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Brown's Star Atlas, Showing All the Bright Stars,
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Glasgow: James Brown & Son, 1904. Hard Cover. Good Only/NO DUST JACKET. Edition Not Stated. '.. with .. Full Instructions How to Find and Use Them for Navigational Purposes and Board of Trade Examinations.' Contains 6 full-page maps a nd several special maps in the text. Price is 3/6 Net. BOOK: Binding is held only by the webbing on the spine, 4cm loss to spine head & 1.5cm loss to spine heel, the boards are soiled & abraded with s ome fraying to edges, though front board titles & illustration are still clear, ink name/date (28/12/06) on FFEP, there are pencil annotations in the text indicating that this was a working copy. Loos ely inserted is a copy of 'Brown's Track Chart of the World' Compiled by Caprain James Tait. The map itself is not dated, but there is a previous owner name & date (28/12/06) on the top left corner. This map has been used to plot the course of the 'Total Eclipse of May 19, 1928' with pen & pencil annotations to this effect. The map is intact with three tears and some edgewear & browning. Also inserted is a tatty issue of 'Journal of Concise Information on the Total Solar Eclipse 1940' with annotations indicating use. Scan of covers on request.. more information
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Operation Vanguard : Earth Satellite
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London: Burke, 1957. The story of the satellite project. Jacket by Hardy. BOOK: Ink price front pastedown, scattered foxing on endpapers, & uniform page browning, but text is clean. JACKET: Price clipped, edgewear, tears, rubbing. & spot of abrasion on rear spine hinge. With illustrations & photographs. Scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG+/VG+. more information
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Whispers from Space : Communications with Alien Civilizations of the Universe
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London: Abelard-Schuman, 1974. Astronomy. Illustrated with plates. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++, Shelfwear, 2 Sm Bumps/VG, Tear, Abrasion, Crumpling. more information
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Other Worlds in Space
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London: Acorn Press, 1957. Astronomy. BOOK: Illustrated front board. Small corner bumps, shelf wear to bottom edges, offset & scattered foxing to endpapers & across the edges of the text-block, but text is clean. Illustrated by the author. JACKET: Price clipped; spine head/heel chipping, 3 corner chips, spine browning & abrasions; loss to 'A' in SPACE due to an abrasion perforation. DJ illustrated by Author. Scan on request.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good ++/Very Good. more information
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Exploring the Galaxies
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London: Odhams, 1968. Children's introduction to Astronomy. Illustrated throughout and indexed at rear of book. One of the Odhams Exploring Series. JACKET:- Intact, but price-clipped. Closed tear (nearly 1cm) at 1 o'clock on the top edge of the rear panel. Mild fading shows on the spine. Scan on request.. 1st Edition. Fine/VG++. Illus. by Deakin, Sylvia & Cyril. more information
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Radio Waves from Space
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Leicester, UK: Brockhampton, 1965. In the 'World of Science' series. Numerous illustrations, and an index at rear. Expanded condition report/scan on request.. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. VG++,Label,Small Stain,Edgefox/G, PC, Wear,Chips,Tears,Stains. Illus. by Claridge, Michael A. more information
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