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World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since April 6, 2009
1964. 15th Edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Section of colour star maps at rear. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Some notable cracking with binding tape reinforcement used. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering has become dull. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Most of rear panel is missing. Moderate tanning to spine. Seller Inventory # 1735653930MHP
Title: A Star Atlas And Reference Handbook
Publisher: Gall And Inglis
Publication Date: 1964
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Seller: Camberwell Books & Collectibles Pty Ltd, HAWTHORN EAST, VIC, Australia
55 pp including index, followed by 18 sky maps, quarto, sky maps on end papers, tables, charts, previous owner's name on front end-paper, piece missing from lower right-hand corner of d/j front, clean tears to d/j, d/j browned, cello-tape traces on end papers, else very good copy in good, illustrated d/j. Seller Inventory # 215949
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Cotswolds Rare Books, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A clean bright copy - no inscriptions. Seller Inventory # 16558
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: BOP Books, Tauranga, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Astronomical Charts, Tables (illustrator). 13th. Norton's Star Atlas was first published in 1910 and this 13th edition covers the "Epoc 1950". Norton died in 1955 and in this edition several changes were made at the suggestion of Dr E A Baker, formerly of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and a number of alterations were made to the 1920 epoc maps. J Gall Inglis was responsible for the reference handbook section. While mainly designed for student and amateur astronomers the atlas covers the whole star sphere, showing more than 900 stars, nebulae and clusters, technical information and notes on planets and star nomenclature. The first 55 pages are textual with tables , technical diagrams and advisory detail. The following pages have 18 star maps, each with descriptive text/tables, total pages just over 100. Both pastedowns show northern and souther map indices. Blue hard covers with gilt front title VG with light bumping to corners, spine with gilt titles sunned, first few pages show light foxing, but text block virtually free and excellent, former owner name top right title page, with owner stamp low on the page. Seller Inventory # 003678
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller. Seller Inventory # mon0000345791
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
NIGHT SKY REFERENCE CARDS (FULL SET) LOOSELY ENCLOSED, quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed/illus eps, xvi + 57pp + many unpaginated charts/diagrams to rear, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, light bruising to extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate crack to central gutter- tidy tape reinforcement). Seller Inventory # 2w8/8
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Stirling Books, Stirling, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardback: Good Condition. Pages Clean And Unmarked. Shows Signs Of Aging Such As Yellowing Tanning And Foxing To Leaf-Edges. Binding Tight And Secure. Clean Boards, Minimal Wear. Jacket Fair Condition, Signs Of Discoloration And Tearing On Front And Back. Seller Inventory # 043300
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Publisher Gall and Inglis, Edinburgh 1957. Very Good condition. In blue boards with gilt lettering. Wear to corners, ends of spine faded. Tight binding, all pages intact, no markings or inscriptions. Original blue unclipped d/j in fair condition, sections of front and spine missing, other small tears, spine discoloured. Seller Inventory # ABE-1671203079869
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Excalibur Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. "Covering the whole Star Sphere, and showing over 8,000 Stars, Nebulae and Clusters; with short Descriptive Lists od Objects suitable for Small Telescopes; Notes on Planets, Star Nomenclature etc." Royal Blue cloth cover with bright gilt lettering and illustration of Atlas holding the globe, on the the front. Buff jacket has same illustration and lettering. 11 1/2" Tall. NIce clean copy. Previous owner's name finely written on title page. Jacket has some small pieces missing, along spine and corners, and a long closed tear along the fore edge (repaired on the inside with tape). See photo. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 007390
Quantity: 1 available