La Pleine Lune ( The full moon )

Photogravure from "Savant Russe,1889. Article ( in French) about the book "Savant Russe " and some of the images in the book. Reverse side is printed.

Image size: 15 x 13.4 cm ( 5.9 x 5.2 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY236924

Recreations scientifiques au "Theatre Robin"; l ´astronomie mise a la portee des enfants.

Wood engraving ca 1875. Reverse side is printed. Light spot in lower left margin corner.
Upper margin is narrow.

15 x 22 cm ( 5.9 x 8.6 ")

$ 35.00

ASTRONOMY236920

Vorbereitungen zu astronomischen Beobachtungen in Brasilien.
( Preparations for astronomical observations in Brazil)

Wood engraving after F. Keller-Leuzinger ca 1890. Reverse side is printed.

25.5 x 17 cm ( 10 x 6.6 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY236926

Aspect des protuberances du Soliel pendant l ´eclipse tota du 18 aout 1868, dans la presqu´ille de Malacca.
( Aspects of proturances of the sun during a total eclipse 1868 on the island of Malacca)

Wood engraving 1868. Reverse side is printed.

9.6 x 12 cm ( 3.7 x 4.7 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY236925

Upper image: Paris. - Sur la terrace du Trocadero, pendant L´eclipse de Lune du 3 Aout.
Lower image: Epreuve Photographique De La Lune pendant L´eclipse du 3 Aout.

Photgravures after Tinayre and M.J. Jackson, 1887. Reverse side is printed.
Horizontal centerfold.

Page size: 36 x 25 cm ( 14.1 x 9.8 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. ASTRNOMY236922

Images: Back of Borda's Repeating circle, Street telescope, Simple Microscope, Zenith Sector, Compound Microscope, Gridiron Pendulum, The late Sir W. herschel's great telescope at Slough, Borda's Pendulum apparatus.

Wood engravings ca 1860. Text on reverse side.

Page size: 34.5 x 24.5 cm ( 13.5 x 9.6 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8232

Images: Equatorial Instrument, Mural Circle at Greenwich Observatory, Eudiometer, Anemometer, Sextant, Fahrenheit's Thermometer, Mercurial Pendulum, Theodolite.

Wood engravings ca 1860. Text on reverse side. Repair in upper right margin corner.

Page size: 34.5 x 24.5 cm ( 13.5 x 9.6 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8233

Spere Armillaire

Copper engraving by Back ca 1650.

Vertical folds to fit book size.

13.4 x 13.7 cm ( 5.2 x 5.4 ")

$ 130.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8219

"De la Longitude et de la Latitude"

Hand-colored copper etching by Le Parmentier (lettering)

and Martin Marvie (figurative) 1713 - 1813.

Published in: “Representation des Fetes Donees par la Ville de Strasbourg pour la Convalescence du Roi; a l'arivee et pendent le sejour de Sa Maieste en cette Ville"

Dated: Paris, 1701

Two globes demonstrate the measurements: longitude and latitude measuring of the earth. The latitude globe shows the North and the South Poles. Left and right of globes is descriptive text in the French language. Surrounding all is a very decorative frame and flower bordure showing left and right concentrically: Paraphernalia of measuring.

Except for very, very minor traces of age and use ist the condition excellent. The hand coloring very pleasant. Wide margins. Very clean.

Ca. 39 x 52 cm (15.5 x 20.5")

$ 280.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY235662

Left side: Suedliche Hemisphaere des Himmels, Noerdlicher Hemisphaere des Himmels
Middle: Das System Unser Sonne
Right side: Mond-Scheibe, Antipoden Karte der Erde

Steel engraving from Meyers Bibliographischen Institut ca 1850.

The print is pale but clear and clean.

21 x 26.5 cm ( 8.2 x 10.9 ")

$ 75.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY235238

Der Donatische Komet von 1858.

Wood engraving ca 1860. Reverse side is printed.

18.8 x 10.8 cm ( 7.4 x 4.2 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY234718

The Solar Eclipse, August 7, 1869, Havard Astronomical Expedition Making Observations at Schelbyville, Kentucky.

Wood engraving made from a photograph by J. A. Whipple. Dated 1869.
Reverse side is printed.

11.7 x 17.8 cm ( 4.6 x 7 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY234717

Das Mittagsrohre auf der Pariser Sternwarte.

Wood engraving ca 1880. Reverse side is printed.

