Sun-Views of the Earth or The Seasons Illustrated
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1867. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 8pp. of text followed by 12 color plates. Black decorated brown cloth. Age wearing throughout binding. Parts of backstrip missing. Corners bumped and worn. Scuffing, some staining and discoloration to boards. Hinges starting. Endpapers with text. Frontispiece loose. Introduction page has been repaired with tape. Some water staining along gutter not affecting text or plates. Pages 7 & 8 loose. "This work is intended as an illustration of several important astronomical relations, and especially to supply the place of the meagre and incorrect pictures which have hitherto been presented in illustration of that most important and interesting subject, the Earth's varying presentation towards the Sun." Wonderfully illustrated with 12 color plates plus 1 b/w frontispiece. Plate 1 is missing. Binding in poor, interior in good- condition. Scarce. fair. Item #14021
Price: $150.00