Faye - Leçons de Cosmographie - 1852

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Rare first edition of Hervé Faye's Leçons de Cosmographie, a 1852 French-language astronomy and science treatise in half-leather binding, 410 pages with folding plates, published by Librairie de L. Hachette et C., Paris.

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Rare first edition of this important treatise on cosmography by Hervé Faye (1814-1902), one of the leading astronomers of his time. He discovered the 'Faye Comet' in 1843.

Hervé Faye, Lessons of Cosmography Based on the Official Admission Programs for the École Polytechnique and the École de Saint-Cyr, Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et C., 1852.

pp.: (IV), II, 402, (II). COMPLETE, with 14 folding plates.

A specimen still in barba with paper in overall good to very good condition, with diffuse foxing.

Contemporary half-leather binding with a gilt title on the spine, well preserved. White endpapers.

Seller's Story

I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Rare first edition of this important treatise on cosmography by Hervé Faye (1814-1902), one of the leading astronomers of his time. He discovered the 'Faye Comet' in 1843.

Hervé Faye, Lessons of Cosmography Based on the Official Admission Programs for the École Polytechnique and the École de Saint-Cyr, Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et C., 1852.

pp.: (IV), II, 402, (II). COMPLETE, with 14 folding plates.

A specimen still in barba with paper in overall good to very good condition, with diffuse foxing.

Contemporary half-leather binding with a gilt title on the spine, well preserved. White endpapers.

Seller's Story

I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Astronomy, Science
Book Title
Leçons de Cosmographie
Author/ Illustrator
Faye
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1852
Height
23.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
14.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie de L. Hachette et C.; Paris
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Fold out maps or plates
Number of pages
410
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