Bishop Museum Pr, Date: 2003-12. Hardcover. Good. 2003. Bishop Museum Pr ISBN 1581780230 9781581780239 [US]

ISBN10: 1581780230, ISBN13: 9781581780239, [publisher: Bishop Museum Pr (December 1, 2003)] Hardcover First Edition ISBN 1581780230. Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine condition book in a Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. We have placed the dustjacket in a Brodart clear plastic protective cover and it looks much better than described.
[Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, Date: 2004. 262pp/illus/maps. An account of the British scientific expedition in pursuit of what was considered the most important astronomical observation of the 19th century--a transit of Venus that would yield calculation of the elusive astronomical unit. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2004. Bishop Museum Press ISBN 1581780230 9781581780239 [US]