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Auction 101, Lot 606
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"The Mapping of the Heavens", Whitfield, Peter

Subject: Reference Books

Period: 1995 (published)

Publication: Pomegranate Artbooks

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Size:
10.5 x 11 inches
26.7 x 27.9 cm
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Throughout history, efforts to map the heavens have often resulted in very beautiful images. Over eighty of some of the most beautiful and interesting celestial charts ever made are reproduced here in full color to reveal some of the ways in which the underlying structure of the universe has been conceived and explained. Published in association with the British Library. 134 pp., hardbound in blue cloth with dustjacket.

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Condition: A+

Book fine, dj slightly shelf worn.

Estimate: $30 - $40

Sold for: $0

Closed on 12/4/2002

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