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Presentation from Author to The Earl of Rosse
Astronomy: Herschel (Sir John F.W.) A New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars. Being the Catalogue of the late Sir John F.W. Herschel, Bart. Revised, Corrected and Enlarged by J.L.E. Dreyer, Astronomer of the Armagh Observatory. Lg. 4to Lond. (Royal Astronomical Society) 1888. First Edn. Thus, 237pp partly unopened, title stamped 'Birr Castle,' orig. ptd. boards with Birr stamp, some damp stains. (1)
Front loose blank, inscribed, 'The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Rosse with J.L.E. Dreyer's compliments.'
Provenance: Birr Castle Estate.
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