Thomas Nelson and Sons, London and Edinburgh, 1961, 1^st thus.  Hard cover, 227 pages including Bibliography.  Translated by D. R. Welsh and Preface by H. A. Bruck.  Very good; blue cloth with gold lettering on spine; embossment on front board; very light edge and cover wear; binding sound with headbands.  Dust jacket has edge and cover wear, tears repaired on verso; age toning.  Illustrated end papers; black & white photos and illustrations; interior clean and unmarked with tanning pages.  ‘The aim of this Atlas is to make the reader familiar with the discoveries of modern astronomy in the most direct manner, that is, by means of photographs, diagrams and star charts.  The book combines a very beautiful series of plates showing the structure and grandeur of the infinite realms around us, with a text presented in the form of an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia of astronomy.’ (from front flap)