Hardcover. I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly,? wrote Leonardo da Vinci in his journal alongside a sketch for an impossibly ingenious invention he called his Flying Machine. Though never built, it takes flight here in Journal of Inventions: Leonardo da Vinci. This fascinating book is an exquisite collection of elaborate 3-D pop-ups and detailed illustrations based on the personal notebooks and sketches of the Renaissance?s most influential mind. Discover da Vinci?s Mechanical Man, coil-spring clock mechanisms, hydraulic contraptions, and designs ... View More...
Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Translated from a German manuscript by George Rosen. Full red leather binding. Gilt text and decoration. Gilt page edges. Hubbed spine. Silk moire end sheets, and silk ribbon bookmark. Frontispiece. Illustrated with black and white photographs 298pp xii. Shipping weight 2 lbs.
CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding is tight. Would make a beautiful addition to any library. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
