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1925049324London Uk: Methuen & Company 1925. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 32 Plates Drawings Tables. Xi 213 Pp. Brown Cloth Gilt. First Printing Stated 1925. Light Wear No Marks Spine Gilt Weak. A General Introduction For The Average Reader But More Factual Science Than 95% Of American Adults Will Know About A Hundred Years Later. <br/> <br/> Methuen & Company hardcover
1981034897Cambridge / London /New York: Cambridge University Press 1981. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. X 342 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. First Printing 1981. Fine In Fine Dj. <br/> <br/> Cambridge University Press hardcover
0428515630.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1962150523069Vista Books 1962-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Vista Books, hardcover
1989106700London: Westview Press 1989. library stickers on the bottom of the spine and on the inside of the cover and stamps on the page block. minor bumps to the ends of the cover and spine and minor creases going down the spine tea stains on page 85 but the rest of the page appear clean bright and tight. paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Ex - Library Usual Stamps. Westview Press Paperback
1992W2.157Tokyo: Model Art Co. 1992. Book. Very Good. Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. slight cover rubs. text in Japanese copious illustrations. 158pp. Model Art Co. Paperback
a852791905. 4to. pp. 187-229 with 3 plates mostly of photo image of Eros removed from Annals of Harvard College Observatory and rebound in later wraps. VG. . unknown
189676030Kiel: Druck von S. Schsidt 1896. First offprint edition. Quarto. 140-47 1 pp. Publisher's printed gray wrappers. Old Crease through the middle cause short seperations at spine and fore-edge old tide mark to upper margin. Russell made measurements at Sydney for many years. Henry Chamberlain Russell Russell was an astronomer meteorologist and one of the most eminent men of science in Australia in the nineteenth century. Upon leaving the University at the end of 1859 he was appointed assistant to the Government Astronomer. He became the Government Astronomer in 1870 and subsequently held the position for 35 years. Druck von S. Schsidt unknown
196663677Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1966. 4to. 160 pp. Illustrated title in blue & black illustrated throughout with blue & black text illustrations star maps. Pictorial blue publisher’s cloth cover art illustrations in yellow slight shelfwear w/ d.j. w/ d.j. cover art by Rey which unfolds into a wall-sized sky chart measuring 22 x 26 in. on verso illustrated on recto & verso when folded price-clipped couple minor closed tears minor shelfwear slight bumping to couple corners still NF/VG copy w/ former ownership marking on title. Revised & expanded edition in order to depict constellations and sky charts as far south as Australia and New Zealand of this revolutionary practical star guide first published in a smaller format in 1952. The clear readable text many text illustrations and diagrams and the author’s humor all make the mechanics of star gazing much easier for the beginner astronomer. Houghton Mifflin Co., hardcover
189650094Lynn MA: Nichols Press 1896. First Separate Edition. Octavo 23.5cm.; publisher's cream stitched card printed wrappers; 12pp. Wrapper extremities rather toned and brittle with a few small chips to extremities else Good and internally sound. Obituary of the late astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould 1824-1896 first published in the "Boston Transcript" December 12 1896. Nichols Press unknown
1896022957Cambridge: At the University Press 1896. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 414 pages indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Rubbing and wear to the binding with the spine of the headcap a bit chipped or frayed. An ex-library copy with minimal markings. Bookplate on front pastedown empty pocket on rear pastedown and a scratched-out number at the lower left corner of the title page. The top right corner of the title page is clipped. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text is clean. George Biddle Airy 1801-1892 was an English mathematician and an astronomer who helped map the courses of a number of planets. He also helped establish Greenwich as the prime meridian. <br/> <br/> At the University Press hardcover
1968003253Gordon and Breach: 1968. 610 pages. This is the proceedings of the Conference on Beam-Foil Spectroscopy held at the University of Arizona November 20-22 1967 under the sponsorship of NASA." FINE HARDCOVER VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Hard Covers. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gordon and Breach: hardcover
184254925Dayton & Newman New York 1842. Hardcover. Used - Good. NY: Dayton & Newman 1842. Copyright 1842. Stereotyped by Richard C. Valentine NY. Printed by George W. Wood & Co NY. 252 pages. 7.5x4.75" black cloth gold title blind stamped decorative panel on boards 'Elles & Middlebrook Binders' in border. 'L.J. Dudley' in ink on upper blank. Mason born Washington CT 1819 Yale 1839 abandoned graduate studies to join Maine boundary expedition 1840 published 'Observations on Nebulae' in Transactions of American Philosophical Society 'Introduction to Practical Astronomy' died Richmond VA 1840. Tips bit frayed cover rubbed spotted foxed else VG. Dayton & Newman, New York hardcover
1999038885Smithsonian Institution Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1560988320 . Hardcover with dustjacket first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page book and jacket are in excellent condition there are no remarkable flaws and a professional removable mylar cover is included inscribed and signed by the co-author: "To Joel - With thanks for the help over the past decade. Curtis Peebles." Illustrated includes a bibliography "documents the adventure triumphs setbacks and fun of pioneering a technology that allowed astronauts to accomplish lifting reentries and precise runeway landings"; 244 pages; Signed by Author . Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover
