloon letterhead). Charles Comme to G. Tissandier about Petit (1879). Gaston Sencier about ascents to great heights (1879). Félix Gratien and Triquet, 3 illustrated prospectuses (and press clippings). Paul Jovis, 2 letters, 1 telegram, his illustrated business card, and large photo of the