10 x 16.8 cm ( 4.3 x 6.6 ")

$ 30.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY234719

Appearance of the Heavens

Interesting wood engraving from an illustrated work, 1855,
Reverse side is printed.

9.3 x 12.8 cm ( 3.6 x 5 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8242

The Copernician System

Wood engraving from an illustrated work, 1855,
Reverse side is printed. Some text about the Copernician System above image.

Diameter 9.7 cm ( 3.8 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8245

Wonderful Phenomenon

Wood engraving from an illustrated work, 1855,
Reverse side is printed.

9.4 x 14 cm ( 3.7 x 5.5 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8243

Ceremonies Observed in Every Part of China on the Occasion of an Eclipse

Wood engraving ca1880. A few scattered spots in margins.

10.6 x 17.4 cm ( 4.1 x 6.8 ")

$ 60.00

Order Nr. CHINA15586

Upper image: Observatory of Oranienberg: Built by Tycho Brahe in 1576.
Center: Various Figures produced by the Geometric Turning Lathe.
Bottom Image: Observatory of Delhi, built by Ralph Jeysing in 1710.

Wood engraving ca 1880. Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.

A few spots and signs of age.

Page size: 35 x 24.5 cm ( 13.7 x 9.6 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY234997

Upper image: Street Telescope.
Center Image: Coumpound Microscope.
Bottom Image. The Late Sir W. Henchel´s great Telescope at Slough.

Wood engraving ca 1880. Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.

A few spots and signs of age.

Page size: 35 x 24.5 cm ( 13.7 x 9.6 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY234996

Upper Image: Le Ciel, publication par M. Guillemin. - Un Paysage lunaire, vue ideale prise dans la region montagneuse du sud-oest.
Lower image: Grand telescope a miror argente de M. Leon Faucault destine a l´Óbservatoire de Marseille.

Wood engravings on a page from 1864. Reverse side is printed.

Page size 35 x 25.2 cm ( 13.7 x 9.9 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY234995

EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. - L ´Índustrie metallurgique. Pavillon Laveissiere au Champ de Mars.

Wood engraving made from a photograph by Truchelut ca 1885. Reverse side is printed.

Image size: 30.5 x 21 cm ( 12 x 8.2 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY234998

Astronomy

Three copper engravings by L. Taylor ca 1780. The prints have light browning on margin edges.
A few small spots, mostly in margins. Margin edges are a bit frayed in some areas.
The middle print has a very light brown area in upper left that is hardly visible.

Page size: 41.5 x 25.5 cm ( 16.3 x 10 ")

Price for the three prints: $140.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8230

General View of The Equatorial Instrument.

Copper etching by Basire after drawing by J. Milne published in Philosophical Transactions. London, 1793.

Print has pleasant light age toning. It has several vertical and horizontal folds to fit original smaller book size.

37.3 x 38.3 cm (14.7 x 15.1")

$ 170.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY 8260

George the Third King of Great Britain &c. This View of a Forty Feet Telescope, constructed under his Royal Patronage, is with permission, most humbly inscribed, by his Majesty's very devoted and Loyal Subject, and most grateful obedient Servant William Herschel.

Anonymous copper etching after the drawing by Herschel. Published by Philosophical Transaction. London, 1795

Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (1738 - 1822) was a German born astronomer, technician and musician who had escaped to England when the French occupied his home town Hannover. After gaining his lifelihhod as a organist, composer and musical director at Bath, he turned his interest towards astronomy. He developed and built many telescopes, among them this gigantic one. It served to discover planet Uranus, for which he became world famous. In 1816 Herschel received a knighthood from the future King George IV, thus being Sir William Herschen from then on.

Engraving is clean. It has several horizontal and vertical folds to fit original smaller book size. Two small repaired tears on margin fold lines. Overall condition is nice.

30.3 x 31.6 cm (11.9 x 12.4")

$ 200.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY 8261

Upper Image: L'Observatoire. - Vue a vol d'oiseau, prise a la hauteur de la plate-forme.
Lower image: La Salle de lEquatorial.

Wood engraving 1870. Reverse side is printed.

32.2 x 22.2 cm ( 12.6 x 8.7 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8237

"Observatory of Greenwich, built by Charles II."

Images in upper corners: Ancient Astrolabes.
Images upper center: Pantograph for copying designs and Circular sliding rule.
Images at the bottom: Camera Obscura, Camera Lucida, Camera Obscura.

Wood engraving ca 1870.
Backside is printed. A few scattered spots.

