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New York: Congdon & Lattes, Inc.. Very Good+. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0865530068 . A Very Good+ first printing of the first edition with soiling to the pages and wear to the corners. Sticker residue on front cover, signed and inscribed by author John Calvin Batchelor; A futuristic fantasy about a wealthy American family looking to expand their empire into space ; B & W Illustrations; 8vo; 510 pages; Signed by Author .

New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, And Auckland: Bantam Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/3 Cloth. 0553077406 . First edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine, lightly edge-worn dust-jacket; The book tells the story of how ancient prophet-scientists from Stonehenge to the Grand Canyon used shamanism to understand the moon and the cosmos.; 8vo; 223 pages; FSA .

New York: Bantam Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553053868 . First edition/first printing in about Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket; A.Journey to the Stars is a nonfiction book about space exploration. The book discusses the history of space exploration, including talks about the colonization of space and the future of space exploration. The book also includes interviews with experts in the field of space exploration, and it provides readers with an in-depth look at what is currently happening in the space industry.; 8vo .

New York: Oakley & Mason. Near Fine. 1867. Cloth. An intriguing edition of this important work in Near Fine condition. Author Mitchel's name is misspelled on the title page as Mitchell, but is spelled correctly on the spine. Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering. One spot stains the first five leaves at left bottom corner and there is slight foxing throughout, but the page block is clean and tight overall. Personal inscription on front flyleaf ; A series of ten lectures given in 1848 by O. M. Mitchel who was Director of the Cincinnati Observatory and one of America's great 19th century astronomers. The book was published in an effort to help the general public become more familiar with the science of astronomy. The lectures cover the then-most recent appearance of Halley's Comet in 1835 and the discovery of the planet Neptune; 12mo .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth Spine. 0135162459 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with some light soiling in a Near Fine dust-jacket with edgewear. There is a previous owner's signature on the front flyleaf; An estimated three hundred year old spaceship is found in the middle of the South Pacific that yields many questions about its origins and threatens the undersea habitat; 8vo; 223 pages .

Florence: Appresso Giorgio Marescotti. Very Good. 1573. First Edition; First Printing. Vellum. The first edition of the first comments on the first three books of "Meteorologica" of Aristotle in in the Italian language. Adams V714. Includes index and errata leaf, errori occorsi nello stampare. Original limp vellum, minor worming and soiling. Spine handlettered; With his commentary on the first three books of Aristotle's "Meteorologica", Francesco de Vieri, Professor at the University of Pisa studied not only comets and meteors but also rainbows, earthquakes, the evaporation of water, and the phenomenon of tides. The later edition in 1582 was enhanced with commentary on the fourth book on the inorganic material of the terrestrial sphere; Woodcuts; Small 8vo; [16], 166, [8] pages .

Berlin: Akademische Druckerei. Very Good+. 1831. First Edition. Original Wraps. An attractive first edition of Hansen's first major work incl. Addendum (Nachschrift) on pp 316 - 326 in original blue wrappers; many leaves still unopened,. Some very minor spotting on a few leaves; The study of the mutual perturbations of Jupiter and Saturn by professor and theoretical astronomer Peter Andreas Hansen (1795-1874), director of Ernestinische Sternwarte in Seeberg, prized by the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin, July 8, 1930; 4to; xvi, 326, [2] pages; (DSB, VI, p. 103). § DSB VI, p. 103; Poggendorff I, 1013; Cat. Of Crawford Library, p. 220; not in Houzeau-Lancaster. .