(Astronomy) - 3 works - Lot 16

(Astronomy) - 3 works - LUTHER (Paul). The Printed Catalogs of the Library of the Royal Astronomical Society. Books, pamphlets, journals & manuscripts from 1450 to 1940 - Catalogue of the Growe Isles Library. Transcribed, composed, and edited by... Washington, 1946 (Reprint, 2006). 2 volumes in-4, [1 f], VIII, [1 f], 512 pp and [2 ff], pages 513–1048, publisher’s cloth. - COPELAND (Ralph). *Catalogue of the Crawford Library of the Royal Observatory*. Edinburgh, 1890 (Reprint, 2002). In-4, VIII, 499 pp, publisher’s cloth. A description of 10,000 books on astronomy, with collations. Never reprinted, it had been unobtainable until now. - [HERSCHEL, William & John]. The Catalog of the Herschel Library. Compiled by Isabelle Herschel. New York, 2001. Sturdy in-8 volume, XII, 578 pp., publisher’s illustrated cardboard binding. The astronomical library of William Herschel (1738–1822) was expanded by his son John (1792–1871). The handwritten catalog was compiled in 1899 by John’s youngest daughter. It was this manuscript, supplemented with bibliographic notes, that served as the basis for the printed catalog. 3,360 entries, with a few facsimiles included as inserts.