An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule. by Asimov, Isaac

NY: DAVID MCKAY. OWNER'S NAME . VG. Hardcover. THIRD PRINTING. 1969.

Fawcett Premier Books, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Covers betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Fraying along the base of the spine, but the binding remains structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Fawcett Premier Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett World Library. 156pp. Some discoloration, and a few small creases om the wrapps. The pages are clean. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall P4 . Very Good. Paperback. Reprint.. 1965.

Fawcett Premier Books, 1967. First Edition THUS. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition THUS. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Age-toning to interior covers, and very subtle rubbing to spine; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, January 1967. Paper Back . 3.1 PB standard 50%.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover, 187 pp. Non authorial gift inscription on front endpaper, ex-library copy with evidence of glue and paper remnants inside both front and rear cover, missing the rear endpaper, foxing to the page edges, else a very good copy with clean text in a good only dust jacket (damage to the edge of the front and rear flaps where they were glued and removed from the pastedowns. Despite the flaws a reasonably attractive and scarce book. Now protected in an archival cover.

First Edition, First Printing. Book in Very Good condition, pages clean and tight, no evidence of wear on cover. Dust jacket in Good condition, small worn spots, and some crinkling of jacket at spine ends (see photos). Placed in Brodart dust jacket protector.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. William Barss. The sci-fi legend Asimov covers the underlying principles of using the slide rule in this book, starting with simple mathematics, all the way up to logarithms. This book serves both for the unfamiliar to those comfortable using a slide rule but want to expand their knowledge. This is a stated first printing, with cover art of slide rules in pink, peach, and orange on the front and back covers. The title is in pink and orange print on the front cover in front of a black background. The book is clothbound in orange with a slide rules printed in black along the front edge. The dust jacket has some loss and rubbing to the topmost part of the spine and smaller chips, tears, and rubbing along the edges and corners. An original price of 3.50 is printed in the inner flap of the front DJ cover. The book also has some wear to the corners and the top and bottom edges of the spine. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked.