Alice A. Bailey

Esoteric Astrology: Volume III - a Treatise on the Seven Rays

New York, Lucis Publishing Company, 1976 . Paperback. The third paperback edition of this fascinating study of esoteric, or soul-centered astrology, written by Alice Bailey. The third paperback edition of the work. First published in 1951. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps.Written by theosophical author, Alice Bailey, who was known for her works surrounding astrology, being one of the first in her field to coin the term 'New Age&apos. In this intriguing astrological work Bailey explores the esoteric, or soul-centered, side of astrology, focusing on the spiritual causes behind the science. With chapters on The Zodiac, The Science of Triangles, The Rays, Constellations and Planets, and much more.Volume III from Bailey's series 'A Treatise on the Seven Rays', comprised of five works surrounding esoteric psychology, astrology and healing, published between 1936 and 1960. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear and the odd crease. A touch of sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 901Q10

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: Alice Bailey Esoteric Astrology astrology A treatise on the seven rays Esoteric Astrology None

Sir Robert Stawell Ball

Elements of Astronomy

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1903. Leather. A very scare edition of this education text on astronomy. A new impression of this work. Originally published in 1800. Dated from JISC. This edition is bound in a beautifully prize binding with the Wailingford Grammar school gilt crest on the front board. This educational text aims to break down some of the key elements of Astronomy. It is structured in a way that enables people to learn and build on their knowledge. The text is broken up with useful vignette scientific diagrams which help to explain the written theory. Handsomely bound in a calf prize binding. Gilt crest on the front board starting to fade. Externally very smart. Bookplate on the front pastedown clean. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 876V29

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: Astronomy Science Observation Science None

Sir Robert Stawell Ball

The Story of the Heavens

London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1897. Leather. A new and revised edition of this fascinating work on astronomy, by the Irish astronomer Sir Robert Stawell Ball. The new and revised edition of this work in a full calf binding, with gilt detailing to the boards, spine and square. Marbled to the edges. Binder's stamp of Relfe Brothers to the verso of the front free end paper. Prize bookplate to the front paste down. Illustrated with 18 plates, a few in colour, and numerous engravings in the text. Collated, complete. Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913) was an Irish astronomer who founded screw theory. In this work, he provides a detailed study of the history and arrangement of the solar system, including planets, distant suns, and comets, and the physics of heat and light. In a full calf binding. Externally fairly smart, with rubbing to the spine, joints and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 874M11

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: Astronomy Solar system Sir Robert Stawell Ball Solar system Not Stated

Sir Edmund Beckett

Astronomy without Mathematics

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1883. Leather. Early edition of Edmund Beckett's book of astronomy in a charming calf binding. A seventh edition of this work, revised and enlarged. A study of astronomical discovery by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe. In a lovely half calf binding with decorative gilt tooling to spine. Rebound in half calf over cloth boards, with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, lightly rubbed to extremities. Previous owner's inscription to preface 'The Fourth edition of this book (1867) was published under the name Edmund Beckett Denison (same man). He was raised to the peerage in 1886 as Baron Grimthorpe. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 836A9

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: early editions astronomy science astronomy None

John Brady

Cabis Calendaria; or, a Compendious Analysis of the Calendar: Illustrated with Ecclesiastical, Historical, and Classical Anecdotes

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812. Leather. An interesting analysis of the calendar, looking at the different saint's day, historic days, and royal births and coronations. Complete in two volumes. John Brady's look at the history of significant days of the year, including saints days, days of coronation and royal births, and historic dates, such as the day of the Great Fire of London in 1666. This includes a history on Saint Barnabas, Saint Alban, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Peter. Also included is the coronation of King George III, the birthday of the Prince of Wales, and a note of the longest day of the year. Brady was a clerk who also wrote 'The Credulity of our Forefathers' and 'Varieties of Literature&apos. With seven plates to Volume I. With an errata to Volume I. Book plate to the front pastedowns, 'Samuel R. Block&apos. Bookseller label to the bottom of the front pastedowns, 'B. H. Blackwell LTD Booksellers, 48-51 Broad Street Oxford, England&apos. In the original half crushed morocco binding with paper to the boards. Externally, sound. The odd mark and rubbing to the boards. The odd light spot to the boards. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Rubbing to the extremities has caused a little loss. Light tidemarks to the head of the front boards. Slight rubbing to the spine. Head of spine to Volume I is lifting but remains firm. Head of spine to Volume II is lightly lifting but remains firm. Book plate to the front pastedowns, 'Samuel R. Block&apos. Bookseller label to the bottom of the front pastedowns, 'B. H. Blackwell LTD Booksellers, 48-51 Broad Street Oxford, England&apos. Offsetting to the recto to the front endpaper. Front hinges are starting but firm. Rear hinge of Volume II is weak. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd scattered spot and handling mark throughout. Light offsetting to some pages due to plates in Volume I. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 606P5

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: calendar john brady moon john brady None

William F. Denning

Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings

London, Taylor and Francis , 1891. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the first edition of William F Denning's work concerned with astronomy, complete with all leaves of plates. The first edition of this work, a very scarce copy rarely seen on the market. William F. Denning's handbook to telescopic work, with instructions and reflections on viewing different plates and astronomical occurrences, from articles first published in the 'Journal of the Liverpool Astronomical Society.' Illustrated with a frontispiece, one plate, and numerous further illustrations in text. Collated, complete.Denning was an amateur astronomer, successful despite his lack of formal scientific training. His best known work is consists of catlogues of meteor radiants, observations of Jupiter's red spot, and the discovery of the five comets.  Rebound in library full cloth with library shelf numbers in gilt to spine. Externally generally smart with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, marks to boards, back strip darkened. Library bookplates and usual stamps throughout, particularly affecting title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 844A16

