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A Beginner's Star-Book: an Easy Guide to the Stars and to the Astronomical Uses of the Opera-Glass, the Field-Glass and the Telescope by McKready, Kelvin; [Murphy, Edgar Gardner] - 1937

by McKready, Kelvin; [Murphy, Edgar Gardner]

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A Beginner's Star-Book: an Easy Guide to the Stars and to the Astronomical Uses of the Opera-Glass, the Field-Glass and the Telescope by McKready, Kelvin; [Murphy, Edgar Gardner] - 1937

A Beginner's Star-Book: an Easy Guide to the Stars and to the Astronomical Uses of the Opera-Glass, the Field-Glass and the Telescope

by McKready, Kelvin; [Murphy, Edgar Gardner]

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NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Fair with no dust jacket; Possible ex-library copy with scars on front and . rear pastedown endpapers, front hinge cracked, boards heavily worn, spine . faded, shaken.. 1937. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. An introduction to star gazing for the general reader who does not have sophisticated astronomy equipment written by a progressive Alabama Episcopal priest, Edgar Gardner Murphy, under his pen name Kelvin McKready. His wife, Maude King Murphy revised this fourth edition. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering and Saturn design stamped on front boards. Index, many maps, illustrations and photos of the sun, moon and stars. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 154 pages .
  • Seller Old Saratoga Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Possible ex-library copy with scars on front and rear pastedown endpapers, front hinge cracked, board
  • Edition Fourth Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Place of Publication NY
  • Date Published 1937
  • Keywords Star Gazing, Stars, ASTRONOMY

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A Beginner's Star Book

by McKready, Kelvin

  • Used
  • Hardcover
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Used - Good/Fine
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No Dustjacket
Edition
1st Edition
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Hardcover
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New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. 1st Edition. Original Cloth. Good/Fine/No Dustjacket. Type: Book 1912/With Charts Of The Moon, Tables Of The Planets, And Star Maps On A New Plan/70 Illustrations. This book is an easy guide to the stars, and to the astronomical uses of the opera glass, the field glass, and the telescope. The cover is in "good" condition for its age, with some shelfwear. There is a nameplate on the inner front cover. The pages are clean crisp, and white, without any writing or marking in the text.
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