AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY, FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN ANd LADIES....
by Ferguson, James
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Cadell. Good+. 1779. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Title Continued, " ...DESCRIBING THE FIGURE, MOTIONS AND DIMENSIONS THE EARTH; THE DIFFERENT SEASONS; GRAVITY AND LIGHT; THE SOLAR SYSTEM; THE TRANSIT OF VENUS, AND ITS USE IN ASTRONOMY; THE MOONS MOTION AND PHASES; THE ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON. THE CAUSE OF THE EBBING AND FLOWING OF THE SEA." Full leather, spine with raised bands and gilt title. Both hinges cracked with covers attached. [ (8) 247pp (1) ] . Lacking blank front endpaper.Light edge wear. Illustrated with seven fold out copper plates. Pages slightly age toned. Astronomy, Science; Copper plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 247 pages .
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- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16957
- Title
- AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY, FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN ANd LADIES....
- Author
- Ferguson, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Publisher
- T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1779
- Keywords
- Astronomy
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Spine
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- Cracked
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- Raised Band(s)
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