Numerous engraved and text illustrations. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, gilt on spines; an excellent set with the wonderful bookplate of the Norfolk & Norwich Library, Guildhall Hill, Norwich, indicating that the books were salvaged from the fire of August 1, 1898.

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Title: A cycle of celestial objects, for the use of naval, military, and private astronomers. in two volumes. Volume I: Prolegomena; Volume II: the Bedford Catalogue
Publisher: John W. Parker, London
Publication Date: 1844
Edition: FIRST EDITION.

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