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The Book of the Heavens (1926)

An attractively bound guide to astronomy for the young

Author

Mary Proctor

Publisher

George G. Harrap, London, 1926
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Printing Details

First edition, second printing. Hardback bound in the original decorative cloth with tipped in colour plate to upper board. 21.5 × 14.5cm, 268pp.

An attractively bound guide to astronomy for children, with 120 illustrations. Chapters on the Sun, the Moon, the planets, meteorites, the stars and constellations and the legends behind them etc.

Condition

This copy is in very good condition for age, with a little bumping to the corners and small patch of darkening to the head of the spine. Light and infrequent foxing, the book remaining in strong readable condition.

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£20.00
 

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