DICQUEMARE Jean François. LA CONNAISSANCE DE L'ASTRONOMIE,... Lot 26

DICQUEMARE Jean François. LA CONNAISSANCE DE L'ASTRONOMIE, rendue aisée, & mise à la portée portée de tout le monde. Seconde édition, augmentée par l'auteur, & enrichie de vingt-six planches en tailledouce. PARIS, LOTTIN le Jeune, 1771. One volume, in-8, of X pp., 158 pp. and (1) f., full contemporary binding in marbled calf. 5-rib spine with gilt title, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges. small tear to the top headband, corners top cap, corners dulled. A good copy. The 26 plates represent the various ancient cosmological systems, the positions of the planets and stars and their movements. their movement. Plate 23 shows the moon in "its natural position"; the names of the "moon spots" are indicated by numbers and letters numbers and letters that refer to the index. Bookplate.