Sun Solar Phenomena, Signed (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A rare presentation inscription by the author to a Harvard graduate on the FFEP and simply signed "by the author H '73", indicating Bigelow's graduation from Harvard in 1873. A scarce non-library copy. Published in New York by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 1918. BOOK INFO In its original blue cloth covered boards with gilt spine lettering. First edition, first printing with "First Edition" statement on title page and no other printings listed. Octavo, ix, [1] 385 pp. Profusely illustrated within text with charts, diagrams and complex mathematical equations. CONDITION REPORT GOOD+ to VG- ABOUT THE AUTHOR Frank Hagar Bigelow (August 28, 1851 - March 2, 1924) was an American scientist and Episcopal priest. His mother took an interest in astronomy, and her involvement caught his interest. Bigelow was educated at the Boston Latin School, Harvard College (graduated 1873). In 1891 he became professor of meteorology in the United States Weather Bureau in Washington. His name is especially associated with an instrument for the photographic record of the transit of stars and with some novel studies by which the solar corona, the aurora, and terrestrial magnetism are shown to be associated. The theories met with a favorable reception in scientific circles. CONDITION REPORT GOOD+ to VERY GOOD- Unfaded cloth. Front hinge a little loose. Rubbed extremities, bumped corners, dusty top edge, a few light stains on the cloth. A hairline cut to spine. Grubby endpapers and some signs of pencil erasure. Abrasion on FFEP from where former ink writing was mostly removed. Toned pages. Text block is generally quite clean. Some signs of handling like a few light smudges and fingering creasing to page corners. A scarce first edition that isn't ex-library, rare to find signed. Signed by Author(s).