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: astronomy telescopic work first editions telescopic work Not Stated

Dr. H. Kern [editor]

The Aryabhatiya, with Commentary Bhatadipika of Paramadicvara

Osnabruck, Biblio Verlag, 1973. Paperback. A scarce reprint of the 1874 edition of the Aryabhatiya, with original Sanskrit passages. Reprint of the 1874 edition. Scarce edition. With passages in the original Sanskrit. The only known surviving work of the Indian mathematician Aryabhata, a Sanskrit astronomical treatise composed around 510CE. Edited by Dr Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern, a Dutch linguist and Orientalist. In the original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and sunning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 862T77

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: Aryabhatiya Bhatadipika Paramadicvara Kern Bhatadipika None

Charles Emmanuel

Four Works by Charles Emmanuel

Paris, Lemoine; Leiber Editeur; A. Bourdilliat et Cie; L'Aueter, 1851-60. Leather. A collection of four French scientific works by Charles Emmanuel, looking at the Earth and the skies, including a signed letter from the author. A selection of four very scarce works by Charles Emmanuel bound in one volume.Signed letter from Emmanuel bound before the first work, written in French, dated 31st July 1865.In the original French.Four scientific works by Charles Emmanuel.Illustrated with the occasional in-text engraving.With a half-title to each work.This volume includes:'Astronomie Nouvelle, ou, Erreurs des Astronomies', published in 1851. 'Conferences Astronomiques', published in 1860.'Les Deviations du Pendule et le Mouvement de la Terre', published in 1860. 'La Camarilla Scientifique, Lettre a M. la Verrier', published in 1865. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Leather is a little rubbed, with lighter rubbed to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Front endpaper is working loose. Letter from the author bound after the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned with the occasional spot. Tide mark to the head of 'Conferences Astronomiques&apos. Ink inscription to the reverse of the half-title of 'Conferences Astronomiques&apos. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 860P11

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: Four Works by Charles Emmanuel charles emmanuel astronomie nouvelle Conferences Astronomiques charles emmanuel None

Bernard de Fontenelle; John Glanvill; David Gernett

A Plurality of Worlds

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Vellum. A Nonesuch limited edition of the important Enlightenment scientific work by Bernard de Fontenelle, a smart work in the original slipcase. A limited edition work, limited to 1,200 copies for sale by the Nonesuch Press, of which this is numbered 1,108. In the original publisher's limp vellum wraps, in the original publisher's decorative slipcase, in a very good condition.A popular early science work on cosmic pluralism, a fascinating work on astronomy.This was Fontenelle's most famous work, first published in France in 1686, and indeed was one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment.Fontenelle is known for his accessible treatment of scientific subjects during the beginnings of the Age of Enlightenment.This edition uses the 1688 translation by John Glanvill.Colour-stencilled decorations throughout by T. L. Poulton. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife, Vera Mendel, and their friend, David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by commercial printers. In doing so, books with the quality of a fine-press were produced, but available to a wider audience at lower prices. In the original publisher's vellum wraps. Externally, generally smart, with light discolouration, as is usual with a vellum binding. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is a little worn with rubbing to the extremities, in a very good condition. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: T. L. Poulton. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 887P25

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: A Plurality of Worlds bernard de fontenelle john glanvill t. l. poulton bernard de fontenelle Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes T. L. Poulton

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle; William Gardiner

A Week&Apos;S Conversation on the Plurality of Worlds

London, E. Curll, 1728. Leather. The second edition of William Gardiner's translation of Fontenelle's important early astronomical work, an early work of the Age of the Enlightenment. The second edition of this work translated by William Gardiner.ESTC citation number N25366.A popular early science work on cosmic pluralism, a fascinating work on astronomy.This was Fontenelle's most famous work, and indeed was one of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment.Fontenelle is known for his accessible treatment of scientific subjects during the beginnings of the Age of Enlightenment.Bound without the frontispiece, and pages 197-200, two leaves of text in total. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, boards and spine are rubbed. Some bumping to the spine and extremities, with a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Joints are starting. Hinges are weak. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with some odd spots. Bound without the frontispiece, and pages 197-200, two leaves of text in total. Last leaf, page 195/196, is torn with some loss. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 780P8

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: A Week's Conversation on the Plurality of Worlds entrentiens sur la pluralite des mondes science fontenelle entrentiens sur la pluralite des mondes cosmic stars None

William Frend

Evening Amusements

London , J. Mawman, 1808. Hardback. A scarce copy of 'Evening Amusements or, the Beauty of the Heavens displayed.' Written by William Frend, fellow of the Jesus College, Cambridge; and Actuary to the Rock Life Assurace Office. William Frend was an English clergyman (later Unitarian), social reformer and writer. After a high-profile university trial in Cambridge, which deprived him of his residency rights as fellow of his college, he became a leading figure in London radical circles. In a paper binding with cloth boards. Externally, rather worn with the joints working loose with some marks and fading. Internally, the sections are generally firmly bound to the spine but beginning to separate, generally bright with some slight age toning and clean with just some scattered spotting. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: GEN17-C-15

Catalogue: Astronomy & Cosmology

Keywords: Astronomy Frend Science Heaven Frend Stars Scarce None