Telescope teachings
Subtitle: a familiar sketch of astronomical discovery : combining a special notice of objects coming within the range of a small telescope : with a detail of the most interesting discoveries which have been made with the assistance of powerful telescopes, concerning the phenomena of the heavenly bodies, including the recent comet
By: by the Hon. Mrs. Ward ; illustrated by the author's original drawings.
Contributors: Groombridge (Firm)
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1859
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Telescopes.; Astronomy.
Notes: Added colour wood-engraved illustrated t.p.

Colour wood-engraved plates are unsigned and without imprint.  Plates are with title captions.

Plates were printed by Benjamin Fawcett.  Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, engraver and colour printer, 1988.

Wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.

Includes "Index.": p. [209]-212.

Most wood-engraved illustrations and plates 1, 3-9, 12, and 13-15 were also used in "The telescope" by the same author published in 1869 by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 1150.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1-8] at end.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett, p. 115.

MASS copy: Bound in blue bead-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  Upper cover blocked in gold and lower cover in blind with illustration replicated from the text.  With pale pastel yellow endpapers.