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Mascart, Jean. IMPRESSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS DANS UN VOYAGE A TENERIFE
Paris n.d. (c.1910).flammarion. An account of the scientific mission under the auspices of the Association Internationale Contre la Tuberculose. Includes photos of Halley's comet. In French. Hardcover. Octavo, 366pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Small ownership stamp on title page. VG plus, slight bowing of boards. (a30165)
$95.00 Englefield, Sir Henry . ON THE DETERMINATION OF THE ORBITS OF COMETS ACCORDING TO THE METHODS OF FATHER BOSCOVICH AND MR DE LA PLACE
London 1793 Printed by Ritchie and Sammells, for Peter Elmsley. With New and Complete Tables; and Examples of the Calculations by Both Methods. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 204pp., cameo portrait of author mounted on front blank, 4 foldout plates, marbled boards, later cloth spine, leather corners. Library stamp on title page. Fairly Good plus, inner hinges cracked, boards a bit worn, rubbed. Binding very secure; text clean and bright; no ownership marks. (a30904)
$475.00 Azais, Pierre Hyacinthe . SYSTEME UNIVERSEL
Paris 1810 Leblanc Garnery. 2 volumes. Sm8vo., 442pp., 253pp. Vol. 1, Application de la Cause universelle a la formation au aux movemens des Etres inorganises; Vol. 2, Application de la Cause universelle aux movemens de grands Corps. Philosophy of Natural history, Astronomy and Geology. 1/2 leather and marbled boards. 'Withdrawn' on ownership bookplates in each volume. Good, heels of spines rubbed, light wear, fraying on spine ends, corners worn. Set of 2 volumes: (a34085)
$190.00Adams, John Couch. THE SCIENTIFIC PAPERS OF JOHN COUCH ADAMS (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
Cambridge 1896, 1900. Two volumes. Hardcovers. Lg.4tos., 502pp., 640pp., 6 folding maps, foldout plates, index, blue cloth. Small college stamp on title pages. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked, some overall light wear, minor light water stains at margins (not affecting text) at various pages, worn at spine ends and along top outer hinges. Text bright and clean; binding secure. 2 volumes. (a36846)
$95.00Bjerknes, V., Th. Hesselberg und O. Devik. DYNAMISCHE METEOROLOGIE UND HYDROGRAPHIE - STATIK; KINEMATIK (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
Braunschweig 1912-1913 Vieweg. Deutsche Uebersetzung von F. Kirchner. Hardcovers. In German. 2 volumes. Lg.4to., 126pp., (88pp.), (viipp.), 172pp., tables and figures--mit 22 Abbildungen im text, einem anhang enthaltend meteorologische und hydrographische Tabellen und einem Atlas von 60 Tafeln, 1/2 cloth with red marbled paper-covered boards and gilt lettering on spine. See DSB for a brief citation of the importance of this work. Owner signed. VG Plus, just slight wear. 2 volume set: (a38014)
$370.00 Schiaparelli, G. V. . DELL' INFLUENZA DELLA LUNA SULLE VICENDE ATMOSFERICHE
Milan 1867. In Italian. Memorie Del Reale Istituto Lombardo, Vo.l X I Della Serie III. Fasc. IV. Lg.4to., 26pp. plus two plates of graphs, rebound in later wraps with original green wrapper bound in. VG. (a44231)
$100.00 Schiaparelli, G. V. . STUDIO COSMOLOGICI I. OPINIONI E RICERCHE DEGLI ANTICHI SULLE DISTANZE E SULLE GRANDEZZE DEI CORPI CELESTI LORO IDEE SULL' ESTENSIONE DELL' UNIVERSO VISIBILE
Milan 1867. In Italian. From Memorie Del Reale Istituto Lombardo, Vo.l X I Della Serie III. Fasc. IV. Lg.4to., 23pp., bound in modern wraps. VG. (a44232)
