A Manual Of Pyrotechny: Or, A Familiar System Of Recreative Fire-Works.

Published by London: Printed for W.Simpkin & R.Marshall, 1824.

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Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, CanadaD & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)

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12mo. pp. viii, 172. 2 folding wood-engraved plates. Uncut in original bds. (half of spine chipped). First Edition. A comprehensive guide to the principles and safety measures of fireworks construction which emphasizes recreational displays for personal enjoyment rather than military applications. Mortimer discusses the historical context of fireworks, touches on the essential materials and apparatus required for their creation, and describes various types of fireworks including serpents, crackers, pin-wheels, stars. roman candles, various types of rockets, and compound fireworks such as girandole chests of serpents and rockets, jets of fire, Chinese fountain, pyramid of flower pots, wheels spiral, fixed fire globes, moon and stars, &c.

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Title
A Manual Of Pyrotechny: Or, A Familiar System Of Recreative Fire-Works.
Author
MORTIMER, G.W.
Publisher
London: Printed for W.Simpkin & R.Marshall, 1824.
Edition
1st Edition
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D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)

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