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The Story of the Heavens. With Twenty-four Coloured Plates and Numerous Illustrations. New and Revised Edition.

By: BALL, SIR R.S.:

Price: £95.00

Publisher: London, Cassell & Co., 1901:

Seller ID: 84034

Hardback, Tall 8vo. approx 9 x 6 inches. In dark maroon morocco full leather presentation binding, decorative gilt paneled boards, gilt vignette and lettering to front “Owens School, Islington, Govenors of The Worshipful Company of Brewers.” Raised banding, gilt lettering and decorations to spine, marbled endpapers and wide gilt inner dentelles. All page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing to corners and edges of spine. Corners slightly rubbed. Front hinge slightly weakening. Presentation plate to front endpaper. “D.A. Fairmaner, School Prize, 1905.” ...
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The Story of the Heavens. With Twenty-four Coloured Plates and Numerous Illustrations. New and Revised Edition. WITH SIGNED AUTHORS LETTER.

By: BALL, SIR R.S.:

Price: £50.00

Publisher: London, Cassell & Co., 1900:

Seller ID: 84249

Hardback, Tall 8vo. approx 9.5 x 6 inches. In red cloth boards with gilt lettering to front corner and spine. Plain endpapers. In very good condition. Spine faded and darkened, fading around edges of boards, some minor handling marks to cloth. Some darkening to endpapers and mild foxing to halftitle. Bookplate to front “Grace Margaret Durnford,” inscribed in pen opposite and dated “Xmas Day 1901.” Typed Author’s letter loose in front addressed to same. Signed by Author at bottom and dated “Jan.7th, 1903, Observatory, Cambridge.” Letter is moderately fo...
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The Earth's Beginning. With Four Coloured Plates and Numerous Illustrations.

By: BALL, SIR ROBERT:

Price: £26.00

Publisher: London, Cassell and Company, 1903 1st:

Seller ID: 84483

Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Dark blue cloth with gilt galaxy design to front, and gilt lettering to spine. Top page edges gilt . Patterned endpapers. In very good condition. Spine darkened and rubbed at ends, else cover clean and smart. Bookplate to front endpaper “Grace Margaret Durnford”, with neat inscription opposite dated 1904. A couple of patches of minor foxing corner of p240 and p144. Otherwise inside pages all very clean, bright and tight throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 384pp +16pp adverts (dated 4.04.) With 4 full-page colour plates 60 B&W full-page a...
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Astronomy For Everybody. A Popular Exposition of The Wonders of The Heavens.

By: NEWCOMB, Professor Simon:

Price: £20.00

Publisher: London, Isbister and Company, 1903 1st:

Seller ID: 84484

Hardback, approx 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front. Top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some minor darkening to spine and rubbing to ends, with small nick to cloth at top end, corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some minor handling marks to front. Bookplate to front endpaper with inscription opposite “Grace Margaret Durnford”, dated 1903. A couple of news clippings taped to endpaper “Earth Escapes Collision from Minor Planet, Jan 10th 1938.” Some minor darkening to endpapers, else inside pages all very clean and tight throughou...
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Category: ASTRONOMY

The Story of the Heavens. With Twenty-four Coloured Plates and Numerous Illustrations. New and Revised Edition.

The Story of the Heavens. With Twenty-four Coloured Plates and Numerous Illustrations. New and Revised Edition. WITH SIGNED AUTHORS LETTER.

The Earth's Beginning. With Four Coloured Plates and Numerous Illustrations.

Astronomy For Everybody. A Popular Exposition of The Wonders of The Heavens.

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