[PARIS] TISSANDIER, Gaston. The 300-Meter Eiffel Tower. Desc - Lot 247

[PARIS] TISSANDIER, Gaston. The 300-Meter Eiffel Tower. Description of the monument, its construction, its mechanical components, its purpose, and its utility. Rare first edition of one of the very first studies on the great architectural achievement of the 1889 World’s Fair, which has become the symbol of Paris. Paris, Masson, 1889. In-8, ebony half-maroquin with corner pieces, smooth spine with title running lengthwise, illustrated cover and spine preserved. Binding signed "Atelier Lardenchet." XII and 81 pp., frontispiece, a facsimile letter, 34 figures reproduced in black within and outside the text. Rare scattered foxing. First edition of this study, featuring fine illustrations by Poyet, published in the year of the inauguration of the Iron Lady, originally named the “300-meter tower.” A science journalist and aeronaut, Gaston Tissandier (1843–1899) was the editor of the journal *La Nature* and one of the most active promoters of scientific progress of his time. Excellent copy, well bound.