Extraterrestrial Life; An Anthology & Bibliography.
Washington: 1966. Illus. 478pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. torn and rubbed. Washington, 1966. A very good copy. More
Washington: 1966. Illus. 478pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. torn and rubbed. Washington, 1966. A very good copy. More
Mill Valley: University Science Books, 1982. Illustrated abundantly in color and in black and white. xviii, 584 pages. 4to, brown cloth with blue lettering (spotted lightly at front). Mill Valley: University Science Books, (1982). Text block lightly spotted, internally clean and tight. Very good(+). More
London: Oxford University Press, 1948. Many illustrations. 282pp., 8vo, cloth; slightly stained along edges. London: Oxford UP, 1948. Very good. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1996. Illustrated by the author. Thin, small folio, boards, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, (1996). First Edition. Fine. Depicting the life of Galileo Galilei. Signed copy, with a drawing of a star. More
New York: Walker, 2001. Translated and Annotated by Dava Sobel. xiv + 377 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Walker & Company, (2001). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. With a few diagrams. ix, 114pp. Slim 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, (1978). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
B/w frontis. & illus., 221pp., 8vo, cloth. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1930). More
Edinburgh: millar, 1761. 19 folding engraved plates. vii, [1], 411 pages with rubricated edges. 8vo, full contemporary mottled calf with heavily gilt spine, outer joints with old repairs but still pulling away in spots, early ownership name on title page, off-setting from text onto part of the plates, light scattered foxing. Edinburgh: A. Millar & J. Nourse, 1761. First Edition. Scarce. "In 1761, pursuing his plan of introducing the simplicity of ancient geometrical demonstrations into astronomic investigations, he published Tracts..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. vii + 453 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; minor bumping to spine ends. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2002). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 1957. Transl. by C. Wilston. Numerous Illus. & figures. 396pp. 8vo, two- toned cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1957. Near fine in good d.w. More
Richmond: Willman-Bell, 1987. 2 volumes. xlii and vii page illustrated introductions. 473 pages, over both volumes, of star maps. 4to, pictorial boards. Richmond: Willman-Bell, (1987, 1988). A fine set. Volume I-The Northern Hemisphere to -6. Volume II-The Southern Hemisphere to +6. More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1889. 4 volumes. 4to, bound in older 1/2 burgundy morocco over marbled boards, spines and corners a bit rubbed. Previous owners bookplate. Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, 1889-96. First Edition. Scarce. A very good set -- internally clean but with some toning of pages. More
Text illus. 11 pages. 12mo, stitched, now in modern wrappers. (London, 1903). Royal Institution of Great Britain. More
Paris. Portrait. Engraving. Image measures 13" x 8.5". Portrait of Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix (1718-1802) from the nineteenth century. Darquier was a French astronomer known for his discovery of the Ring Nebula in 1779 and an extensive star catalog. Overall wear, cropped margins. This is one of hundreds of portraits of scientists that can be found in the Gallery. More
1835. 1 x 3.5 inches, no place, no date, circa 1835 -- a third person two-line inscription removed from a letter: "Dr. Ure presents his compliments to Mr. Hodgkinson." Fine condition. Scottish doctor, scholar, chemist, and astronomer. He founded the world renowned Garnet Hill Observatory in 1808. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. Illustrated in black and white. 295 pages. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2006). A near fine copy-- lightly sunned at edges-- in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Lynn: Nichols & Son, 1913. Numerous b/w illustrations. 298pp. Tall 8vo, gilt-lettered dark green cloth. Lynn, MA: Thos. P. Nichols & Son, 1913. First edition. A near fine bright copy. More
New York: Knopf, 1971. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 308, viii pages. 8vo, blue cloth with decorative blue embossment, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: Knopf, 1971. First Edition. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Da Capo, 1972. A few illustrations. 209 pages + 4 pages, 16mo, red cloth. New York: Da Capo Press, (1972). A fine copy. Facsimile of the 1638 edition. More
New York: Doubleday, 1980. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. 271 pages. Tall 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Doubleday & Co., 1980. Near fine. More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1972. Illustrated. 293 page, 4to, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper spine faded, edgeworn with a tear to the upper rear corner. Cambridge: MIT Press, (1972). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Scribner, 1957. Translated by W.H. Johnston. Illustrated, cloth, d.w. New York: Scribners, 1957. Very good. More
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