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Exquisite plates with views on the moon and stellar constellations adorned with the zodiacal symbols

BRADFORD, Duncan.
The wonders of the heavens, being a popular view of astronomy, including a full illustration of the mechanism of the heavens; embracing the sun, moon, stars, with descriptions of planets, comets, fixed stars, double stars, the constellations, the galaxy or milky-way, the zodiacal light, aurora borealis, or northern lights, meteors, clouds, falling stars, aërolites, &c.

With engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 6 full-page engraved plates, 6 hand-coloured folding engraved plates, numerous woodcuts in text of which five full-page.

With engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 6 full-page engraved plates, 6 hand-coloured folding engraved plates, numerous woodcuts in text of which five full-page.

With engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 6 full-page engraved plates, 6 hand-coloured folding engraved plates, numerous woodcuts in text of which five full-page.

With engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 6 full-page engraved plates, 6 hand-coloured folding engraved plates, numerous woodcuts in text of which five full-page.

With engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 6 full-page engraved plates, 6 hand-coloured folding engraved plates, numerous woodcuts in text of which five full-page.



Boston, American Stationers Co., 1837. Large 4to (33 x 27.3 cm). Contemporary half green morroco with marbled boards, spine with title lettered in gold. With engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 6 full-page engraved plates, 6 hand-coloured folding engraved plates, numerous woodcuts in text of which five full-page. 371 pp.

First edition of a popular American astronomical guide with exquisite plates with views on the moon, and stellar constellations adorned with the zodiacal symbols.). It contains an engraved frontispiece with Herschel's telescope, an engraved title with zodiac, 6 full-page engraved plates with telescopic views of the moon in different phases and planets, and 6 hand-coloured folding engraved plates with celestial charts.

With library stamp on title and front cover with label: 'Guille- Alles Library'. Binding slightly rubbed, marginal foxing throughout. Good copy of this splendidly illustrated astronomical guide.
Houzeau-Lancaster 9023; Rinderknecht, American Imprints 43390.

Related Subjects: Astronomy & Cosmography  Mechanics  Meteorology  Popular Books 

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