Lot 135
[ASTRONOMY -- BIBLIOGRAPHIES]. A group of 13 works in 19 volumes, all 8vo, many illustrated, all in original bindings, many with dust jackets, condition generally very good.
Estimate
$300 - $400

Sold for $189

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Lot Description
[ASTRONOMY -- BIBLIOGRAPHIES]. A group of 13 works, including:

LUNAN, Duncan. New Worlds for Old. NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1979. -- MEHRA, Jagdish et al. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory. NY et al: Springer Verlag, 1982. 5 parts in 4 volumes. -- BARBREE, Jay. Live from Cape Canaveral. NY, 2007. FIRST EDITION. -- HAWKING, Stephen, editor. On the Shoulders of Giants. Philadelphia et al, 2002. -- THORNDIKE, Lynn. The Sphere of Sacrobosco and its Commentators. Chicago et al: The University of Chicago Press et al, 1949. -- CLERKE, Agnes M. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century. L, 1902. Fourth Edition. -- HAWKING, Stephen F. A Brief History of Time. Toronto et al, 1988. -- PEDERSEN, Olaf et al. Early Physics and Astronomy. L et al, 1974. FIRST EDITION. -- NAKAYAMA, Shigeru. A History of Japanese Astronomy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969. -- HIELBRON, J.L. The Sun in the Church. Cambridge, MA et al: Harvard University Press, 1999. -- And 3 others. Together, 13 works in 19 volumes, all 8vo, many illustrated, all in original bindings, many with dust jackets, condition generally very good. Complete list available on request.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
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