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FERGUSON, James (1710-1776). Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles… London: for the author, 1756. Small 4to. 14 folding plates (frontispiece with 2” loss repaired at top corner, also with some marginal repairs, some spotting, offsetting). Full contemporary calf (recased). Provenance: Thomas Coutts (1735-1822), armorial bookplate of this British banker and founder of the banking house Coutts & Co. FIRST EDITION of this popular work that went through seventeen editions. Wallis 75.