Flamsteed, John (1646-1719) Atlas Céleste de Flamsteed, Approuvé par lAcadémie Royale des Sciences et Publié sous le Privilège de cett

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Flamsteed, John (1646-1719) Atlas Céleste de Flamsteed, Approuvé par l'Académie Royale des Scienceset Publié sous le Privilège de cette Compagnie, Seconde Edition par M. Fortin. Paris: [Imprimerie de la Veuve Herissant] for Deschamps, 1776.
Second edition, octavo, illustrated with thirty double page engraved star charts; contents generally good in contemporary sponge-decorated calf, with gilt spine, skillfully rebacked and recornered, 8 3/4 x 6 in.
Estimate $2,000-2,500

A4, [30 double-page plates] B-C2, D-G4.


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