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Herschel, Sir John F. W.
Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects.
Publisher: Dalby, Isbister & Co., London;
Date of Publication: 1876
Stock Code: 8656
Octavo, pp. xii [lacking i-iv], [2], 507. Full polished tan calf, with 5 raised bands, red label with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to compartments; gilt border to boards and board edges with gilt armorial of Marlborough College to upper board. All edges marbled; marbled endpapers. Very minor loss to spine tail and lower corner; contemporary prize inscription to pp. v; a Fine copy. Series of essays by English polymath and photography pioneer, Sir John Herschel, on diverse range of scientific subjects including meteorology, physics, astronomy and geography in a handsome prize binding. £45.00