Astronomie Populaire, Description Générale Du Ciel by Camille Flammarion, '1880'

€ 800

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1880
Sheet size: 28 × 20 cm (11.0 × 7.9 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12664

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

A well-preserved copy. Binding in good condition, some tears and wear. Lightly yellowed pages with minute spots of foxing.

About this sheet

'Astronomie populaire, description générale du ciel' by Camille Flammarion. Published in Paris, 1880. First edition of this pleasant work of scientific popularization by Camille Flammarion which aims to be a simplified continuation of François Arago's 'Astronomie Populaire'. Period half leather binding, smooth spine adorned with title and author in gilded letters. Illustrated in and out of the text with 360 figures in the text, 7/8 chromolithography plates and the sky map (missing the fourth plate).