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Lot 067 - "God's Glory In The Heavens" Antique Astronomical And Religious Book By William Leitch, Published By Alexander Strahan, London And New York, 1866, Note Front Cover Detached
Lot 067 - "God's Glory In The Heavens" Antique Astronomical And Religious Book By William Leitch, Published By Alexander Strahan, London And New York, 1866, Note Front Cover Detached
Antique astronomical and religious volume titled "God's Glory in the Heavens" by William Leitch, published by Alexander Strahan, London and New York, 1866. Illustrated throughout with engraved plates of planets, celestial bodies, and early telescopic observations. The gilt-decorated front cover, depicting a large telescope on scaffolding, is completely detached but present. Includes pasted newspaper clippings on the inside front and back covers featuring astrology-themed articles such as "Night in the Moon" and "A Star's Birth." Contains numerous handwritten pencil notes and marginalia throughout, including a reflective annotation above the Milky Way image in the first chapter, “A Journey Through Space.” Exhibits major wear to edges and corners of covers and spine, scattered water staining, and general age-related wear; binding poor and fragile but substantially complete.