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The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
by Asimov, Isaac
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0140212124
- ISBN 13
- 9780140212129
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Pelican, London, 1971. Reprint. Softcover. Fair Condition. Size: 12mo small. 351 pages. Some drawings on back endpaper. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Moderately foxed throughout. Edges foxed and browned. This book is available and ready to be shipped from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. A readable introduction to scientific facts about the earth, the solar system, and the universe. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: science & Technology; Astronomy; United States; ISBN: 0140212124. ISBN/EAN: 9780140212129. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6235. . 9780140212129
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6235
- Title
- The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140212124
- ISBN 13
- 9780140212129
- Publisher
- Pelican
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BZDB137 science, astronomy, the universe, solar system, isaac asimov, science & Technology; Astronomy; United States; ISBN: 0140212124 EAN: 9780140212129 Asimov, Isaac The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
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About the Seller
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King River, Western Australia
About Great Southern Books
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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