Second catalogue of variable stars. By Annie J. Cannon, assistant in the Observatory, under the direction of Edward C. Pickering, director of the Observatory. [See Sobel 'The glass universe' 125 &c] by Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941, astronomer - 1907

First edition (only edition), the largest catalogue of its kind to date. Thirty-percent discount to anyone who pays me in the new Annie Cannon $1 coins, USMint dot gov. -- "Besides the facts usually given regarding each star, the class of variable, the spectrum, and the designation are given. . . . Much additional information is given in the Remarks following the Catalogue." (Annals 75.2 [1913] 234–35.) -- Scarce on the market. -- -- Collation: Quarto (300 x 248 mm, 11¾ x 9¾ inches): Fifty leaves, paginated [i-vi], [1]-94, complete as issued. Numerous tables. Binding: Printed wrappers. Condition: Spine worn, lower wrapper lost. (Series: Annals of the astronomical observatory of Harvard College [1855- ], volume 55, part 1.) -- References: Bailey 172; Sobel 125, 276. OCLC (WorldCat) 21578195.