Page size: 34.2 x 24.2 cm ( 13.4 x 9.5 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8203

Carte des eclipses totales de soleil du 18 août 1868 et du 12 decembre 1871.

Wood engraving ca 1875. Backside is printed. Light fold in upper area.

11.3 x 16.3 cm ( 4.4 x 6.4 ")

$ 30.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8213

Upper image: Reorganisation De L'Observatoire de Paris
Lower image: La Salle du Méridien

Wood engravings, 1870. Reverse side is printed.

Page size: 36.7 x 25.3 cm ( 14.4 x 9.1 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8231

Observatoire de Paris

Wood engraving ca 1870. Reverse side is printed.

32 x 22 cm ( 12.5 x 8.6 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8259

Karte des Suedlichen Gestirnten Himmels bis 25š Suedl. Deklenation.
( Map of the southern stary skies to 25š angle)

Wood engraving designed by G. Witt ca 1880. Vertical centerfold.

Diameter: 20 cm ( 7.8 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8256

Das Innere der Sternwarte in Leipzig. (Inside the observatory in Leipzig)

Wood engraving by A. Toller ca 1880. Reverse side is printed.

35.3 x 23.5 cm ( 13.8 x 9.2 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8257

Lick Sternwarte
(Observatory on Mt. Hamilton east of San Jose, California)

Wood engraving by Obermann ca 1880.

11 x 10.8 cm ( 4.3 x 4.2 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8258

Variations of the Seasons

Wood engraving from an illustrated work, 1855,
Below image is text about the Variations of the Seasons.Reverse side is printed.

Page size: 21.3 x 12.7 cm ( 8.3 x 5 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8247

Herschels forty feet Telescope

Wood engraving from an illustrated work, 1855,
Below image is partial text about the Telescope.Reverse side is printed.

Page size: 21.3 x 12.7 cm ( 8.3 x 5 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8241

Bilder aus Peking

Upper image: Observatorium
Lower image: Chinesisches Grabmal (Chinese Tomb)

Photogravures ca 1890. Reverse side is printed.

25 x 16.9 cm (9.8 x 6.6 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. CHINA1509

The Rainbow, or Iris

Wood engraving from an illustrated work, 1855,
Above and below image is text about the rainbow..Reverse side is printed.

Page size: 21.3 x 12.7 cm ( 8.3 x 5 ")

$ 30.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8246

Der grosse Komet von 1811
Im Vordergrunde die von den Franzosen im Jahre 1806 gespengte Burg Katz gegenueber St. Goar am Rhein.

Wood engraving ca 1875. Backside is printed. Narrow margins.

16 x 11.5 cm ( 6.2 x 4.5 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8212

Ichnographia Praecipuae Domus Arcis Uraniburgi.

Copper etching by Joan Blaeu (1599 - 1673) in original hand coloring (tones of brown).

Plan of Uraniborg, Tyho Brahe's research institute on the island of Hven (belongs to Sweden). Brahe was the owner of the island, haveing received it from the Danish king. He built the castle dedicated to the Godess of the Sky and it is called Uraniborg (in Latin: Uraniburgi). Nearby he built the Steleburg for his astromical research. (See below.)

Crease in lower right margin corner.Light browing on margin edges otherwise clean and well preserved. Verso: Text in Spanish (showing slightly through).

40.0 x 51.0 cm (15.7 x 20.1")

$ 280.00

Order Nr. DENMARK3899

Declaracion del Traco en llano de Steleburg.

Copperetching by Joan Blaeu (1599 - 1673) in original hand coloring (2 tones of brown).

Plan of Steleburg, Tycho Brahe's (1546 - 1601), Danish astronomer, astrologer and alchemist, research institute on the island of Hven (belongs to Sweden). This Steleburg was built for Brahe`s astronomical research.

Clean, well preserved. Ground color a little flaked off on right side. Print on backside is Spanish (showing through slightly, but not disturbingly).

26.5 x 26.5 cm (10.4 x 10.4")

$ 280.00

Order Nr. DENMARK3871

Paris. - Une soiree à l'Observatoire.

Wood engraving after M. Miranda, 1874. Reverse side is printed.

31 x 21.3 cm ( 12.2 x 8.3 ")

$ 35.00

Order nr. ASTRONOMY8234

L'Orbit annuelle de la Terre autour du Soleil.

Copper engraving by Back (Jakob Conrad Bach), ca 1770.
Two vertical folds to fit book size. A few minimal spots.

