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Cambridge,: Cambridge University Press, 1931 1st. edn. Hardback without dustwrapper. Small 4to. xi, pp188 incl. index & appendices. 2 undamaged fold-out star maps to the rear & 46 b/w plates. Orig. blue buckram, bright gilt titled to tanned spine. Former-owner's neat signature to front pastedown & pasted thereto an article from The Times dated 29.9.37 about the days "becoming longer by 0.0037 seconds per century"! Also I suspect part of the d/w neatly pasted to the ffep with the blurb about the book. VG+ Clean tight volume - I have had so many copies of this book over the years but this 1st is a first for me!

NY: Macmillan, 1931. Textblock lightly aged, but very clean and tight; Binding lightly edge and corner worn and rubbed; Spine cloth sunned, titling faded; Lacks dust jacket; 173p., including index.. Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good+. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

British: Pelican A59, 1939. Solid with light wear on the covers. The previous owner's name is on the inside front cover.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good.

London, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 1931. First Edition Reprint 1931. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Two fold-out maps, of the Northern and Southern skies, respectively, are tipped in between rear endpaper and last page of text. Boards are faded around edges. Spine is faded and bumped at ends. Leading corners are a little worn. Faded page block with minor age-spotting. Front endpaper has been removed. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Contents are clear. AF. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. Used.

Cambridge, University Press, 1931;. Reprint; Hbk; 188pp with 46 Photographs and 2 pull-out Maps of the Nothern & Southern Sky; Blue covers with gitl title on spine. .

The Macmillan Company, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Photos. Contains many diagrams and pictures of night skies. Tight and clean throughout.

pelican books, 1939 first edition . a-59 near fine book in a very good jacket paperback,

Cambridge University Press, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.3982 cent in x 19.3853 cent in x 13.7895 cent in. 1931 edition on blue cloth + owners name

New York / Cambridge: Macmillan Company / At the University Press, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. 173pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs, with black and white plates, drawings. Spine tanned and cocked, corners bumped, very good lacking the dustwrapper.

Penguin. Fair. Paperback. 1939. 184 pages. Cover worn. Text tanned<br> .

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition third printing hardback Half leather prize binging of Boston School (tooled spine school crest on front covermarbled edges and endpapers; prize label) xiii + 188 pages Illustrated + 2 fold out star maps at rear Very Good condition Now protected by transparent sleeve.

6-5: Cambridge. Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Reprint. Hardback.

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1948. Reprint . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Firmly bound, blue cloth boards. Strong fading and small scuffing on cover and spine. No jacket, small name and address written inside.

Cambridge University Press, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Hardback published by University Press, slight foxing to edges, Presentation label, some tear to dustwrapper spine, Good Copy.

HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1931* Publisher: Cambridge University Press.* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps, minor rubs, two slight dents to edges, absolutely minimal shelf wear. Spine browned and aged. GOOD* Jacket condition: No dust jacket. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with minimal reading wear, slight damp marks & inscription erased to ffep. Pencil annotation to rear end-paper, no marks to text, slight marks to top and fore edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG* Illustrations: A number of b/w photos, prints and line drawings throughout. Two fold out stamp maps at rear showing the northern and southern sky.* Pages: 153 pp. text. xxxv pp. appendices & index at rear.* Description: The text of a series of wireless talks expanded into book form aiming at the provision of an easy, readable and not over-serious introduction to the most poetical of sciences, modern… Read More

Hardcover in dust jacket. Clear jacket atop publisher's jacket. Price in pencil on front free endpaper. Tideline and staining visible on inside front cover. 1954 edition. Text clean. 188 pages. Plates and pull-out maps present. Bottom right-hand corner of page block shows staining. Yellowing.

Pelican 1939. Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

Pelican, London, 1939,. 1939. Soft cover. paperback, 184pp, illustraed, pages browning, text clean and sound, cover edges rubbed, owner's name on front cover corner, Good condition .

United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1945. First Edition; 6th Impression. Hardcover. Very Good 6th Impression hardcover (stated) in Fair dustjacket. Clean blue cloth boards lightly bumped to spine ends and rubbed to corners. Text block edges very lightly foxed. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright, crisp pages. Unclipped dustjacket bumped and chipped to spine ends, with closed tear to front upper spine edge. Some chipping to corners and light foxing to panels - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Nice copy. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages .

Cambridge at the University Press, 1931. Hardcover First Edition, Second Impression. Blue cloth boards With xlvi 188 pages b/w illustrations on plates, plus maps of the northern and of the southern sky. minor wear to boards otherwise in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.