Les terres du ciel. Voyage Astronomique sur les autres mondes et description des conditions actuelles de la vie sur les diverses planetes du systeme solaire. Ouvrage illustre de photographies celestes, vues telescopiques, Cartes et nombreuses figures. Par P. Fouche, Motty, Blanadet etc., etc.
Printed in France. C. Marpon et E. Flammarion. 1884. First edition. Leather and paper over boards. Hardcover 3/4 leather (blue) over paper (marbled) over boards. Folio. [2] + Frontispiece + [4] + 773 + [1] + 7 plates. Illustrated in colour (hand tinted) with 2 tipped in plate photographs of the moon, 5 additional tipped in plate drawings of planets, and a plate frontispiece showing a map of mars. Additionally, there are over 300 b/w in-text engraved drawings, maps and charts, including engraved chapter heads. French language text. Half title stamped in gilt on the spine. Gilt head. Marbled endpapers (same as over boards). No ownership marks. Text block edges browned, and shows light foxing throughout the body. Plates and illustrations clear and undamaged. Binding is strong and square. Spine has been sunned from blue to brown. Noticeable wear on the edges and hinges of the boards. Corners exposed. Small cracks at the ends of the hinges (front and back). Leather on the spine has flaked a little. A fascinating copy that's a little worn, but with lots of use left in its bindings. An excellent addition to any collection focusing on the history astronomy or just the history of science in general. Very good. Item #67157
Price: $300.00