Item #016794 Rara Astronomica. Offprinted from Harvard University Bulletin April 1971. Owen Gingerich.

Rara Astronomica. Offprinted from Harvard University Bulletin April 1971

Cambridge: Harvard University, Publisher, 1971. Wraps. Good. Item #016794

Printed wraps. Pagination runs 117-139. With a section of black and white plates reproducing illustrations from books. A piece written to accompany an exhibition of rare books on astronomy, held at Harvard from January to April of 1970. With a short historical survey to the collection, followed by annotated entries on the various works featured in the exhibit. GOOD condition. General fading, with some browning along the extremities. Faint staining along the spine. Minor wrinkling and soiling. Minor foxing to the plates.

Price: $30.00

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