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TABLES OF THE APPARENT PLACES OF THE COMET OF 1661, whose return is expected in 1789. To which is added, a new method of using the reticule rhomboide.
by ENGLEFIELD, Sir Henry. F.R.S.:
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, printed for P. Elmsly in the Strand. MDCCLXXXVIII (1788).. FIRST EDITION 1788. Lacks half title. Slim 4to, aproximately 260 x 190 mm, 10 x 7½ inches, 2 plates, 1 folding, pages: iv, 1-25, bound in marbled boards with new endpapers. Spine lightly rubbed, 1 tiny repair to folding plate, not affecting image, tiny stab holes to inner margin of other plate, otherwise a very good copy. See: Wellcome Historical Medical Library, Volume 2, page 525. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47727
- Title
- TABLES OF THE APPARENT PLACES OF THE COMET OF 1661, whose return is expected in 1789. To which is added, a new method of using the reticule rhomboide.
- Author
- ENGLEFIELD, Sir Henry. F.R.S.:
- Format/Binding
- Marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, printed for P. Elmsly in the Strand. MDCCLXXXVIII (1788).
- Date Published
- 1788
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- astronomy stars galaxies planets comets solar system.
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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