Catalogue of Stars observed at the United States Naval Observatory during the Years 1845 to 1871.
by YARNALL, M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1873. Washington Observations for 1871. Appendix III. 273 pp. Table of Contents include: James Ferguson and others collect the Observations observed in 1845-1850. The Right Ascensions, The Declinations, and Reduction of the Observations. Rust cloth mildly soiled with gilt lettering on spine. Lettering faded. ex. mus. paper label at base of spine. chipping and rubbing at spine edges. Corners bumped and mildly rubbed. Back top corner dented. Overall exterior is Good . Front endpaper has museum bookplate. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+ condition. . Cloth. Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 11 3/4". Astronomy.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002868
- Title
- Catalogue of Stars observed at the United States Naval Observatory during the Years 1845 to 1871.
- Author
- YARNALL, M
- Illustrator
- Tables
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Astronomy, Stars, Yarnall, James Ferguson, United States Naval Observatory
- Bookseller catalogs
- Astronomy;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 11 3/4"
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- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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