Astronomical interest. 1878 Stargazing: Past and Present by J. Norman Lockyer. London: Macmillan and Co. First ed. in orig. (worn) cloth, backstrip loose, ex lib label to spine, losses to extremities & head and tail of the spine, ex lib bookplate for the Royal Institution of South Wales to front pastedown, hinge strained, spotting throughout. Together with 1888 Planetary and Stellar Studies; or, short papers on the Planets, Stars and Nebulae by John Ellard Gore; ex lib. J. Norman Lockyer, with his stamp twice to title page, publisher's smart cloth with two pencil inscriptions visible to cover identifying stars, spine cocked, minor bumping, upper edge gilt, illustrated with plates. Two late 19th century works on astronomy. 8vo. (2)
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