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Alfred Pearce – The Science of the Stars 1881

£100.00

Description

hb Pearce, Alfred J. The Science of the Stars 1st Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., London 1881 £100 The true first edition Original deep green cloth in good- condition, with fraying to cloth at extremities of spine and along parts of rear spine hinge; wear to outer corners of boards. Front inner paper hinge fully split: needs repair. Leaves from p. vii-14 feel slightly loose in binding, though still attached. Rear fep loosening from binding at upper half. Occasional plain-pencilled marginal bracketing and slight soiling to pages, but no permanent marks found. First editions of this book are rare in any condition. Condition has been factored into price.

Additional information

Weight 0.195 kg