W.H.S. Monck, M.A., F.R.A.S.:

An Introduction to Stellar Astronomy.

London: Hutchinson, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. 203pp, with an Index, a List of Bright Stars, and illustrated with 5 photographs. Endpapers and half title tanned. Contents clean, with brown stains to a few page edges at the beginning of the book. Monck was a philosopher and astronomer, and the first person to measure starlight electrically. Firm, in the original binding of fine green cloth, spine titled gilt: bright, faintly marked, spine ends puckered. A very nice copy: scarce. Very Good+. Item #18990070

Price: £200.00