Elements Astronomy Abridgment by Guy Keith (3 results)
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Published by Key, Mielke, and Biddle, Philadelphia, 1832
- Hardcover
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Guy's Elements of Astronomy, and an Abridgment of Keith's New Treatise on the Use of the Globes. Published in Philadelphia by Key, Mielke and Biddle. 1832. 131 + 173 pp. 6.5" x 4". 12mo. Hardcover contemporary full leather. Overall good, with light superficial scuffing to boards and spine, along with…some bumping to corners. Some cracks and starting to hinges. Text block remains bound well. Foldout frontispiece and plates numbered 1-18 in first part, with some plates numbers out of order. Light markings. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce and pair of astronomical works by Joseph Guy and Thomas Keith. Nicely illustrated and preserved.
More imagesPublished by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co., Philadelphia, 1850
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Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Guy's Elements of Astronomy and an Abridgment of Keith's New Treatise on the Use of the Globes. New American Edition, with Additions and Improvements, and an Explanation of the Astronomical Part of the American Almanac. Thirtieth Edition. Printed in Philadelphia by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.… 1850, 136 and 173 pp, 6.25 x 4", 12mo, hardcover cloth binding. In overall good condition, with rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Light exterior splitting and small tears to binding between front and back boards and spine. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Light marginalia and markings, primarily to front of book. Occasional black-and-white illustrations and foldout frontispiece to first part of text block. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A nice mid-19th Century astronomical text, complete with illustrations of the planets and their motions. COLN1850ABDB-0823-aj0377.
Published by F.W. GREENOUGH, PHILADELPHIA, 1838
- Hardcover
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises
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LEATHER SPINE BLACK. Condition: GOOD. 19TH ED. Tearing to edges of boards and top and bottom of spine. Impress design to boards. Browning to edges. Previous owner's inscription on front paste down page. Black and white fold out frontispiece. Black and white pictures. DATE PUBLISHED: 1838 EDITION: 19TH ED 173.
