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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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Image for Atlas Céleste de Flamsteed, Approuve par L'Académie Royale des Sciences, et Publie sous le privilege de cette compagnie. Seconde Edition. (Celestial Atlas of Flamsteed, Approved by The Royal Academy of Sciences, and Published under the privilege of this company. Second Edition.)

Atlas Céleste de Flamsteed, Approuve par L'Académie Royale des Sciences, et Publie sous le privilege de cette compagnie. Seconde Edition. (Celestial Atlas of Flamsteed, Approved by The Royal Academy of Sciences, and Published under the privilege of this company. Second Edition.)

By: FORTIN, M.J.:

Price: £2,000.00

Publisher: Paris, Chez F. G. Deschamps, 1776 2nd:

Seller ID: 82699

Hardback, 9 x 6.5 inches. In contemporary half-binding with leather to spine and marbled paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to lather spine label. In very good condition. Contemporary binding, corners slightly bumped. Neat inscription to title page “George Sloggett.” Some minor darkening to page edges and corners of first plate. Plates all very clean and crisp throughout. A couple of small foxing spots to text pages at rear, else a very clean and tight copy. Excellently preserved. 8pp + 40pp. Complete with 30 B&W engraved double-page plates of Astrological maps/star charts, s...
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Image for How To Know The Starry Heavens. An Invitation to the Study of Suns and Worlds. With Charts, Coloured Plates, Diagrams, and many Engravings of Photographs.

How To Know The Starry Heavens. An Invitation to the Study of Suns and Worlds. With Charts, Coloured Plates, Diagrams, and many Engravings of Photographs.

By: IRVING, Edward:

Price: £24.00

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1905 1st:

Seller ID: 84485

Hardback, approx 8 x 6 inches. dark brown cloth with silver lettering to spine, white lettering and blue panel to front with white star designs, white Saturn design to rear board. In very good condition. Some fading/darkening to cloth on boards. Some minor rubbing to edges and corners. Bookplate to front endpaper “Grace Margaret Durnford.” Some minor darkening to endpapers and title page, else inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. Plates all very clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 313pp. With 128 illustrations, 69 full-page plates, (four in colour)...
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Image for The Moon. Considered As A Planet, A World, and A Satellite. With Twenty-Six Illustrative Plates of Lunar Objects, Phenomena, and Scenery, Numerous Diagrams, Etc.

The Moon. Considered As A Planet, A World, and A Satellite. With Twenty-Six Illustrative Plates of Lunar Objects, Phenomena, and Scenery, Numerous Diagrams, Etc.

By: NASMYTH, James: CARPENTER, James:

Price: £120.00

Publisher: London, John Murray, 1903 4th edition:

Seller ID: 84481

Hardback, approx 8 x 6 inches. Navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and ‘Moon’ design to front. Top page edges gilt. Plain endpapers. In very good condition. Some very minor handling marks to cloth with some minor light scratches to boards and some minor darkening to spine. Endpapers tanned/darkened, with bookplate to front “Grace Margaret Durnford”, some mild foxing to bookplate, with neat inscription opposite dated 1903. Inside pages all very clean, bright and tight throughout. Page edges are rough cut, some minor darkening to edge of front tissue guard. Else ...
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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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