Astronomy from Pages Past Used and Rare Books

London: Printed for and Sold by the Author, 1777. Fourth Edition . Leather Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xxviii, 345, 14 pages. Hardcover bound in original full brown leather with raised bands on the spine. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding, which has a few stains from… Read more about this item

Edinburgh and London: Printed by John Moir, Royal Bank Close, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1813. First Edition First Printing . Leather Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. viii, [9]-529 pages. Copperplate engraved frontis. Hardcover bound in full brown leather, rebacked in darker brown leather with raised… Read more about this item

New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 569 pages. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Minimal wear to the binding. A sound, clean copy. Contains a few photographs and figures as well as mathematical equations. A nice… Read more about this item

New York: The Free Press, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 328 pages, indexed. Hardcover in colour illustrated dust jacket. White mark on spine. Light scuffing and rubbing. Text is clean.

Philadelphia: Published by Jacob Johnson, 1803. First American Edition . Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 16mo. 137, [3] pages. Hardcover bound in original full brown leather. The binding shows wear and bumping but is sound with rubbed but secure hinges. Headcap of the spine is chipped. Small wormhole near… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock, & Co., 1877. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 280, 32 pages. Hardcover bound in brown cloth with elaborate cover designs embossed in black and in gilt. Light to moderate wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and clean text. Contains a… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1876. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. xii, 355, (4) pages. Complete with a frontis and two other plates. Hardcover bound in original green cloth with cover designs in black and with titles in gilt. The binding is worn but sound. Some splitting to… Read more about this item

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1872. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Offprint (or continued) publication of a larger work. Pages 55-177, (3), as issued. Hardcover bound in original brown cloth with spine titles in gilt. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. The spine has some white shelf numbers partly rubbed off at the… Read more about this item

New York, Cincinnati, Toronto, London, Melbourne: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 173 pages, indexed. First edition SIGNED hardcover in colour illustrated dust jacket. DJ is lightly rubbed, some scuffs. Some toning to edges of cover, as well as spine. Author has written inscription on front flyleaf. Text… Read more about this item

Cambridge: At the University Press, 1896. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 414 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Rubbing and wear to the binding, with the spine of the headcap a bit chipped or frayed. An ex-library copy with minimal markings. Bookplate on front pastedown, empty pocket on rear pastedown,… Read more about this item