Astronomy from Chapter 1 Books
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The Observer's Book Of Astronomy: (The Observer's Pocket Series No 32)
by Moore, Patrick
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- Revised Edition
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$6.00
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Frederick Waren and Co Ltd , 1967. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Ball,L.F. Revised edition, 1967. With 64 plates in color and black and white including 16 specially drawn by L.F.Ball. Publication of 221 pages. Pocket size book. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Observer's Book Of Astronomy (The Observer's Pocket Series No 32)
by Moore, Patrick
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Revised Edition
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$6.00
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Frederick Waren and Co Ltd , 1965. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Ball, L.F. . Revised edition, 1965. With 64 plates in color and black and white including 16 specially drawn by L.F.Ball. Publication of 221 pages. Pocket size book. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Telescopic Work For Starlight Evenings
by Denning, William F
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1891
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$160.00
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Taylor and Francis Group , 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Both plates are present. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. There is Bright Gold Gilt on the Spine and on the front of the book. Frontispiece. Publication of 361 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. There is foxing… Read more about this item Item Price
$160.00
The Moon and the Condition and Configurations of its Surface
by Neison, Edmund
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1876
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$250.00
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Longmans, Green, and Co, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Complete with all plates etc. The boards are quite shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked with some fraying and wear along the corners and spine. Despite this, the boards remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there is mild foxing sporadically throughout, but there are no other markings or inscriptions… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
Stars of the Southern Heavens
by Nangle, James
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$8.00
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Angus and Robertson, 1958. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. reprint. the boards are scuffed and shelf worn. foxing and markings. pages remain legible and intact. fairly good copy [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
$8.00
The Sky Observer's Guide: A Handbook for Amateur Astronomers
by Mayall, Newton and Mayall, Margtaret and Wychoff, Jerome (By)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
- Edition
- 2nd edition
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$18.00
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Golden Press, 1961. 2nd edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Paintings and Diagrams by John Polgreen. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. 2nd edition, 1961. Publication of 125 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, small chipped pieces and a touch edge worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sky At Night
by Moore, Patrick
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- Used - Fair
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- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$28.00
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W.W. Norton and Co, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 1st American edition. the jacket is scuffed and chipped. edge wear on the book. foxing and markings. there is some damp storage evidence. pages and plates are clear, intact and legible. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
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Portraits of the Wild - Southern Africa
by Cubitt, Gerald
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1986
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781851060375
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$20.00
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Hirt And Carter, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. heavy, extra postage may be required outside South Africa. some shelf wear on jacket. internally clean, neat and intact. very good copy. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
$20.00
Verification and Extension of La Caille's Arc of Meridian at The Cape of Good Hope - 2 Volumes
by Maclear, Sir Thomas
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1866
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$700.00
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Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 1866. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volumes (complete). A sturdy, sound set. From the library of Robert Gray, once Bishop and Archbishop of Cape Town. The first free page is beautifully and carefully inscribed: "Presented by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to the Right Reverend Robert Gray DD Lord… Read more about this item Item Price
$700.00
Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope in the Year 1857 / Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, in the Year 1858
by Maclear, Sir Thos
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1872
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$75.00
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Saul Solomon & Co., Cape Town, 1872. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Two volumes in one book (complete). The blue boards are scuffed, worn, knocked, marked from use and storage. They are steady and sure. The contents are most pleasing. They are healthy, assured, clean, clear, fresh-faced, assiduous, agreeably competent. fk. Our orders… Read more about this item Item Price
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Magnitudes of Stars contained in the Cape Zone Catalogue of 20,843 Stars for equinox 1900 - Zones-40* to -52*
by Jones, H Spencer
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- Used - Poor
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1927
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$32.00
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His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 140 pages (complete). A resolute copy. At some stage the book has languished in damp storage conditions. Consequently, the boards are stained, damaged at the side edges; within, the early and later pages are stained. The contents are a bit waved. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Catalogue of 1680 Stars for the equinox 1900*0 from observations made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, during the years 1905-1906
by Gill, Sir David (under direction of) ; Hough, S S (introduction)
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1907
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$50.00
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His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 44 pages (complete). A benign copy. The evening-blue boards have been stained about the edges and corners from damp storage conditions. The consequences within are that the bottom corners and page edges have damp tide-marks. The boards are steady, sound. The contents… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
Fundamental Catalogue of 1293 Stars for the equinox 1900 from observations made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, during the years 1905 - 1911
by Gill, Sir David and Hough, S S (under direction of)
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$50.00
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1915: His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 27 pages (complete). A benign copy. The boards have wear to the edges and corners. The bottom rear corner has storage staining. The boards have wear about the edges, corners from storage. They are steady, sound. The contents are mild. … Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
A Catalogue of 8560 Astrographic Standard Stars between declinations -40* and -52* for the equinox 1900 from observations made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, During the Years 1896-99 - with appendices: I.- Comparison with other Catalogues and Derivation of Proper Motions. II.- Mean Declinations of 197 Fundamental Stars. III.- Catalogue of 134 miscellaneous stars
by Gill, Sir David (under direction of)
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1906
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$55.00
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His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 403 pages (complete). A sturdy copy. The evening-blue boards have storage knocks and wear, scuffing, marks. They are steady and sure. Within, the early pages have been stained about edges and are waved from damp storage conditions. There are previous owner stamps (The… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Catalogue of 3007 Stars, for the equinox 1890.0, from observations made at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope during the years 1885 to 1885 - With Appendices:- 1.-Comparison with other catalogues. II.-Meridian Observations of "Canis Majoris, Canis Minoris, (b) Centauri, (a1) & (a2) Centauri. III.- Positions of Southern Circumpolar Stars
by Gill, David (under direction of)
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1898
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$52.00
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Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 263 pages (complete). A placid copy. The evening-blue boards are neat, agreeable. There is shelving wear to the corners and edges. The contents are benign and expectant. Previous owner stamps (Royal Society of Edinburgh). The pages are uncut at the top.… Read more about this item Item Price
$52.00
Stargazing under the Southern Skies
by Hirst, Robin and Sally
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Softcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$5.00
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The Macmillen Company, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Fair. The wraps are slightly shelf rubbed with minor ceasing, probably caused by some dampness. This pamphlet is internally clean, except for some scars at the rear pages. Tightly bound and complete with approximately 14 unnumbered pages. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
$5.00
Other Suns Than Ours
by Proctor, Richard A
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- New Impression
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- 1903
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- Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$17.00
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Longmans, Green and Company, 1903. New Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The boards are slightly shelf rubbed and show age related marks and insect damage. There is a rubber stamp on the front end page as well as on the half title page. Internally clean and tightly bound. The spine is slightly cracked within at the back and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Cosmic Spirit
by Berell, R Dr
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$16.00
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Avrille Berell Publishers, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The boards are slightly shelf rubbed and chipped at the corners. Internally clean and tightly bond. Complete with 53 + 31 pages. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
$16.00
Sky Guide Africa South 2005
by Slotegraaf, Auke
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2005
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- Softcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$10.00
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Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, 2005. Softcover. Very Good. The wraps are in a very good condition and appear as new. Internally clean and tightly bound. Complete with 121 pages. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
$10.00
The astronomy of Southern Africa
by Moore, Patrick ; Collins, Pete
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780869781432
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- 1
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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$13.00
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Howard Timmins, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. jacket is rubbed, chipped and creased. edge wear on boards. tanning, foxing and marks. well bound. fairly good copy and jacket.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
$13.00