Etienne-gaspard Robertson, Recreational Memoirs, 1840

Etienne-Gaspard Robertson, Recreational, scientific and anecdotal memoirs of the physicist-aeronaut EG Robertson, known for his experiments in Phantasmagoria, and for his Aerostatic Ascensions in the main cities of Europe; ex-Professor of Physics decorated with plates and figures, Paris, 10 bis rue Hautefeuille, At the encyclopedic library of Roret, 1840, first volume, VIII-448 p., frontispiece, 4 pl. including a leaflet; second volume, 1840, 432 p., frontispiece, 3 plates, two volumes. in-8°, bound half brown sheepskin. Rare and famous memoirs of the "phantasmagore" Robertson who revolutionized the magic lantern and who made numerous aerostatic ascents. These copies bear the title pages of Roret, dated 1840, but the rest of the printing and engravings belong to the first edition of 1831-1833. Complete with its two famous frontispieces, one representing a phantasmagoria session, the other the physics cabinet. Worn vintage binding. Attached is a handwritten letter from Robertson, undated, dissatisfied, complaining about work in his hotel, one page, in-8°, br.