Description: *** Bookplate of Andrew Carnegie - VERY SCARCE***Fine Binding***Orbs Around Us by Richard A. Proctor 1899 Andrew Carnegie (Scots: [kɑrˈnɛːɡi], English: /kɑːrˈnɛɡi/ kar-NEG-ee;[note 1] November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States, Great Britain, and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away around $350 million (roughly $5.5 billion in 2021) almost 90 percent of his fortune, to charities, foundations and universities.[7] His 1889 article proclaiming "The Gospel of Wealth" called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society, expressed support for progressive taxation and an estate tax, and stimulated a wave of philanthropy.(See Wikipedia for more information)Richard Anthony Proctor (23 March 1837 – 12 September 1888) was an English astronomer. He is best remembered for having produced one of the earliest maps of Mars in 1867 from 27 drawings by the English observer William Rutter Dawes. His map was later superseded by those of Giovanni Schiaparelli and Eugène Antoniadi and his nomenclature was dropped (for instance, his "Kaiser Sea" became Syrtis Major Planum). He used old drawings of Mars dating back to 1666 to try to determine the sidereal day of Mars. His final estimate, in 1873, was 24h 37m 22.713s, very close to the modern value of 24h 37m 22.663s. The crater Proctor on Mars is named after him. (Wikipedia) *****The beautiful volume is in very good plus condition. Gorgeous 1/2 leather over marbled boards with top edge gilt. Spine have 5 hubs with gilt lettering and dated (1899). Couple pages have numbers written in pencil. The spine has faded to a pleasant light green now but believed originally to be same color as the boards (sun fading). Binding tight and square. Very light rubbing on edges. Small bookplate of a previous owner on inside board. The book is very tight and there are no remainder marks, not ex-library. Any issues have been reflected in the pricing.This item will be shipped with Signature Confirmation (as required by eBay).Please see pictures for more information and detail. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. I will be glad to take additional pictures. I tried to describe the book through words and pictures the best I can but if you are not 100% satisfied with the purchase, please know you can return the book for full refund. Ships carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box. Will ship within 1 business day of receiving payment. Thank you for looking!
Price: 1399 USD
Location: Okatie, South Carolina
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Special Attributes: Bookplate of Andrew Carnegie, Fine Binding
Author: Richard A. Proctor
Publisher: Longman, Green, and Co.
Topic: History
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