1988021157San Diego California: Friends of the Malcolm A. Love Library San Diego State University 1988. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW slipcase. Perfect condition. Still sealed in the publisher's plain paper wrapper. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp - obviously never read. 1988. First Edition. Limited to 1000 numbered copies this being #322. Fully described here are hundreds of important 15th - 18th century astronomical books by Euclid Pliny Copernicus Galileo Kepler and many others. Most entries have informative notes about both the book and author. Profusely illustrated with 309 excellent reproductions several in beautiful full color. Pictorial endpapers. Introduction by Owen Gingerich. Based on the collection of the late Dr. Ernst Zinner professor of astronomy at the University of Munich. Bound in the original gilt-stamped red cloth in a matching red cloth slipcase. Oversize Hardcover. 9.5" wide by 12.25" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition Limited to 1000 copies. Oversize Hardcover. New/New slipcase. 336pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Friends of the Malcolm A. Love Library, San Diego State University Hardcover
1999SCIENCE/TECH/MED4/RICHARDApr 21 1999. Paperback. Very Good. Sold by the U.K Charity Kisharon Langdon: Supporting young people with disabilities. paperback
2015545521Princeton: Princeton University Press 2015. Softback in very good condition. Light shelf and handling wear only occasional very small dog-eared crease to bottom corners within text block otherwise in 'as unread' condition. CN. Paperback. Very Good. Used. Princeton University Press Paperback
19113.240London: Macmillan 1911. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. dark blue cloth with weak gilt spine titles. edgewear corner bumps. owner's name. 192pp. ads Macmillan's Science Monograph. Macmillan Hardcover
1950037435Pasadena : Mt Wilson Observatory 1950. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Display Of "Position Of Pluto Relative To Halley's Comet During The Revolution 1835-1910 And Close Approach At Present Aphelion Passage" On Single Sheet From Carnegie Institution Mt. Wilson Observatory Diagrams And Text In Black On White Background. 19 7/8" X 16 1/8". <br/> <br/> Mt Wilson Observatory unknown
1986037436Pasadena : Jet Propulsion Laboratory / International Halley Watch 1986. Original Astronomical Photographs . No Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. Original Astronomical Display Of "Comet Halley Through The Ages" 1986 On Single Sheet From Jpl Member Of International Halley Watch Color Chart With Pencil Note P-30127 On Verso. <br/> <br/> Jet Propulsion Laboratory / International Halley Watch unknown
1735016015Nuremburg / Nuernberg / Nurnberg circa 1735: G. C. Eimmarti / Officina Homanniana 1735. Reprint . Triple Mat Board. Fine. A Fine Colored Reprint Of An Exceptionally Decorative Astronomical Map Image 15 1/2" X 13 1/2" Not A Flat Copy Or Poster Heavy Raised Ink On Heavy Textured Paper With Faux Laid Lines No Center Fold Discernible. Beautifully Colored Probably Hand Colored. The Finest Possible Copy But Not An Eighteenth Century Original.Nicely Matted With Triple Mat Boards In Different Colors. <br/> <br/> G. C. Eimmarti / Officina Homanniana unknown
1985028552Moskva Moscow: Nauka 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good . Photgraphs Drawings Charts. 271 Pp. Scarce Only One Holding In Poland Shown In Worldcat. This Example With Inscription On Front Cover "To Dr. R. Newburn Ray Newburn President Of Ihw International Halley Watch From Authors 30-05-1985 Kiev / Leningrad" And With Two Indecipherable Signatures Apparently The Authors'. <br/> <br/> Nauka paperback
1893037662New York: Macmillan And Co 1893. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 404 Pp. 7 Pp Publisher's Ads At Rear.New Edition Revised Throughout By The Author . January 1893". Tan Cloth Stamped In Black And Red. Lightly Used A Few Tiny Frays Along Bottom Edge Of Spine Hinges Solid Spine Leaned. Handwritten Name Of "George Ellery Heale" And Direct From The Astronomer George Ellery Hale's Personal Library But Does Not Match Examples Of His Signature Nor Of Crawford's; Possibly A Gift To Hale. <br/> <br/> Macmillan And Co hardcover
1977041857Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Xii 239 Pp. Brown-Maroon Cloth Gilt. First Printing Indicated 1977. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Pewr Wikipedia Sir Francis Graham-Smith Born1923 Is A British Astronomer. He Was The Thirteenth Astronomer Royal From 1982 To 1990 And Was Knighted In 1986. He Was Educated At Rossall School Lancashire England And Attended Downing College Cambridge From 1941. In The Late 1940S He Worked At The University Of Cambridge On The Long Michelson Interferometer. In 1964 He Was Appointed Professor Of Radio Astronomy The University Of Manchester And In 1981 Director Of The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories Part Of The University Of Manchester At Jodrell Bank. He Was Also Director Of The Royal Greenwich Observatory From 1975 To 1981. <br/> <br/> Cambridge University Press hardcover
1924041186New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1924. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Plates. 98 Pp. First Printing 1924 Date On Title And Copyright Pages No Additional Printing Noted. Near Fine. In A Very Worn Chipped Dust Jacket Split Along Front Spine Edge. Former Owner's Name Stamp On Front Endpaper No Other Marks. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover