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55 - SCIENCES/ASTRONOMY]
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Estimate €150 - €200
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SCIENCES/ASTRONOMY] KEILL (Jean)] Astronomical Institutions, or Elementary Lessons in Astronomy to Serve as an Introduction to Celestial Physics and the Science of Longitudes, Paris, Hippolyte-Louis Guérin, 1746 One in-4 volume in full calfskin, spine ribbed and richly decorated with gilt fleurons, title leaf: title page, (6) pages, LXIV, 660 pages, 15 folding plates. First edition of the French translation by P.C. Le Monnier (astronomer to Louis XV); illustrated with 15 fold-out plates. The translation includes notes and commentaries by Le Monnier, which make it an ‘improved’ version of Keill’s original text. Corners worn, edges trimmed. Interior in good condition. Handwritten note on p. 298.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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