13.5 x 20.5 cm ( 5.3 x 8 ")

$ 80.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8240

Architecture and Astronomy

Stipple engraving by S. chapman after R. Corbould, dated 1803. Original hand coloring.
Very fine image. The margins have overall light age toning and a few minor spots.
Stain spot in upper right margin corner. Crease in lower left margin corner.

22.3 x 17.5 cm ( 8.7 x 6.8 ")

$ 140.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8229

Astronomical Instruments
Equatorial Instrument made by Ramsden for Sir Geo. Shuckburgh.

Copper engraving by Sid. Hall after J. Farey, dated 1820.
Light browning of margin edges.

Page size: 29.5 x 21.5 cm ( 11.6 x 8.4 ")

$ 65.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8238

Une Surprise

La comète. - He monsieur! c'est de ce cote - ci qu'il faut regarder!
L'astronome. - Vous pouvez vous vanter de m'avoir fait une fameuse peur.....que le diable emporte
non telescope si je m'attendais a recevoir votre visite!

Lithograph by H. Daumier, ca 1850. Print is mounted on heavier backing paper.
Overall light age toning. Print from backside is lightly visible.

Image size: 25 x 21.8 cm ( 9.8 x 8.5 ")

$ 285.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8218

Le Congres des Astronomes. - Inaugaration du grand equatorial coude a l'Observatoire de Paris, le 31 Mars.

Wood engraving after M. Moulignie, 1891. Reverse side is printed.
Some creasing on left side of image.

30.2 x 20.2 cm ( 11.8 x 7.9 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY1891

Le Nouvel Observatoire du Pic du Midi. Etat actuel des travaux.

Wood engraving after M. Albert Tissandier, 1880. Reverse side is printed.
Vertical centerfold.

20.7 X 30.7 cm ( 8.1 x 12 ")

$ 30.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8235.

A Constantinople pendant la derniere eclipse de lune, le 27 fevrier.

Wood engraving dated 1877. Reverse side is printed.

26.5 x 21.8 cm ( 10.4 x 8.5 ")

$ 85.00

Order Nr. TURKEY1787

Des Vents ( The winds)

Copper engraving by Jean Baptist Louis Clouet from "Armillary Sphere" published in Paris, 1770.
Modern hand coloring.

Interesting windrose with information about wind with all their directions and names.

Print has vertical centerfold. Light browning on margin edges. A few minimal spots.

31.5 x 55 cm ( 12.4 x 21.6 ")

$ 120.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY 8222

De La Sphere

Copper engraving by Jean Baptist Louis Clouet from "Armillary Sphere" published in Paris, 1770.
Modern hand coloring.

This interesting print shows the various spheres in a decorative manner. Information on the sides gives details to the graphics around the armillaire.

Print has a vertical centerfold. Light browning on margin edges. Scattered spotting in margins and a few minor spots in image.

Page size: 32 x 55.5 cm ( 12.5 x 21.8 ")

$ 340.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8221

Urania

Stipple engraving by F. John after a
painting by Carlo Dolce. The original is in
the collection of M. Grittner.
Ca. 1820.

10 x 7.4 cm ( 3.9 x 2.9 ")

$ 50.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8206

Sternwerte der Jesuiten in Peking im heutigen Zustande.

Wood engraving ca 1885. Reverse side is printed.

11.8 x 15.7 cm ( 4.6 x 6.2 ")

$ 40.00

Order nr. JESUIT9057

The Great Photographic Telescope, as Mounted on "Eclipse Castle Shirakawa, Japan.

Wood engraving ca 1880. Backside is printed.

9.8 x 15 cm ( 3.9 x 5.9 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. ASTRONOMY8210

Wilhelm Herschel

Wood engraving ca 1875. Backside is printed.

15 x 14.7 cm ( 5.9 x 5.7 ")

$ 20.00

Order Nr. PORTRAIT9664

The Late Sir John Herschel

Wood engraving dated 1871. Backside is printed. Surrounded by text in English about his life and accomplishments.

24 x 22.4 cm ( 9.4 x 8.8 ")

$ 25.00

Order Nr. PORTRAIT9660

Professor Dr. Wilhelm Klinkerfues
Direktor der Sternwarte in Goettingen

Wood engraving ca 1880. Reverse side is printed. Light age toning.

11.4 x 10.1 cm ( 4.5 x 4 ")

$ 50.00

Order Nr. PORTRAIT9727