THE MECHANISM OF THE HEAVENS; or, Familiar Illustrations Of Astronomy. With Historical And Biological Sketches

Olmsted, Denison

Verlag: Thomas Nelson, London, 1850

Beschreibung

8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., xii, (1), 14-404 pp., with engraved title page, frontispiece, and 24 color plates; text illustrations. 11 pages of ads at the rear. Bound in the publisher's red cloth, decorated in blind with title on spine and front board in gilt. Light rubbing to the tips and board edges. A few of the plates have faint foxing, mostly on the reverse. An exceptionally clean copy. Very Good or better. ** The plates are blue, with artist's interpretations of the Moon viewed through a telescope; Mars and Venus, Jupiter and Saturn; various nebulae, etc. **. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002179

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE MECHANISM OF THE HEAVENS; or, Familiar ...

Verlag: Thomas Nelson, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1850

Einband: Cloth

Zustand: Very Good +

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No jacket as issued

Auflage: 1st Edition.