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The Heavens
by Mudie, Robert
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- Used - G : in good condition without dust jacket. Staining to rear pastedown and endpapers
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- Reprint
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- 1835
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- Brown hardback leather cover
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London: Thomas Ward & Co. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Staining to rear pastedown and endpapers. 1835. Reprint. Brown hardback leather cover. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 275pp. Colour frontis plate. . Item Price
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Soviet Planet into Space. Soviet Booklet No. 48
by Nesmeyanov, A; Blagonravov, V; Dorodnitsyn, V et al
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- Used - G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover lightly marked and creased
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- First Edition
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- 1959
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- Illustrated card cover
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$18.45
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London: Soviet Booklets. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover lightly marked and creased. 1959. First Edition. Illustrated card cover. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 42pp. B/w photographic illustrations. . Item Price
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A Treatise on Astronomy, Displaying the Arithmetical Architecture of the Solar System, &c
by Henderson, E
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- Used - G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. Bowing to boards. Splitting to outer hinges. Inner hinge crac
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- Second Edition
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- 1843
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- Green hardback cloth cover
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$68.25
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London: N H Cotes. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. Bowing to boards. Splitting to outer hinges. Inner hinge cracking. Staining to paste-downs and eps. Occasional thumbing and marking. Loss to rear ep. 1843. Second Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 180mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). viii, 172pp. B/w in-text illustrations. . Item Price
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Dialogues des Morts Suivis du Jugement de Pluton + Entretiens sur la Pluralité des Mondes, Augmentée des Dialogues des Morts + Histoire des Oracles + Fables de Florian
by de Fontenelle, Bernard; de Florian, Jean-Pierre
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- Used - G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed
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- 1875
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- Blue paper covers. Marbled board case
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$45.50
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Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. 1875. Reprint. Blue paper covers. Marbled board case. 140mm x 90mm (6" x 4"). 191pp; 191pp; 159pp; 160pp. Published 1875-880. Text in French. Unopened. In marbled slipcase with pink cloth ties. . Item Price
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Fitness of the Cosmos for Life. Biochemistry and Fine-Tuning
by Barrow, John [ed] and others
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- Used - VG : in very good condition without dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 2008
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- Illustrated hardback laminated board cover
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- 9780521871020
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Illustrated hardback laminated board cover. 260mm x 180mm (10" x 7"). xxiii, 501pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Item Price
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Astrophysical Impact of Abundances in Globular Cluster Stars. Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana / Journal of the Italian Astronomical Society. Volume 75, Number 2, 2004
by D'Antona, Francesca; Da Costa, Gary [eds.]
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- Used - VG: in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover marked, with slight chipping to fore-edge. Ink inscriptions to f
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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Pisa: Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali. VG: in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover marked, with slight chipping to fore-edge. Ink inscriptions to front cover and fep. Light page edge browning. 2004. First Edition. Illustrated laminated card cover. 240mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). [143pp]. Proceedings of joint discussion 04 at the XXIII IAU general assembly. Sydney,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Entretiens sur la Pluralité des Mondes, Augmentée des Dialogues des Morts
by de Fontenelle, Bernard
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- Used - G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed
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- New Edition
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- 1762
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- Brown hardback leather cover
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$108.69
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Paris: Desaint & Saillant. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. 1762. New Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 170mm x 100mm (7" x 4"). 504pp. Text in French. . Item Price
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A New Popular Star Atlas (Epoch 1950)
by Inglis, R M G
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- Used - G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover stained
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- 1961
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- Blue hardback cloth cover
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Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover stained. 1961. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). [40pp]. . Item Price
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Stonehenge and other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered
by Lockyer, Norman
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- Used - G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed
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- Second Edition
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- 1909
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- Brown hardback cloth cover
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$108.69
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London: Macmillan & Co Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. 1909. Second Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xv, 499pp. 106 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Lockyer was an English astronomer who pioneered the use of the spectroscope and was awarded the Rutherford Medal in 1874. Heavy item - shipping supplement… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sky. I-Spy No 28
by Big Chief I-Spy
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- Used - VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Staples rusted
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- 1967
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- Illustrated paper cover
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$7.08
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London: Dickens Press Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Staples rusted. 1967. Reprint. Illustrated paper cover. 130mm x 100mm (5" x 4"). 48pp. Not filled in. . Item Price
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La Selenografia Antica e Modena
by Carrara, Bellino
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- Used - G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover marked and edgeworn. Browning within
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- Reprint
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- 1901
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- Half-leather hardback with black cloth boards
