Language: English
Published by Arno Press, New York, 1975
ISBN 10: 0405065965 ISBN 13: 9780405065965
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 300pp (3). 11 illustrations, one of which is a fold-out facsimile. Bound in green cloth, gilt lettering. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. One corner bumped. Reprint of the 1932 Oxford edition. Also includes an unpublished memoir of his life by one of his contemporaries and the Eloge by D'Ortous de Mairan. Part of the series History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sicence: Classics Staples and Precursors.
Language: English
Published by Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1932
Seller: Wissenschaftliches Antiquariat Zorn, Marburg, Germany
First Edition
Original-Leinenband. XIV, 300 Seiten mit einem Porträtfrontispiz, einigen s/w Abbildungen und einem ausfaltbaren Brieffaksimile. Die Ecken und die Kapitale sind etwas bestoßen und der Einband lichtrandig, sonst handelt es sich um ein gutes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren. Textsauber und aus einem Nichtraucherhaushalt. Mit Namenseintrag auf der Titelseite. // Original hardcover. The corners and capitals are slightly bumped and the cover has light edges, otherwise it is a clean book in good condition. Book from a non smoking environment. With name entry on the title page. Sprache: Englisch.
Published by Oxford At the Clarendon Press, England, 1932
Seller: Mainly Books, Silverdale, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover with partial dustjacket, a superb collector's copy, the blue cloth binding is tight and square, clean as new and the contents are fine, the only remarkable flaws are two minor bumps: one at the top front corner that has caused a tiny crease only and one at bottom spine that has also caused a crease only, the jacket consists of the rear flap, rear panel, and a small portion of the spine only, Halley's correspondence is "Preceded by an unpublished memoir of his life by one of his contemporaries and the 'Eloge' by D'ortous De Mairan," 299 pages, includes a frontis portrait of Halley with the original tissue-guard and ten other illustrations, including two folding facsimile letters, also an extensive Appendix of Halleiana.
Published by Taylor & Francis, London, 1937
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. . . . . 2nd ptg. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, blue cloth. Near fine condition. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 300 pp. illus. 18th, Astromomy, Century, History, Planetary, Royal, Science, Society,
Published by Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1932., 1932
Seller: Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. Frontispiece, xiv, 300 pp; 10 illus. (1 folding). Original cloth, large 8vo. Top of spine worn. Ghost of spine label. Spine lettering rubbed. Shadow of label on rear cover. Else Very Good. History of Science Society Publications, New Series II. 'For a complete list of Halley's publications, see E. F. MacPike, Correspondence and Papers of Edmond Halley (Oxford, 1932), pp. 272-278 (but note that the second item under the year 1700 should be dated 1710)' (Colin A. Ronan in D.S.B. VI: 72).