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The cycle of celestial objects continued at the Hartwell Observatory to 1859. With a notice of recent discoveries, including details from the Aedes Hartwellianae.
Published by London: for Private Circulation by John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1860., 1860
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to., (11 4/8 x 9 1/8 inches). Title-page with engraved vignette. 6 fine engraved plates, including one in colour, and numerous illustrations in the text. Contemporary maroon half morocco, gilt (extremities worn with minor loss). Provenance: with the bookplate of William H. Pulsifer on the front paste-down. First edition. Smyth, a naval officer and surveyor, one of the founders of the RGS, he was the author of many volumes, including an earlier astronomical work "The Cycle of Celestial Objects for the Use of Naval, Military, and Private Astronomers" (1844), for which he was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, and "Aedes Hartwellianae" in 1851. The astronomical observatory at Hartwell described in great detail in this book was built between 1830 and 1839 by John Lee (who also funded the printing of this volume) to Smyth's specifications.
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A CYCLE OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS [ILLUSTRATED]
Published by John W. Parker, London, 1844
Seller: poor man's rare books (mrbooks) IOBA NJB, Vineland, NJ, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. First English Edition. 6 lbs B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viiii,[4],516,4pp. ads; xx,560 pages; Numerous text illustrations. Half-titles; publisher's 4-page catalogue at end of Volume 2. 2 volumes. 8vo, modern gilt-lettered black cloth; old institutional stamps on titles. First edition of a classic guide to amateur astronomy. The first volume is a general introduction to the subject; the second, known as the Bedford Catalogue, records 850 objects seen from the author's private observatory at Bedford. A career naval officer, Smyth (1788-1865) devoted his attention to astronomy from 1830 onward. One of his sons was Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900) , astronomer royal for Scotland. BEA, page 1070. Illustrated with a large number of textural engravings and drawings.
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A Cycle of Celestial Objects, for the Use of Naval, Military, and Private Astronomers. In Two Volumes. Volume I: Prolegomena; Volume II: The Bedford Catalogue.
Published by London John W. Parker 1844, 1844
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Association Member: ABAC ILAB PBFA
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Condition: fine. 1st Edition. viiii,[4],516,4pp. ads; xx,560pp. Octavo. Illustrated with numerous engravings and drawings in text. Rebound in green quarter leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering on spine. New endpapers. Small rubber stamp on title page of each volume. A very attractive set. fine The true first edition ofWilliam Henry Smyth's classic handbook intented for amateur astronomers. Very Scarce.
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