'ATLAS COELESTIS CONTAINING THE SYSTEMS AND THEORYES OF THE PLANETS AND CONSTELLATIONS OF THE STARS..'
by John Seller, London, no publisher, circa 1680, engraved allegorical title, twenty-five engraved plates comprising thirty-three images, charts and tables, full page of contemporary notes at pages 30 and on end-paper with occasional other notes and annotation, eg. p.40 regarding fixed star motion: Sir Isaac Newton demonstrates how this may not arife from any motion of the Fermament it felt but from the Spherical Figure of the Earth, contemporary owner's name on frontispiece and fly for 'Joseph Bland', and inside cover for 'C. Preston 1806' and fly for 'John Preston', contemporary calf (rubbed) -- 5¾ x 3¾in. (14.5 x 9.5cm.)

Ref: Wing S2463 (with variant spelling of title); cf. Shirley C.SELL 1a.

Condition Report
Book Sold Not Subject to Return

Binding appears in good original condition albeit a little rubbed on the spine; The number of plates for this volume seems to vary and others have had as many as 56 plates - however, the binding is not depressed and there's no sign of obvious omissions, it's possible that it was a cheaper or perhaps earlier edition than the more-liberally illustrated other examples seen.

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