Product categories

MOON LORE by Timothy Harley – First Edition Hardcover Limited to 250 Copies

$63.00

MOON LORE by Timothy Harley – First Edition Hardcover Limited to 250 Copies

Out of stock

Email me when this item is back in stock

Description

First Edition Hardcover Limited to 250 Copies

Hardcover bound in blue geltex
Measures 140×215 mm
120 gram black Endpapers
Printed on 115 g wood free, age resistant Munken Premium Cream paper
308 Pages
Sewn Book Block
Golden ribbon marker and Headbands
Gilded on the front and spine
Index includes 750 keywords

Book is in new unread condition

Published by Black Letter Press

Cover Design by Sarah B. Bolen

First published in 1885.

Written just eighty-four years before Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, this is a Victorian collection of moon lore: myths, folklore, superstitions and just plain whimsy from all lands. Although contemporary astronomers had fairly well wrapped up the question of whether there was water and air on the moon, Harley, an admirer of Galileo Galilei, still suspected that the moon was inhabited. However, there was still much that was unknown about the moon until the first probes were crash-landed on it (for instance, whether the surface was covered with vast, deep layers of dust). So we shouldn’t feel too smug, even though we’ve played golf there. The universe will continue to surprise us.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet

Add a review
MOON LORE by Timothy Harley - First Edition Hardcover Limited to 250 Copies MOON LORE by Timothy Harley - First Edition Hardcover Limited to 250 Copies
Rating*
0/5
* Rating is required
Your review
* Review is required
Name
* Name is required
Add photos or video to your review
0
    0
    Your Cart
    Your cart is emptyReturn to Shop