$200.00 Cureau, Dr. Ad. . DETERMINATION DES POSITIONS GEOGRAPHIQUES MANUEL D'ASTRONOMIE PRATIQUE ET DE TOPOGRAPHIE A L'USAGE DES VOYAGEURS ET DES EXPLORATEURS
Paris 1910 Challamel. In French. 4to. , 486pp., half green leather and green marbled boards. VG, corners worn. (a47518)
$325.00 Schubert, Dr. Gotthilf Heinrich . LEHRBUCH DER STERNKUNDE FUR SCHULEN UND ZUM SELBSTUNTERRICHT
Munich 1831 Anton Weber. In German. 12mo., 136pp., stiff paper-covered boards with paper spine label. Good, label chipped, cover worn. (a50038)
$85.00Struve, Otto. NOUVELLE DETERMINATION DE LA PARALLAXE ANNUELLE DES ETOILES LYRAE ET 61 CYGNI
St. Petersbourg 1859. Memoires de l'Academie Imperiale Tome I No. 1. In French. Lg.4to., 51pp., original printed wraps. Small label on top corner of front panel. Uncut. VG, light soiling. (a58543)
$60.00 Nasmyth, J. und J. Carpenter . DER MOND BETRACHTET ALS PLANET, WELT UND TRABANT
Leipzig 1876 Voss. Autorisirte Deutsche Ausgabe. The first German edition, translated from the first edition of 1874 with superior impressions of the beautiful plates made by using carefully constructed models which were placed in strong sunlight in an effort to give a better image of the moon's surface (see DNB. 4to., 165pp., mit zahlreichen holzschnitten, zwei lithographirten neunzehn tafeln in Lichtdruck, printed paper covered boards with green cloth spine. Good, cover worn and lightly soiled, beginning to tear along rear outer hinge. (a64323)
$600.00 Sextus Empiricus . LE HIPOTIPOSES OU INSTITUTIONS PIRRONIENNES EN TROIS LIVRES
1725 Amsterdam. Traduites du Grec (par Huart) Avec des notes qui expliquent le texte en plusieurs endroits. Hardcover. In French. 12mo., 434pp., title page lettering in red and black, small vignette on title pages, full page frontis portrait of Sextus, full leather with gilt-decorated spine. Good, outer hinges cracked. Binding secure. No ownership marks. (a64561)
$400.00 Bosler, J. . SUR LES RELATIONS DES ORAGES MAGNETIQUES ET DES PHENOMENES SOLAIRES
Paris 1912 Gauthier Villars. Annales de l'Observatoire de Paris, Tome V. In French. Lg.4to. 93pp., original wraps. Good plus, light cover wear, corners bumped. (a67594)
$175.00 Madler, Dr. J. H. v. . VON DER ALTESTEN BIS AUF DIE NEUESTE ZEIT2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Braunschweig 1873 George Westermann. History of Astronomy. In German. 2 volumes. Large octavos, 528pp., 590pp., half leather with blue marbled boards. Several very small university name stamps, slight residue of spine labels). Good, slight amount of foxing, light cover wear. 2 volumes. (a69234)
$255.00 Braun, Carl . BERICHTE VON DEM ERZBISCH�FLICH HAYNALDSCHEN OBSERVATORIUM ZU KALOCSA IN UNGARN �BER DIE DASELBST IN DEN ERSTEN FUNF JAHREN AUSGEFUHRTEN ARBEITEN
Munster 1886 1st Aschendorff'schen Buchhandlung. In German. 4to., 178pp., foldout charts, 3/4 brown cloth marbled hardcover. Mounted paper spine label with manuscript title on label. Good, front blank end removed and one inch square piece of title page cut out (not near text). Very Scarce. (a69268)
$220.00 (astronomy) . PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC 25 ISSUES 1957-1970
San Francisco 1957-1970. 25 issues (not consecutive) of this journal. Nos. 409, 413, 418, 420, 424, 426, 429, 439, 440, 442, 443, 446, 449, 454, 457, 460, 461, 462, 464, 468, 472, 476, 477, 484, 487. Uniform octavos, original printed wraps. A few pencil notes on some fronts, a few check marks on contents on rear wraps. Most VG, a few with light wear or chipping on the spines. 25 issues. (a70092)
$325.00