Galileo's Daughter; A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love by Dava Sobel - 1999

New York, NY: Walker & Company, 1999 Walker & Company, New York. 1999. Hardcover. Stated First Published 1999/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head, tail, and lower tips. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($27.00). Green boards with brown overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine; embossed crest on front board. 420 pp 8vo. Based on the surviving letters from Galileo's daughter, a cloistered nun, the author presents a stunning portrait of the physicist and scientist Galileo. This daughter's support was the greatest source of strength throughout his productive and tumultuous years. This book recolors the personality and accomplishment of a mythic figure whose 17th century clash with Catholic doctrine continues to define the schism between science and religion. A clean very presentable copy.