GAMACHES, Etienne Simon de. Astronomie Physique ou Principes Généraux de la Nature, appliqués au mecanisme astronomique et comparés aux principes de la philosophie de M. Newton , Paris: Charles-Antoine-Jombert, 1740, 4°, FIRST EDITION, 22 folding engraved plates, engraved title vignette by Gallimard, engraved head- and tail-pieces pieces by and after Cochin (library stamps on verso of title and at head of dedication, gathering M almost detached, 2T2 repaired at inner margin), contemporary calf with gilt arms on covers (worn) [Wallis 77] -- Jean Sylvain BAILLY. Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne depuis son origine jusqu'a l'établissement de l'école d'Alexandrie , Paris: chez les Freres Debure, 1775, 4°, FIRST EDITION, 3 folding engraved plates by Y. le Gouaz (first plate slightly affected by damp, title slightly creased), contemporary calf (upper cover detached) -- George COSTARD. The History of Astronomy with its application to geography, history and chronology, occasionally exemplified by the globes , London: printed by James Lister, and sold by J. Newberry, 1767, 4°, 2 engraved plates on one leaf (library perforations and stamps, half title torn at inner margin and almost detached), contemporary calf (rebacked in buckram) Provenance : I. Berlin Collection II. Henry Malthus, Effingham Vicarage (bookplate); JCL III. JCL (3)
GAMACHES, Etienne Simon de. Astronomie Physique ou Principes Généraux de la Nature, appliqués au mecanisme astronomique et comparés aux principes de la philosophie de M. Newton , Paris: Charles-Antoine-Jombert, 1740, 4°, FIRST EDITION, 22 folding engraved plates, engraved title vignette by Gallimard, engraved head- and tail-pieces pieces by and after Cochin (library stamps on verso of title and at head of dedication, gathering M almost detached, 2T2 repaired at inner margin), contemporary calf with gilt arms on covers (worn) [Wallis 77] -- Jean Sylvain BAILLY. Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne depuis son origine jusqu'a l'établissement de l'école d'Alexandrie , Paris: chez les Freres Debure, 1775, 4°, FIRST EDITION, 3 folding engraved plates by Y. le Gouaz (first plate slightly affected by damp, title slightly creased), contemporary calf (upper cover detached) -- George COSTARD. The History of Astronomy with its application to geography, history and chronology, occasionally exemplified by the globes , London: printed by James Lister, and sold by J. Newberry, 1767, 4°, 2 engraved plates on one leaf (library perforations and stamps, half title torn at inner margin and almost detached), contemporary calf (rebacked in buckram) Provenance : I. Berlin Collection II. Henry Malthus, Effingham Vicarage (bookplate); JCL III. JCL (3)
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