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The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.

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The Moon: Considered as A Planet, A World, and a Satellite

James Nasmyth and James Carpenter

Second edition of one of the most visually ambitious and scientifically influential nineteenth-century works on lunar geology. The result of decades of observation by the engineer and amateur astronomer James Nasmyth, the work is celebrated for its remarkable series of photographic plates—among the earliest attempts to render the lunar surface with convincing realism. Unable to achieve the necessary detail through direct photography, Nasmyth constructed intricate plaster models of the moon based on telescopic observations, which were then photographed under carefully controlled lighting to simulate the effects of solar illumination.

These images, reproduced through a combination of Woodburytypes, heliotypes, and other early photomechanical processes, were widely regarded by contemporaries as strikingly “truthful” representations of the lunar surface, lending the work considerable scientific authority at the time. The volume thus stands at a pivotal moment in the history of both astronomy and photography, blending observational science, model-making, and emerging reproductive technologies in a single, highly original synthesis. The second edition is generally preferred, containing an expanded and refined suite of plates, and remains a cornerstone work in the history of selenography and early scientific illustration.

London: John Murray, 1874. Original gold embossed blue boards; pp. xvi, 189 + ads. A very good copy. Minor shelfwear and rubbing to boards with a touch of fraying to extremities, neat repair to spine heel. Hinges starting, overopened at points with one gathering loose. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown, scattered foxing, mostly to the margins with the plates themselves clean, typical cockling to leaves. A beautiful book.

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