La Terre et la Lune

Description

176 pages, 2 maps, 24 plates. Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1908. Half percaline bradel binding from the period, smooth spine decorated with a gilded flower, crimson title piece, original covers preserved, 2 maps and 24 astronomical plates. Numerous figures in text. This work is part of the collection titled "New Studies in Astronomy", directed by Ch. André and P. Puiseux. Pierre Puiseux (1855-1928), astronomer at the Paris Observatory, was a great specialist in the moon.