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Daguerre Val de Loire

12 - [Astronomy]. CASSINI (Jacques).
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[Astronomy]. CASSINI (Jacques). Astronomical Tables of the Sun, the Moon, the Planets, the Fixed Stars, and the Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn... Paris: Royal Printing Office, 1740. 4to, XIV pp., [3] folios, 120–222 pp., [1] folio (errata), 5 folding copperplate engravings, contemporary havana calfskin, spine with 5 raised bands, decorated panels (defects to the binding including a worn and scorched spine at the head, split joints). First edition of this pioneering work by Jacques Cassini (1677–1756), Director of the Paris Observatory. Provenance: Grand Séminaire de Troyes (stamp on the title page). (Lalande 411; Houzeau & Lancaster 12793).
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About the sale Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Maps and plans. Architectural drawings. Normandy.
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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