Astronomy [Braille]

Book

Accession Number: 1991.51

Subtitle: A Text Book

Summary/Description: Interpoint braille grade 1 1/2; green and red clothbound boards with black lettering on spine. Book features raised-line tactile graphics with braille labeling. Signatures of pages are saddle-stitched and glued into the book case. Diagrams and pages are not in numerical order. Also contains handwritten text/labels in ink. May have been a transciber's copy. "Printed for the Library of Congress in 1932" --t.p. Museum has volume 1 only; appears to contain a loose signature of pages that may be from another volume.

Author: Duncan, John Charles

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: This title was produced in 5 volumes. APH kept this volume, which was later transferred to the APH Museum.

Credit Line: APH Collection, 1991.51

Publisher: [reproduced from] Harper & Brothers

Publisher Place: [New York]

Publish Date: c1930

Subjects: Astronomy Instructional materials

Physical Description: v. of braille : tactile graphics ; 11 x 11.25 x 1 in. Volume 1