Maxima and minima of variable stars of long period. By Annie J. Cannon, assistant in the Observatory, under the direction of Edward C. Pickering, director of the Observatory. [See Sobel 'The glass universe' 124-25 &c] by Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941, astronomer - 1909

First edition (only edition), containing "all the published maxima and minima of these stars, including date, Julian Day, observed magnitude, reference and comparison with an ephemeris. Also, a Supplement, which with the tables on pages 7 and 88 contains all the stars known to be variable on December 10, 1909. They contain 2,434 variables of which 514 are found in clusters. Adding to these 1,791 found in the Magellanic Clouds, we have a total of 4,225, of which 3,260, or rather more than three fourths, have been found at Harvard." (Annals 75.2 [1913] 235.) -- Rare in the original wrappers. -- Thirty-percent discount to anyone who pays me in the new Annie Cannon $1 coins, USMint dot gov. -- -- Collation: Quarto (300 x 248 mm, 11¾ x 9¾ inches): One hundred leaves, paginated [95]-291 [292-294 blank], complete as issued. Numerous tables. Binding: Printed wrappers. Condition: Very good, wrappers slightly worn. (Series: Annals of the astronomical observatory of Harvard College [1855- ] volume 55, part 2.) -- References: Bailey (1931) 177; Sobel (2016) 124–25 &c. OCLC (WorldCat) 18731400.