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
London: Abelard-Schuman, 1952. Translated by Betty Burr Abetti. 41 Illustrations. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Abelard-Schuman, (1952). Very good. More
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
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
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
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
New York: Basic Books, 1960. 2 volumes. Illustrated. 853 pages with continuous pagination. Short thick 4to, blue cloth, spines evenly faded else near fine. New York: Basic Books Inc., (1960). A near fine set in bruised but sound slipcase. More
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
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
Berlin: Himberg, 1792. 15 folding copper plates and a general map of the sky. Frontispiece portrait of Johann Bode. XXIV, 611 pages with some engraved vignettes and tables. Short thick 8vo, full contemporary mottled calf, red edges, ornately gilt spine with red spine label (leather crackled, some general browning to pages, inner hinges reinforced, small bookplate on inside front cover). Berlin: Himberg, 1792. Sixth revised edition. Very good. Guide to the knowledge of the starry sky. More
Melbourne: Melbourne University, 1959. 107pp., Illustrated. Thin 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. chipped. Melbourne UP, (1959). Very good. More
New York: Macmillan, 1964. Illustrated. Grey cloth, d.w. New York: Macmillan, (1964). Very good. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. 289pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. Very good. Signed by the author. More
London: Crowell-Collier, 1969. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Crowell-Collier, (1969). Very good. More
Paris: Droz, 1935. 200p. + addenda & errata. 8vo, printed wrappers, uncut. Paris Droz, 1935. The wrappers are lightly rubbed & toned. More
New York: Broadway Books, 2003. 544 pages, thick 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. Canada: Doubleday, (2003). A fine copy. More
New York: Viking, 1980. With many illustrations. Tall thin 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1980). Near fine. More
New York: Viking, 1979. Illus. 154pp. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1979). Very good. More
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
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
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
New York: Harper, 1968. Illustrated. 325pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, (1968). Very good. More
New York: Morrow, 1981. 348pp. 8vo. d.w. New York: William Morrow, 1981. More
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
London: 1947. Illustrated. 8vo. London, 1947. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1955. Illus. 339pp, 8vo, 1/2 cloth, dust wrapper. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1955). Very good. More
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