Amedee Guillemin — La Terre Et le Ciel

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie. 1893. Cloth. A geographical and scientific guide to meterology, geography and volcanology, from French science writer Amedee Guillemin. Part of the Bibliotheque des Ecoles et des Familles collection. Guillemin wrote books of physics and astronomy which became very popular. His publisher, Hachette, encouraged him to write a series of booklets about astronomy and physics under the title "Small popular encyclopaedia", a scientifically sound but accessible collection about sciences and their applications. In French. With one hundred and twenty-eight engraved illustrations. In a green cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally rubbed, with some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Pages are mainly bright, with some scattered light spotting throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .