London: S. W. Partridge & Co., 1882. Signed "with the author's compliments" on the title page. 112 pages in very good, clean condition. Light foxing on the endpapers. Blue cloth with gilt titles and black bands on the upper cover. Hand written black titles on the spine. Spine is rubbed and wrinkled. Corners and edges show light wear. Covers are lightly soiled. Binding is a little loose, but intact. Very scarce . GOOD+. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+. 4 x 6.

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Bookseller: J. Wyatt Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 207959
Title: ANCIENT ASTRONOMY, MODERN SCIENCE, AND SACRED COSMOLOGY
Author: Wood, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: S. W. Partridge & Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1882
Size: 4 x 6
Keywords: First Edition, Signed, Astronomy, Cosmology

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