Beet Ernest Agar (57 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. "The Sky and Its Mysteries" gives an outline of the field of astronomy. It is designed so that a novice can see how it developed, what the field of science was like in the 1950's, what directions further advancements were headed, and offer some guidance to further reading. Included are cha…

Condition: Fair. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 238 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Light foxing and tanning to pages, plates, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Hinges are moderately cracked, exposing netting and causing boards to be slightly…

Condition: Good. 1957. Reprint. 238 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate stuck to front endpaper. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Green pencil inscription to rear endpaper. Boards h…

Condition: Good. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 72 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red paper covered boards. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable wi…

Condition: Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 198 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Black and white illustrations throughout with photographic plates to last few pages. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bum…

Condition: Good. 1945. No edition remarks. 110 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mode…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. x + 110pp, very well-illustrated, hardcover, blue cloth, gilt emblem of Clitheroe Grammer School on front board, gilt lettered, dust jacket clipped and a little worn and stained, Provenance: prize award from Clitheroe Royal Gramar School with award label within to 'E. Hayh…

Condition: Good. 1967. No Edition Stated. 198 pages. Black pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spi…

Condition: Good. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 238 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Sticker to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dustwrapper is heavily rubbed with some discolouring and mild marks, has some heavy wear to the edges and corners, with some small rips and chips to the edges and folds. The blue boards are clean with some bumping to the edges, with title written clearly to the spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Presumed 1st ed HB in full navy blue cloth binding with gilt spine title, no inscriptions and clipped DJ which has a bit of scuffing and chips to edges. Internally fine with pages clean and tight. 198pp. incl section of glossy b/w plates plus fold-out ill…

Condition: New. Originally published in 1962, this book was designed as a classroom guide to teach school students the fundamental principals of astronomy. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JNB; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90. . 2016. Paperback. . . . . Bo…