The History of Astronomy.
London: Abelard-Schuman, 1952. Translated by Betty Burr Abetti. 41 Illustrations. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Abelard-Schuman, (1952). Very good. More
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The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral
New York: Morrow, 1976. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Morrow, 1976. First Edition. Fine. Her first book. Scientifically accurate poems about the solar system, written while the author was a student at Cornell. Astronomer Carl Sagan served as a technical adviser for the book, and the dedicatory poem is to him. Review copy. Presentation, signed by Ackerman on the half-title. Scarce. More
The Measure of All Things; The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the Earth.
Color Frontis., b/w illus. 422pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Free Press, (2002). vg Pierre Mechain and Jean Delambre's experiments to measure the distance between the North pole and the equator. More
Collection of 12 Almanacs, bound in one volume, all from the year 1772, being the Bissextile or Leap-Year.
London: Various, 1772. Rubricated text throughout. Illustrated with many charts and some woodcut diagrams. Thick 12mo, contemporary red calf, gilt, leather label, a.e.g. London: various publishers, , for The Company of Stationers, 1772. First editions. An interesting collection in a very good(+) attractive period binding Titles include: Remarkable News from the Stars; The Gentleman's Diary & Mathematical Repository; The Ladies' Diary; Vox Stellarum; Merlinus Liberatus; Parker's Ephemeris; The Coelestial Diary; Poor Robin; The English Apollo; Speculum Anni; Olympia Domata; The..... More
Astronomie Populaire par Francois. VOLUME THREE ONLY
Paris: Gide et J. Baudry, 1856. VOLUME THREE ONLY. Illustrated. 635pp., 8vo, 1/2 leather over marbled boards; scattered light foxing, covers rubbed with wear at the corners and spine ends. Paris: Gide et J. Baudry, 1856. A very good copy. More
On The Heavens
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. With an English translation by W.K.C. Guthrie. 16mo, green cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (1971). Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Loeb Classical Library, No. 338. More
Histoire des Causes premieres, Ou Exposition Sommaire des Pensees des Philosophes sure le Principes des Etres
Paris: Saillant, 1769. Several engraved devices. xx + 452pp., 8vo, full mottled leather with gilt lining and decorated spine, marbled edges; corners bumped, minor damage to rear cover Paris: Chez Saillant, 1769. Internally clean and bright, a very good copy. More
Practice of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy
North Shields: Potts, 1883. Some illustrations, folding table. xv + 393pp. plus hundreds of pages of appendix, tables and index. Thick 8vo, full spotted leather; heavy foxing to endpapers and title page, hinges mended, covers worn and dampstained. North Shields: J. W. Potts, ca. 1883. Seventh edition. A worn but sound and very good copy. More
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[Atlas Celeste]; Exceedingly rare edition of John Bevis's 'Unpublished' Atlas Celeste, also referred to by some as the "Forgotten Star Atlas" or the "Ghost Book".
London: John Bevis, 1786. Celestial Atlas. Oblong folio (19 1/4" x 14 7/8"), leather spine over marble boards. "Table of the Stars" in gilt on spine. 51 uncolored engraved celestial charts. No frontispiece, title or index page. Individual charts with printed arms of the dedicatees (either academic institution or nobleman) beneath each image. Each annotated with pencil, possibly by Richard Alexander, the previous owner. Plates are generally in good condition with foxing and minor staining. First and last plates exhibit..... More
The Astronomer's Universe.
Melbourne: Melbourne University, 1959. 107pp., Illustrated. Thin 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. chipped. Melbourne UP, (1959). Very good. More
The Mystery of the Expanding Universe.
New York: Macmillan, 1964. Illustrated. Grey cloth, d.w. New York: Macmillan, (1964). Very good. More
The High Road.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. 289pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. Very good. Signed by the author. More
In Quest of Quasars: An Introduction to Stars and Starlike Objects.
London: Crowell-Collier, 1969. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Crowell-Collier, (1969). Very good. More
Le Sejour de Christian Huygens a Paris et ses Relations avec Milieux Scientifiques francais, suivi de son Journal de Voyage a Paris et a Londres
Paris: Droz, 1935. 200p. + addenda & errata. 8vo, printed wrappers, uncut. Paris Droz, 1935. The wrappers are lightly rubbed & toned. More
A Short History of Nearly Everything
New York: Broadway Books, 2003. 544 pages, thick 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. Canada: Doubleday, (2003). A fine copy. More
The Comet is Coming! The Feverish Legacy of Mr. Halley.
New York: Viking, 1980. With many illustrations. Tall thin 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1980). Near fine. More
Einstein's Universe.
New York: Viking, 1979. Illus. 154pp. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1979). Very good. More
Il Giro Astronomico del Celebre Astronomo, Fisico, e Cabalista ...
Faenza: 1837. Frontispiece copper plate portrait of the astronomer + 4 woodcut illustrations. 48pp. 12mo, wrs. Faenza, 1837. Very good (+). Astronomical and astrological guide for 1837. More
Voyage fait par l'Ordre du Roi en 1750 et 1751, dans L'Amerique Septrionale, pour rectifier les Cartes des Cotes de L'Acadie, de L'Isle Royale & L'Isle de Terreneuve; Et pour en fixer les principaux points par des Observations Astronomiques.
large folding map, five additional folding maps, one folding plate and folding chart. [viii], 288pp. 4to, publisher's marbled wrappers, untrimmed; (some dampstaining to the inner margins on the last quarter of the text, otherwise a truly superb copy). A Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1753. First edition. "Mr Chabert's work is highly praised by the commission appointed by the French Academy of Sciences to examine it, and it is is recommended as a model to future navigators. It is divided in..... More
Important Scientific Books: The Richard Green Library. Tuesday 17 June 2008
New York: Christie's, 2008. Illustrated. 395 pages, 4to, blue cloth with inlaid plate front cover; realized prices written in pencil adjacent to listings. New York: Christie's, 2008. A near fine copy. More
The Promise of Space: Man's Achievements over two decades are related to the enormous Promise of the 1970's and beyond.
New York: Harper, 1968. Illustrated. 325pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, (1968). Very good. More
The View From Planet Earth; Man Looks at the Cosmos.
New York: Morrow, 1981. 348pp. 8vo. d.w. New York: William Morrow, 1981. More
Scientific Instruments of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries and their Makers
London: Portman, 1989. 151 photographs and line drawings. 361pp., large 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. London: Portman Books, (1989). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Stars and the Mind: A Study of the Impact of Astronomical Development on Human Thought.
London: 1947. Illustrated. 8vo. London, 1947. More
The Crime of Galileo.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1955. Illus. 339pp, 8vo, 1/2 cloth, dust wrapper. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1955). Very good. More