Auction No 369, Tag: Astronomy

3 Lots (displaying 1 - 3)

John Bonnycastle "An Introduction to Astronomy in a Series of Letters", J. Johnson, 1803, 4th Edn,

Lot: 122

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
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John Bonnycastle An Introduction to Astronomy in a Series of Letters, J. Johnson, 1803, 4th Edn, rebound in modern half-cloth over marbled boards, fine; complete with 19 Plates (18 folding) and frontispiece, one plate with a stained corner o/w VG; few pages with light foxing; pp.viii,443,(3).

O.M. Mitchell "The Orbs of Heaven, or, The Planetary and Stellar Worlds", H. Ingram, 1856, 6th Edn,

Lot: 123

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
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O.M. Mitchell The Orbs of Heaven, or, The Planetary and Stellar Worlds, H. Ingram, 1856, 6th Edn, original gilt & blind-tooled cloth, good, offset impressions internally from the plates; and Richard Proctor The Moon, Longmans 1907, and Other Suns Than Ours, Longmans 1908, both in fine full leather and gilt college bindings, VF internally. (3)

                                                                                                

J.H. [John Harris] "Astronomical Observations Between a Gentleman and a Lady

Lot: 126

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £185
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J.H. [John Harris] Astronomical Observations Between a Gentleman and a Lady: Wherein the Doctrine of the Sphere, uses of the Globes, and the Elements of Astronomy and Geography are Explain'd; In a Pleasant, Easy, and Familiar Way. With a Description of the famous Instrument called the Orrery, Benjamin Cowse, London, 1719, First Edition; octavo, contemporary panelled calf, gilt title, VG; 1723 ownership signature of William Saunders of Wadham College, Oxford; further ownership inscription of 1819 partly cut down at top of title page; VG internally with 6 plates (4 folding).