THE REALM OF THE NEBULAE BY EDWIN HUBBLE 1936 FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER

THE REALM OF THE NEBULAE BY EDWIN HUBBLE 1936 FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER

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[HUBBLE, EDWIN]. The Realm of the Nebulae. London: Humphrey Milford, 1936.

First edition. Cloth-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (230 x 160 x 25 mm). Pp. xii, (2), 210. English text. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present. Numerous plates, figures and tables throughout. Printed footnotes. Index to rear in double columns. Condition: GOOD to VERY GOOD. Contents complete. Binding tight, secure and square. A little darkening to the edges of the covers. Interior very well-preserved with mild toning to endpaper. Previous owner name neatly inked to front endpaper. Without a dust jacket. Scarce.

Notes: Rare first edition, the classic work by Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953) who is considered to be 'the foremost observational astronomer of the twentieth century and one of the most influential scientists of all time in changing our understanding of the universe. ' He presented his prestigious Silliman lecture at Yale in 1935 and it was published the following year as 'The Realm of the Nebulæ'.