Arcturus; or, the Bright Star in Bootes. An easy guide to science.

Sedgwick, Miss

Language: English

Published by William Macintosh, 1867

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SEDGWICK, Miss. Arcturus; or, the Bright Star in Bootes. An easy guide to science. Second edition. xi, [1], 122, [2]pp., frontispiece, decorative title-page and 7 text illustrations. A very good copy in bright original blind and gilt stamped dark green cloth. Very scarce. square 8vo. William Macintosh. 1867. ~ First published in 1865, Copac notes the author as the American novelist Catharine Maria Sedgwick. It is written in the form of a didactic dialogue between Harry Wildfire and his mother, depicted in the frontispiece drawn by Robert Taylor Pritchett of Esher, Surrey.

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Title
Arcturus; or, the Bright Star in Bootes. An easy guide to science.
Author
Sedgwick, Miss
Publisher
William Macintosh
Publication year
1867
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
2nd Edition
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