The Great Astronomers.
1932SW1701New York:: Newton 1932. 1932. Thick 8vo. 2 xix 1 618 2 pp. 22 plates 113 figures 10 charts 2 maps index. Blue blind- and gilt-stamped cloth. Ownership signature of David F. Lynch. Very good. First edition. Contents include: "Prologue: You are Invited to Take a Preliminary Cruise in Starland" "The Magic Feats of Eratoshenes" "Copernicus Enthrones the Sun" "Kepler the Lawgiver" "Herschel Expands the Universe" "Old Cosmogonies and New" "The Mirrod Universe — An Astronomic Fantasy". Written by Lynch in ink on ffep: "Why did not someone teach me the constellations and make me at home in the starry heavens which are always overhead – Carlyle." Newton, 1932. hardcover books
