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THBD.F. Brocchi Star Atlas, 1936, Harvard
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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LiveJul 6, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
STAR ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS by D.F. Brocchi, Self Published, 1936. 20 charts plus index page and cover page bound with 3 punched holes secured by brass fold-over pins with a paper spine reinforcement. 15" H x 12" W. Includes a laid-in textile print of "Moonscape: Looking South From Gassendi - by Frank Chollar after Russell W. Porter". Note: The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) was founded in 1911 for the purpose of monitoring variable stars in a systematic way. Dalmiro Francis Brocchi (1871-1955), an AAVSO member and observer from Seattle, Washington, had taken charge of chart making. Ultimately, over a re,ign of thirty years, Brocchi produced over eight hundred charts at a drafting time of ten to twenty hours per chart. (Hamilton 1948a) As an AAVSO member and observer, and an excellent draftsman by profession, he worked for the Great Northern Railroad.
PROVENANCE: By descent in the historic Pinckney family of Runnymede Plantation, South Carolina.
Condition
Very Good condition with some chips to page edges, tear to spine paper cover not affecting charts.
- Provenance
By descent in the historic Pinckney family of Runnymede Plantation, South Carolina.
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