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WOLLASTON, Francis (1731-1815). A Specimen of a General Astronomical Catalogue, arranged in Zones of North Polar Distance ... Containing a Comparative View of the Mean Positions of Stars, Nebulae, and Clusters of Stars. London: G. and T. Wilkie, 1789. 2° (442 x 275mm). Tables, 3-page "advertisement" at end with 3 engraved diagrams, one full-page (some light staining mainly to margins of title). Later diced roan (worn, joints splitting, corners bumped, inner hinges reinforced). Provenance : House of Commons Library (armorials on covers and bookplate with disposal stamp).
WOLLASTON, Francis (1731-1815). A Specimen of a General Astronomical Catalogue, arranged in Zones of North Polar Distance ... Containing a Comparative View of the Mean Positions of Stars, Nebulae, and Clusters of Stars. London: G. and T. Wilkie, 1789. 2° (442 x 275mm). Tables, 3-page "advertisement" at end with 3 engraved diagrams, one full-page (some light staining mainly to margins of title). Later diced roan (worn, joints splitting, corners bumped, inner hinges reinforced). Provenance : House of Commons Library (armorials on covers and bookplate with disposal stamp).