ASTRONOMY. - James REYNOLDS (publisher). Astronomical Diagrams. London: J. Reynolds, [circa 1849.] Loose as issued, 4to (283 x 225mm.) 15 hand-coloured engraved plates on stiff card, including 4 with apertures and tissue-backing. (Browning to margins, marginal crease to one plate, light soiling verso.) Original blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover (rubbing to extremities and wear to spine panel, margins finger-marked). Note: the plates with apertures are intended to be held to the light to see the constellations. The plate titles are: 'Telescopic View of the Moon', 'The Planets', 'Eclipses', 'Constellations of the Northern Celestial Hemisphere', 'Methods of Ascertaining the Latitude', 'Constellations of the Southern Celestial Hemisphere', 'Methods of Ascertaining the Longitude', 'Diagram of Meteorology', 'The Earth's Annual Revolution Round the Sun', 'The Sun and Solar Phenomena', 'Transparent Diagram of the Phases of the Moon', 'The Earth and It's Atmosphere', 'The Seasons', 'Transparent Solar System' and 'Chart of the Heavens'.