Astronomy: A Revision of Young's Manual of Astronomy, in Two Volumes.

Language: English

Published by Ginn and Company / The Athenaeum Press, 1926

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Presentation copy inscribed and signed by author to his sister on front endpaper of both volumes ('To Edith Dugan Eveleth from Raymond Smith Dugan'). Newspaper clipping on Amherst College's acquisition of a new telescope laid in, 1 inch chip from marginal corner of one page (no loss of text), some loss of gilt from titles of second volume. Binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked. 1926 Hard Cover. xi, 470, i-xxi; xii, 471-932, xxx pp. Blue cloth, gilt titles and rules on spine, black titles and decorations on front boards. Color frontispiece reproduced from Howard Russell Butler's stunning view of Earth as seen from the moon, part of a series of paintings he produced decades before man traveled in space. Black-and-white engravings, diagrams, and photographs throughout text. The text is a revision of Charles Augustus Young's 'Manual of Astronomy: A Text-Book'.

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Title
Astronomy: A Revision of Young's Manual of Astronomy, in Two Volumes.
Author
Russell, Henry Norris; Dugan, Raymond Smith; Stewart, John Quincy; [Young, Charles Augustus]
Publisher
Ginn and Company / The Athenaeum Press
Publication year
1926
Condition
Very Good
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Binding
Hard Cover
Language
English
Item weight
65 ounces

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