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John Flamsteed (1646-1719)
Atlas Céleste ... approuvé par l' Académie Royale des Sciences, et Publié sous le Privilege de cette Compagnie. Second Edition, Paris: chez F. G. Deschamps, 1776. 8° (218 x 140mm.). 30 double-page engraved celestial charts by John Flamsteed, 40-page "Catalogue des Etoiles" at end. (A few spots, some charts lightly browned, some charts skilfully remargined at extreme outer edges.) Contemporary tan morocco gilt (rebacked preserving original spine, scuffed and lightly stained), pink silk marker. Provenance: illegible early signature on front free endpaper (Mignon Peake?). cf. Brunet II, 1280 (citing editions of 1729, 1753 and 1795); Jahrbuch 1978.
Atlas Céleste ... approuvé par l' Académie Royale des Sciences, et Publié sous le Privilege de cette Compagnie. Second Edition, Paris: chez F. G. Deschamps, 1776. 8° (218 x 140mm.). 30 double-page engraved celestial charts by John Flamsteed, 40-page "Catalogue des Etoiles" at end. (A few spots, some charts lightly browned, some charts skilfully remargined at extreme outer edges.) Contemporary tan morocco gilt (rebacked preserving original spine, scuffed and lightly stained), pink silk marker. Provenance: illegible early signature on front free endpaper (Mignon Peake?). cf. Brunet II, 1280 (citing editions of 1729, 1753 and 1795); Jahrbuch 1978.
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