Perry Rev S J (3 results)

Condition: VG. 1888, 1889 Royal Astronomical Society. 2 papers: 4to., 2pp., one plate; 19pp., 2 plates, bound in later wraps. VG.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A lovely literary annual on the subject of the town of Cheltenham. In original cloth binding. All edges gilt. Frontispiece depicts 'Cheltenham in the Olden Time' by W. Willis. A collection of literature on the town of Cheltenham for the year 1857. Literature is written by William Byrne, S. H. Bradbury, and the Rev. F. J. Perry, amongst others. 4 pages of advertisements to the front and 32 pages of advertisements to the rear, delightfully evocative of the era. In original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with a little bumping to the boards and the spine, and minor wear to the extremities. Gilt is still bright. Internally, binding is slightly strained in a couple of places, but mostly firm. Light soiling to the frontispiece; otherwise, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. W. Willis (illustrator). book.…

Condition: very good. 1st Separate Printing. (2), 48pp. Octavo. Bound in 19th century pebbled cloth. Binding a bit rubbed and soiled. A few pages browned from newspaper clippings. Numerous clippings tipped into the preliminaries of the book. Single illustration from another source tipped onto the front paste down. Very good. Originally published in the Month and Catholic Review. Father Perry was appointed to command the Kerguelen Expedition in 1874 and travelled to the island on the H.M.S. Volage. Many important astronomical observations were taken on the trip. Very Scarce, only six locations on Copac.…