HUYGENS, CHRISTIAAN. 1629-1695.:The Celestial World Discover\'d: or, Conjectures Concerning the Inhabitants, Plants and Productions of the Worlds in the Planets. London: Timothy Childe, 1698. Small 8vo (170 x 118 mm). 5 folding engraved plates. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked to style, blue cloth chemise and slipcase.
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, published in the same year as the original Latin edition. Wing H3859.
HUYGENS, CHRISTIAAN. 1629-1695.:The Celestial World Discover\'d: or, Conjectures Concerning the Inhabitants, Plants and Productions of the Worlds in the Planets. London: Timothy Childe, 1698. Small 8vo (170 x 118 mm). 5 folding engraved plates. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked to style, blue cloth chemise and slipcase.
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, published in the same year as the original Latin edition. Wing H3859.