Apr 03, 2014 - Sale 2343

Sale 2343 - Lot 11

Price Realized: $ 219
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
BAILLY, JEAN-SYLVAIN. Histoire de l'Astronomie Ancienne, depuis son Origine jusqu'à l'Établissement de l'École d'Alexandrie. 3 folding engraved plates. [2], xxii, 526 pages. 4to, 245x195 mm, contemporary mottled sheep gilt with morocco lettering piece, leather surface partly worn through on spine and rear cover; scattered minor spotting . Paris: les Frères De Bure, 1775

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first edition of the first of Bailly's historical works, presenting his eccentric theories concerning the Atlantean origins of astronomy. DSB I, 402. Houzeau & Lancaster 22.