Astronomy For Everyman by Martin Davidson (Editor) - 1953

J. M. Dent, 1954-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x1. [A compendium of astronomical information which should be standard for years to come.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked.

London, UK: J.M. Dent, 1953. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Near New. Salmon red linen boards/VG; showing edge/surface rubs & fading to spine with weak but sound hinges. DJ/None. Upper text edge dyed to match linen boards; maps of northern and southern skies to covers verso & endpapers. Frontis: Delavan's Comet, 1914, PO name stamped on front cover verso. Outline of knowledge to date (1950s) of the heavenly bodies. Essays of leading contributors (nearly all members of the British Astronomical Association) are: I, The Solar System; II, The Sun; III, The Moon; IV, The Planets; V, Minor Planets; VI, Comets, Meteors & Meteorites; VII, The Aurora & Zodiacal Light; VIII, The Stars; IX, Light & Instruments; X, History of Astronomy; XI, Navigation; and, XII, The Road to the Planets.

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 494 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.