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 - A New Popular Star Atlas (Epoch 1950) 16 Maps: Covering the Whole Heavens, and Showing Stars Down to Magnitude 51/2, Also Nebulae Visible in Field Glasses; with Descriptive Lists of Selected Interesting Objects Relative to Each Map

Title: A New Popular Star Atlas (Epoch 1950) 16 Maps: Covering the Whole Heavens, and Showing Stars Down to Magnitude 51/2, Also Nebulae Visible in Field Glasses; with Descriptive Lists of Selected Interesting Objects Relative to Each Map
Description: Edinburgh , Gall and Inglis , 1950. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this popular star map series for the amateur astronomer. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original cloth boards. This Gall & Inglis star atlas offers as a guide to observing constellations with the naked eye, showing stars down to magnitude 5 and 1/2. With descriptive lists of selected interesting objects relative to each map. Collated, complete with sixteen double-page maps. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with darkening to the spine and marks to the boards. Bookplate of P. Pollak to the front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. With a couple instances of amateur reinforcements made to the binding. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Owner's ink inscription to the bottom of Maps 1 and 6. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: A New Popular Star Atlas Maps Stars Astronomy Maps Not Stated

Price: GBP 55.00 = appr. US$ 78.54 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 939Y18

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