{"product_id":"washington-irving-set","title":"The Heavens: An Illustrated Handbook of Popular Astronomy | 1878 Leather Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA handsome Victorian edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Heavens: An Illustrated Handbook of Popular Astronomy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Amédée Guillemin, edited by J. Norman Lockyer and revised by Richard A. Proctor. Published in London by Richard Bentley \u0026amp; Son in 1878, this is the entirely new and revised seventh edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeautifully bound in warm tan leather with gilt decorative bands and lettering to the spine, red page edges, and a refined gilt border to the boards. The volume is illustrated throughout with striking astronomical engravings and diagrams, including a large folding pull-out plate of the solar system. The pages are clean and the binding is tight, with only light, age-appropriate wear to the leather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good condition. Tight binding, clean pages, red edges, numerous illustrations, and one folding pull-out plate present. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 5 1\/2” x 8 1\/2”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderful nineteenth-century astronomy volume—equally compelling for a collector of scientific books, a lover of celestial imagery, or anyone drawn to the romance of Victorian exploration of the heavens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honey Bee Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55630986346795,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/7086\/5251\/files\/IMG_7518.jpg?v=1790127584","url":"https:\/\/honeybeemill.com\/products\/washington-irving-set","provider":"Honey Bee Mill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}