Apr 03, 2014 - Sale 2343

Sale 2343 - Lot 31

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
CASSINI, JACQUES. Tables Astronomiques du Soleil, de la Lune, des Planètes, des Étoiles Fixes, et des Satellites de Jupiter et de Saturne. 5 folding engraved plates. xiv, [6], 120, 222 pages; lacks errata leaf at end * CASSINI DE THURY, CÉSAR-FRANÇOIS. Addition aux Tables Astronomiques de M. Cassini. [2], 98 pages. Together, 2 volumes in one. 4to, 254x195 mm, contemporary calf gilt, top of spine worn, short crack at top of front joint, upper cover corners worn through; occasional toning, scattered stains or spotting. Contemporary label of the Bordeaux bookseller J. Chappuis aîné. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1740; Paris: (Antoine Boudet for) Durand, 1756

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first editions of a collection of astronomical tables by Cassini and the supplement by his son. DSB III, 105 and 108; Houzeau & Lancaster 12793, 12799.