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$55.61
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Roma: Premiata Tipografia Fratelli Fusi. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover marked and edgeworn. Browning within. 1901. Reprint. Half-leather hardback with black cloth boards. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 202pp. Two fold out b/w plates of the Moon. Italian text throughout. . Item Price
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Early Scientific Instruments. Arthur Frank Loan Collection
by Frank, Arthur
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- Used - VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued
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- First Edition
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- 1973
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- Silver illustrated card cover with black ring binding
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$23.51
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Glasgow: Charles Frank Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 1973. First Edition. Silver illustrated card cover with black ring binding. 300mm x 210mm (12" x 8"). 60pp. . Item Price
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Francis Place and the Early History of the Greenwich Observatory. Signed copy
by Howse, Derek
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- Used - VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1975
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- Cream hardback leather cover
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- 9780882020310
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$58.13
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New York: Science History Publications. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Cream hardback leather cover. 240mm x 310mm (9" x 12"). 64pp. Signed and dedicated by author on fep. . Item Price
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The Achromatic Telescope, and its Various Mountings, Especially the Equatorial. Inscribed Presentation Copy
by Simms, William
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- Used - G: in good condition. Cover lightly marked, with slight fading to spine. Pencil inscription to fep verso. Sporadic light foxing
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- First Edition
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- 1852
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- Blue hardback cloth cover
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$404.42
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London: Troughton and Simms. G: in good condition. Cover lightly marked, with slight fading to spine. Pencil inscription to fep verso. Sporadic light foxing. 1852. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 74pp + catalogue. Line diagrams. Inscription reads 'E J Collingwood Esq with the author's respects'. The dedicatee is most likely Edward John Collingwood,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Elements of Navigation. Book V only. Of Astronomy
by Robertson, J; Wales, Wlliam
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- Used - G : in Good condition. Rebound with four pages of prelims loosely inserted. Remainder tight with occasional foxing and off-sett
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- Sixth Edition, with Additions
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- 1796
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- Paper covered hardback boards with green cloth spine
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$176.93
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London: Printed for F Wingrave, et al. G : in Good condition. Rebound with four pages of prelims loosely inserted. Remainder tight with occasional foxing and off-setting. 1796. Sixth Edition, with Additions. Paper covered hardback boards with green cloth spine. 240mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). [vi], [131pp]. Four (of five) fold out astronomical charts. Extracted from volume 1.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Apogee, Perigee, and Recovery. Chronology of Army Exploitation of Space. Prepared for the United States Army
by Mitchell, Eddie
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- Used - G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed and edgeworn
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- [First Edition]
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- 1991
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- Softback card cover with black paper spine
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$35.39
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Santa Monica: RAND. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed and edgeworn. 1991. [First Edition]. Softback card cover with black paper spine. 280mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). xxvi, 157pp. . Item Price
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A Popular Grammar or the Elements of Astronomy; Adapted to the Use of Students and Public Schools
by Squire, Thomas
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- Used - Worn condition. Front board detached. Frontis plate torn and ragged. Closed tear to plate xiii. Content in overall good conditio
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- New Edition
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- 1836
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- Green hardback leather cover
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$96.05
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London: Sherwood & Co. Worn condition. Front board detached. Frontis plate torn and ragged. Closed tear to plate xiii. Content in overall good condition. 1836. New Edition. Green hardback leather cover. 160mm x 110mm (6" x 4"). 287pp. 34 b/w plates (some fold-out). . Item Price
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A Treatise Describing the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes; ... Phenomena of the Earth and Heaven ... Astronomical and Geographical Problems
by Adams, George (Snr.)
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- Used - G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed, scuffed and stained. Heavy marginal staining in early pages. Some foxin
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- 30th Edition
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- 1810
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- Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards
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London: Dudley Adams. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed, scuffed and stained. Heavy marginal staining in early pages. Some foxing. Marginal staining to some plates. 1810. 30th Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). xxiv, 242pp. 14 b/w plates, some folding. . Item Price
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Astronomy and Astronautics: An Enthusiast's Guide to Books and Periodicals
by Lusis, Andy
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- Used - VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Light marking to the page edge block, not impinging within
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1986
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- Illustrated hardback laminated board cover
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- 9780720117950
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$15.92
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London: Mansell Publishing Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Light marking to the page edge block, not impinging within. 1986. First Edition. Illustrated hardback laminated board cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 292pp. . Item Price
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The Handbook of the British Astronomical Association 1993
by Goodman, N J [ed.]
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- Used - VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Spine faded
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- First Edition
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- 1993
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- Pink card cover
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$8.34
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London: British Astronomical Association. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Spine faded. 1993. First Edition. Pink card cover. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). viii, 88pp. . Item Price
$8.34