1849 Conversations on Natural Philosophy Marcet Blake Astronomy Plates Leather
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Conversations on Natural Philosophy is an illustrated nineteenth-century science book exploring the physical world through accessible dialogue. For collectors of early astronomy, scientific illustration, and historic education, it deepens appreciation of how students understood planetary motion, the seasons, and the principles of physics before modern textbooks.
Written by Jane Marcet and improved for classroom use by Rev. J. L. Blake, D.D., with examination questions, illustrative notes, and a dictionary of philosophical terms.
Published in Boston by Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 59 Washington Street, in 1849. The title page states “One Hundred and Fiftieth Thousand.”
The astronomical illustrations are particularly appealing. The detailed frontispiece depicts Earth’s orbit and the changing seasons, surrounded by images of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, the Moon, and a comet. Another photographed plate illustrates planetary orbits, Saturn’s rings, and comparative planetary sizes. These are printed period illustrations rather than original hand-drawn sketches.
Bound in brown leather with a dark spine title label reading “Blake’s Natural Philosophy.” Includes a publisher’s catalogue and handwritten initials on a preliminary leaf.
Condition: Poor binding; readable interior. The front cover is fully detached but included. Leather is heavily rubbed and scuffed, with worn corners, splitting along the joints, and substantial loss at the spine ends exposing the underlying material. Pages show foxing, uneven toning, staining, and some creased or worn edges. The photographed astronomical plates retain clear, attractive detail despite spotting. Plate and page completeness has not been verified. Please review all photographs carefully.
SKU D-8
1849 Conversations on Natural Philosophy Marcet Blake Astronomy Plates Leather
$85.00
Written by Jane Marcet and improved for classroom use by Rev. J. L. Blake, D.D., with examination questions, illustrative notes, and a dictionary of philosophical terms.
Published in Boston by Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 59 Washington Street, in 1849. The title page states “One Hundred and Fiftieth Thousand.”
The astronomical illustrations are particularly appealing. The detailed frontispiece depicts Earth’s orbit and the changing seasons, surrounded by images of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, the Moon, and a comet. Another photographed plate illustrates planetary orbits, Saturn’s rings, and comparative planetary sizes. These are printed period illustrations rather than original hand-drawn sketches.
Bound in brown leather with a dark spine title label reading “Blake’s Natural Philosophy.” Includes a publisher’s catalogue and handwritten initials on a preliminary leaf.
Condition: Poor binding; readable interior. The front cover is fully detached but included. Leather is heavily rubbed and scuffed, with worn corners, splitting along the joints, and substantial loss at the spine ends exposing the underlying material. Pages show foxing, uneven toning, staining, and some creased or worn edges. The photographed astronomical plates retain clear, attractive detail despite spotting. Plate and page completeness has not been verified. Please review all photographs carefully.
SKU D-8