Cosmographie élémentaire, divisée en parties astronomique et géographique

by Edme Mentelle

$2,800 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

Paris: 1781. 8vo. xxiii, 429, 3 pp. FIRST EDITION. 9 folding engraved plates 7 in contemporary hand color . Contemporary mottled calf, spine and label gilt, red edges, green silk marker. An excellent copy. Item #20051 First edition of this astronomical and geographical manual for children. Divided into two parts, the first opens with a mathematical guide for calculating sizes and distances in space, then focuses on

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