Marcel Kerolyr (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Bound in publisher's photo-wraps. 248 pages. No. 4110 of 6,000. Most pages uncut. Good binding. Reading crease down spine, small crease on front cover, otherwise the cover is very good. With 32 beautiful astrophotographs by Marcel de Kerolyr. "Marcel De Kerolyr was without doubt on the of greatest Astrophotographers of all time, as well as being an astronomer of some note. In the years 1929 to 1934 he took a series of photographs of Deep Space Objects (DSOs) which for the time were the finest ever seen, and would stand up well in comparison to many of today's CCD images. All of his finest photographs were taken with the 80-cm reflector of the Paris Observatory's astrophysics station at Forcalquier, Haute Provence. Among his targets were such famous objects as the 'North American' Nebula, NGC 7000 and the Nebulosity in the Pleiades. In 1938, 32 of Kerolyr's best photographs were published in 'Le Poids Du Ciel'" Hughes, Stefan, "Catchers of the light : the astrophotographers' family history," p. 732.…

couverture souple. Gallimard | Paris 1938 | 21 x 28.50 cm | broché | Edition originale, un des 50 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil. Ouvrage illustré de 32 astrophotographies originales hors texte tirées sur papier couché, obtenues au télescope de l'observatoire de Forcalquier et à l'observatoire privé de Marcel de Kerolyr. Quelques traces de frottements et déchirures angulaires sur le dos et les plats (avec deux discrètes restaurations à l'aide d'adhésif en verso et en pied du premier plat de couverture), trois petits manques angulaires en pied du second plat, ce qui est inévitable au regard de la fragilité de cet ouvrage. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on pur fil paper. Work illustrated with 32 original astrophotographs hors texte printed on coated paper, obtained with the telescope of the Forcalquier observatory and at the private observatory of Marcel de Kerolyr. Some traces of rubbing and angular tears to spine and boards (with two discreet restorations using adhesive on verso and foot of first cover), three small angular lacks to foot of second board, which is inevitable given the fragility of this work. *.…

Paris, Gallimard, 1938, cartonnage éditeur d'après Paul Bonet orné d'un motif solaire, in-4, 249 pages. Édition originale illustrée par Marcel de Kerolyr de 32 astrophotographies hors-texte, obtenues du télescope de son observatoire privé et de celui de Forcalquier. Un des exemplaires justifié sur papier de chataîgner. Légères usures. Provenance avec ex-libris bibliothèque Paul Chambrillon. Livre. . Illustrateur : KEROLYR (Marcel de). (illustrator).…