[Rarebooks] fs: We all live in a Yellow Submarine (1888)

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines...

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Ledieu, M.A[lfred]. ETUDE SUR LES BATEAUX SOUS-MARINES. An offprint from
the Comptes rendus des seances de l'Academie des Sciences, Vol.CVII,
No.21. (1888). A short paper which covers a variety of topics having to do
with early submarines, including piston and electric propulsion, pressure,
stability, and fumes. Alfred Ledieu was a former French naval officer and
professor of hydrography who published several books on marine technology.
An interesting item from the early days of submarine development.
Self-wraps; 8.5"x11", 20 pages, 1 diagram in the text. The cover page is
the Index, followed by the title page; protected by period cello-wrap.
Some light soil. [05617] $150.00



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