smyth captain william henry (5 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Authors presentation copy. 1st ed, 1840, VG, 2 pls. In contemporary blue/green embossed cloth, corners and edges a little bumped and worn. Re-spined, title in ink to paper labels. Internally, yellow endpapers, bookplate of Harlech College to fpd, chart of the Port of Cardiff as frontispiece (some offsetting), dedication from author to title page, light browning at edges, (viii), [1], 2-100 pp, 2 pls (maps), [3], 4-12, includes the appendix on the Rules and Regulations of the Bute Docks at Cardiff, many pages uncut, printed by William Bird, Duke St, Cardiff, hinges strengthened, small mark near joint to both covers, small crayon mark to fep. Rare in any condition! (Anderson 349). Title continues: With occasional strictures on the ninth report of the Taff Vale Railway Directors; and some general remarks on the commerce of Glamorganshire. Presentation Copy.

2 volumes. 8vo. viii, [4], 516; xx, 560 pp. Original half purple calf, gilt-stamped spines, decorative publisher's cloth sides, green floral pattern endleaves; rubbed. Ownership signatures of H.J. Lewis [or T.H. Lewes?] and Rev. J.B. Allison (of Chesterfield, a star-gazer in 1883). Very good. WITH AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Very Scarce. The true first edition of William Henry Smyth's classic handbook intended for amateur astronomers. George Lovi calls it "THE FIRST TRUE CELESTIAL BAEDEKER and not just another 'cold' catalogue of mere numbers and data." / AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [to an unknown astronomer]: On his personal stationary "St. John's Lodge, near Aplesbury, [U.K.]. dated 11-10-'58 [October 11, 1858]. "My dear colleague, When I sent you a copy of my lugubrious "Farewell" to e Virginis, I think I omitted to enclose a set of the measures upon which her present epoch is based, - so here it is. / I propose to be at Almack's next Thursday (D.V.) :: at 6 P.M. :: in the hope of meeting you there, & meantime am, as always, Yours most truly, W.H. Smyth." / St. John's Lodge [Cardiff] was the author's home as well as the place where he made many of his astronomical observations and calculations. / "In 1825 Smyth established a private observatory in Bedford, England, equipped with a 5.9-inch refractor telescope. He used this instrument to observe a variety of deep sky objects over the course of the 1830s, including double stars, star clusters and nebulae. He published his observations in 1844 in the Cycle of Celestial Objects, which earned him the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1845 and also the presidency of the society. The first volume of this work was on general astronomy, but the second volume became known as the Bedford Catalogue and contained Smyth's observations of 1,604 double stars and nebulae. It served as a standard reference work for many years afterward; no astronomer had previously made as extensive a catalogue of dim objects such as this. It was reprinted in 1986, and in the Foreword to that edition George Lovi . . . writes, 'What makes it so special is that it is the first true celestial Baedeker and not just another 'cold' catalogue of mere numbers and data. Like the original Baedeker travel guidebooks of the last century, this work is full of colorful commentary on the highlights of the heavenly scene and heavily influenced several subsequent works of its type, even to the present day. . . . It is in the descriptive material that Smyth is a delight. He not only describes what the user of a small telescope will see, but also includes much fascinating astronomical, mythological, and historical lore. Many of these descriptions are especially valuable for the novice and user of small telescopes of a size similar to Smyth's.'" / See: (2008). William H. Smyth, "The Bedford Catalog from Cycle of Celestial Objects; foreword by George Lovi, 1986." / Admiral William Henry Smyth KFM DCL FRS FRAS FRGS FSA (1788-1865), born in Westminster, England, was an English naval officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist. He is noted for his involvement in the early history of a number of learned societies, for his hydrographic charts, astronomical work, and a wide range of publications and translations. He died at his home in St. John's Lodge, Cardiff, and buried in the little churchyard at Stone near Aylesbury.

Etat : fine. 1st Edition. viiii,[4],516,4pp. ads; xx,560pp. Octavo. Illustrated with numerous engravings and drawings in text. Rebound in green quarter leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering on spine. New endpapers. Small rubber stamp on title page of each volume. A very attractive set. fine The true first edition ofWilliam Henry Smyth's classic handbook intented for amateur astronomers. Very Scarce.

FIRST EDITION. 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.

First Edition. Dedicated, by permission, to the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty, and intended to accompany the atlas of Sicily, published at their office. Captain Smyth fellow of the Astronomical and Antiquarian Societies of London. Quarto, xvi, [without half title] 291, appendix lxxiii, 1, 15p index. folding map of Sicily and fourteen aquatint plates. contemporary calf over marbled boards, [front board shows wear but firm]. Good copy of this Scarce title, occasional light spotting / soiling. London 1824.