Comets

One engraved plate & one woodcut head-piece vignette. 40 pp. 8vo, attractive modern marbled boards, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: Gibert, 1773. First edition of this famous book which caused a panic in Paris before it was published. Lalande "caused another stir in 1773, when he discussed the possibility of a collision between the earth and a comet. His work on the perturbation of comets by the planets indicated that the orbit of a comet might be altered enough to make a... Read more about this item

One fine folding engraved plate. [16] leaves. Small 4to, modern wrappers (minor browning). Hamburg: G. Rebenlein, [1681]. First edition of this scarce observation of the famous comet of 1680-81. Apart from its brightness, this comet is notable as the first to be observed using a telescope (by Gottfried Kirch in Coburg). Other well-known observers included Robert Hooke, Flamsteed, Newton, and John Evelyn. Voigt (1613-91) was a mathematician, astronomer, and writer of calendars. He studied... Read more about this item

Six folding engraved plates. Title in red & black. 1 p.l., 308 pp. 8vo, cont. mottled sheep, flat spine nicely gilt, contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Lausanne & Geneva: M.M. Bousquet, 1744. First edition of this important book in which Cheseaux (1718-51), grandson of Crouzas and a fellow the Royal Society of London, first stated what was to become known as "the paradox of Cheseaux": "With an infinite and uniform distribution of stars throughout space, the night... Read more about this item

Engraved port. of the author & an engraved vignette on title. Title printed in red & black. xxiv, 303 pp. Large 4to, cont. vellum over boards (minor worming at front & back). Florence: Tartini & Franchi, 1721. First edition of this posthumously issued collection of letters by this famous scientist who has the distinction "of having written the best scientific prose in Italian after that of Galileo; his descriptions of experiments in physics are written in colorful, almost... Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Virgin. 1999. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 266 pages. Includes an Appendix on predicted near-Earth approaches and a Glossary. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1982. First Edition . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/None as Issued. Archival Photographs. BRAND NEW Copy. Human historical records of the Halley's Comet and man's reading of it's appearance in the Solar System. Comet visible from Earth to the naked eye. First recorded in the official Chinese chronicle Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) of 240 BC. Halley, in 1682, was the first to determine what we saw were reoccurent re-appearances of the same comet. It... Read more about this item

New York: Birch Lane Press. 1990. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 255 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Large engraved vignette on title. 16 unnumbered leaves. Small 4to, attractive modern marbled boards. Leipzig: C. Kirchner, n.d [1664 or 1665]. First edition of this most uncommon account of the 1664 comet, visually the most impressive of the 17th century. It was observed by many of the greatest scientists of the period including Cassini and Borelli in Italy, Auzout and Petit in France, Hooke in England, and Samuel Danforth in North America. In this work, Praetorius uses the pseudonym of Johannes... Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1981. Paperback. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Written in anticipation of the return of the most famous of comets--exciting book on Halley's Comet and its history , legends, and on the science of comets. . Illustrated with maps, photos, diagrams, some in color , some b/w. Halley's Comet--1066, 1758, 1910, 1979, 1985--when? 160 pages with Bibliography and Index. 6 x 9 inches. Viking... Read more about this item

The Viking Press, New York, 1980. First Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 160 pages; A comprehensive account.

New York, NY: Dorset Press. Good in Good dust jacket;. 1985. Hardcover. Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 160 pages; Bibliography and Index. Text clean. Illustrated. .

HarperCollins Publishers, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.