Publications of the Lick Observatory - VOLUME XVI - RADIAL VELOCITIES OF STARS BRIGHTER THAN VISUAL MAGNITUDE 5.51 -*****SIGNED BY WILLIAM WALLACE CAMPBELL***

VERY GOOD; FIRST EDITION; SIGNED BY WILLIAM WALLACE CAMPBELL (1862-1938) on the flysheet to F.W.BRADLEY one of the major funders of the 1917-22 ECLIPSE expedition to Santiago, Chile THAT VERIFIED EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF RELATIVITY; Bradley's book plate is on the inside front cover; Campbell was one of the leading experts at the time on radial velocity stars; the pages are clean and unmarked and the binding is very good; the cloth covers have some soiling and bumps but remain in very good condition; 6 full page plates in text; Extra shipping cost for heavy book; ONE OF A KIND Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.