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[LOCKE, R.A.]. Découvertes dans la lune, faites au Cap de Bonne-Espérance par Herschel fils. Paris and Lyon: Babeuf, 1835. 8°, (staining and spotting), original green printed wrappers (slightly defective). Provenance: A. Le Maire (contemporary signature on title). An entertaining jeu d'esprit pretending that Herschel had seen, through his telescope in South Africa, living creatures on the moon.
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