The cycle of celestial objects continued at the hartwell observatory to 1859. With a notice of recent discoveries, including details from the aedea hartwellianae

Edité par Printed for Private Circulation by John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, 1860

  • Éd. originale
  • Signé
  • Livre relié
  • Occasion
Afficher toutes les informations
Image de l’article 1 de 3

Vendeur : Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, Royaume-UniAntiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 15 juillet 2015

Membre d’une association professionnelle : ABAPBFAILAB

Livre relié

Etat: Occasion

EUR 540,73

EUR 29,17 expédition 
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

ix, [1], 480pp. With six engraved plates (one in colour depicting Encke’s comet), and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and sunned, surface loss to spine and joints, corners bumped. Hinges exposed, bookseller's ticket of Edward Baker of Birmingham to FEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to FEP: 'Presented to The Reverend W. Selwyn. F.R.A.S. with the respects of Admiral Smyth & Dr. Lee. Hartwell. 9. August: 1861', with armorial bookplates of Smyth and Lee pasted below. The sole edition, printed for private circulation, of naval officer and surveyor William Henry Smyth's (1788-1865) detailed account of the discoveries of the astronomical observatory at Hartwell House, built between 1830 and 1839 by polymath John Lee (1783-1866) (who also funded the printing of this volume) to Smyth's specifications. Smyth, one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society, was the author of a plethora of books, including an earlier astronomical work The Cycle of Celestial Objects for the Use of Naval, Military, and Private Astronomers (1844), for which he was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. William Selwyn (1806-1875), Church of England clergyman, sometime Ramsden preacher at Cambridge and chaplain-in-ordinary to Victoria. The Birmingham based second-hand bookseller Edward Baker issued numerous catalogues on several subjects (topography, theology, poetry, etc.), and advertised 'out-of-print books', maintaining that he was (according to his ticket) 'the most expert bookfinder extant', and on occasion claimed that his firm was 'patronised by the nobility'. Size: Quarto.…

N° de réf. du vendeur AQ27473

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
The cycle of celestial objects continued at the hartwell observatory to 1859. With a notice of recent discoveries, including details from the aedea hartwellianae
Auteur
SMYTH, Vice-Admiral W. H.
Éditeur
Printed for Private Circulation by John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London
Année de publication
1860
Signé
Signé par l'auteur
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Édition
First edition.

Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB

Wareham, Dorset, Royaume-Uni

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 15 juillet 2015

Membre d’une association professionnelle :

Frais d'expédition de Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Article5 à 10 jours ouvrés10 à 20 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 29,17EUR 29,17
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • Facture
  • Mandat
  • Paypal
  • Traite bancaire
  • Virement bancaire

Description de la boutique

Established 2007, Antiquates Ltd is an Antiquarian bookseller with a large, custom built shop in the heart of the Dorset countryside. We sell fine and rare books from our Wareham shop, in catalogues, and via our website (www.antiquates.co.uk). Specialising in early printed books both English and Continental, fine English Literature, and books by, for, and about Women and Children, we nevertheless stock a wide range of works on paper from 1500-present - including modern first editions. Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and always have a good stock of rare books by local authors such as T.E. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy; we are just the place if you're looking for an extra-special gift for a wedding, birthday, anniversary or graduation. (Open Wednesday - Saturday, 10am-4pm)…

Spécialité

Specialising in early printed books both English and Continental, fine English Literature, and books by, for, and about Women and Children. We always have a good stock of rare books by local authors such as T.E

Membre d’une association professionnelle

  • Antiquarian Booksellers' Association
  • Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association
  • International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Les membres de ces associations s'engagent à respecter des critères de qualité particulièrement contraignants. Ils se portent garants de l'authenticité de tous les articles proposés à la vente. Ils fournissent des descriptions détaillées et professionnelles, signalent tous défauts et/ou traitements de restauration importants, établissent des prix clairs et précis et font preuve d'équité et d'honnêteté lors de l'achat d'un article.

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Antiquates Ltd

The Conifers, Valley Road
Corfe Castle, Dorset, Royaume-Uni BH20 5HU