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A very pleasing edition of this fascinating study of the lives of the great astronomers. Illustrated throughout, and in a lovely prize binding. A delightful biographical study of the most prominent astronomers in history, in a full calf signed school prize binding from Relfe Brothers of London.From celebrated Irish astronomer Sir Robert Stawell Ball, this work details the lives and discoveries of astronomers including Kepler, Copernicus, Brinkley, Herschel, Ptolemy and Galileo. With a full plate frontispiece, and numerous vignette illustrations.With a prize bookplate from Newport Grammar School to the front pastedown, awarding this work to R. J. Bunting for winning the mathematical prize in 1904.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In a full calf signed school prize binding, with gilt detailing. Light fading to back strip, with a small bump to leather at back strip head. Boards bright. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Binder's stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. Seller Inventory # 794F24
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