The Stars in Their Courses by Jeans, Sir James - 1931

Cambridge University Press, 1931. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1931. No Edition Stated. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Notable sunning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

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. .

Cambridge: University Press, 1940. 1st Ed. Discarded Library Book. Royal Air Force Library stamp on back of title pg. Spine faded, edge wear, fray at front spine edge, overall content excellent. Hardbound. 12mo. 188 Pgs.. Good. The Stars In Their Courses by Sir James Jeans. Published by University Press, Cambridge, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 12mo (up to 7-1/2'' tall). Condition: Good. Discarded Library Book. Royal Air Force Library stamp on back of title pg. Spine faded, edge wear, fray at front spine edge, overall content excellent. 188 Pgs. Based on the author's radio talk show, astronomy presented in a simple non-technical way. Illustrated with drawings and black and white photographs, pull out map on last page. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 14301.

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

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1940. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Guide to Astronomy expanding on the Author's Wireless Talks. Illustrated with B&W Photographs and 2 Folding Star Maps at the back. Frontis is a B&W Picture "The Origin of the Milky Way" (Hercules suckling Hera). 7 1/2 Tall. Light blue cloth cover with silver lettering to spine. 1940 Reprint. Gift inscriptions and quotations on endpapers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Guide to Astronomy expanding on the Author's Wireless Talks. Illustrated with B&W Photographs and 2 Folding Star Maps at the back. Frontishass a B&W Picture "The Origin of the Milky Way" (Hercules suckling Hera). 7 1/2 Tall. Light blue cloth cover with silver lettering to spine. Gift inscription on free endpaper dated 1939. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall