1969 The Elements of Astronomy by Selim H. Peabody, Illustrated

Description: Eclectic Educational Series; The Elements of Astronomy: for Colleges, Schools, and Private Students, Written for the Mathematical Course of Joseph Ray, M.D., by Selim H. Peabody, Wilson, Hinkle & Co., Cincinnati and New York, 1869, 336pp, leather, 5.5 x 8.5", 12mo Poor condition/as is. Wear and chipping to boards. Tips are bumped with exposed boards. Front board attached to binding via fragile cording. Rear joint is cracked. Chipping and cracking to spine. Binding exposed at tail. Black leather title plate shows cracking but is overall still legible with text in gilt. Provenance on flyleaf (Edith Emma Atkins). Frontispiece opposite title page. Marginalia scattered throughout textblock. Toning, age-staining, and tea-staining throughout textblock. Illustrations throughout including 7 plates at rear of textblock. Plate I is torn in half but both halves are included. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. Selim Hobart Peabody (August 20, 1829 - May 26, 1903) was an American educator who held professorships of mathematics, physics, and engineering at several colleges. From 1880 to 1891, he was president of the University of Illinois. He was chief of the department of liberal arts at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 as well as editor and statistician of the United States Commission to the Paris Exposition in 1900. Peabody was also an associate editor of the International Cyclopaedia. FORN-TUB-0050-BB-2407-JC993

Price: 100 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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