Astronomy from Bonnie Lane Books

Preserved mid-19th Century standard reference work on astronomy by American astronomer and mathematician Elijah H. Burritt. An excellent and very readable copy. Quarterbound with a gilt stripe down the from cover. Two thirds of the leather on spine is missing. The pages are age toned and foxed. Please note the Celestial Atlas mentioned on the title page… Read more about this item

Hardcover boards clean and bright. Slight bump on foredge, right bottom corner. Clean text, no markings. Slight crease on upper right corner of front free endpaper. This is the true First Edition, first printing, based on the Random House numbering practices. Number line reads 98765432, First Edition. Number lines ending in 2 with the First Edition notation are… Read more about this item

Softcover- was never published in hardcover edition. Softcover is the true First Edition. Softcover is in very good condition, volume has slight bumped edges. Binding tight, text very clean and unmarked. This book is a scarce, small academic press study of the Skidi Pawnee 'ethnoastronomy'. The works attempts to describe ritual objects and astronomical phenomena… Read more about this item