Moxon, A tutor to astronomie and geographie: Or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, 1659

MOXON, JOSEPH (1627-1691)

A tutor to astronomie and geographie: or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, celestial and terrestrial. London: Joseph Moxon, 1659 

FIRST EDITION, small 4to (191 x 135mm.), additional engraved allegorical title in Latin, engraved illustrations, many woodcut diagrams, later vellum using old document, modern folding cloth box, minor spotting and browning,vellum repaired and soiled

With the following issue points: A variant of the title page without "of" before spherical triangles; Numbers "2 ... 6." are enclosed within braces on title page; the words "astronomical ... triangles" are gathered by a left brace; With added engraved title (A1v); Caption title on 2C4v: "Ancient stories of the several stars ... collected from Dr. Hood".

LITERATURE:

Tomash & Williams M140; Crone Library 221; ESTC R23159; Wing M3021

PROVENANCE:

Inscribed with the signatures of Charles E. Riviere and Henry Branch

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