Language: English
Published by Columbia University Press, New York and London, 1968
Seller: Theoria Books, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 112 pp., xv. Same date with NAP. Many illustrations (Figures, Charts, black and white photo-portrait of Jan H. Oort). Following the Preface and "An Appreciation of Jan Hendrik Oort" by Bengt Stromgren, Contents divided into 4 Lectures: [1] Jan H. Oort, "Radio Astronomical Studies of the Galactic System"; [2] C.C. Lin, "Spiral Structure in Galaxies"; [3] Bruno Rossi, "Some Recent Results of X-ray Astronomy"; [4] Allan Sandage, "The Time Scale for Creation". Maroon cloth with light green cloth spine and iridescent medium green and maroon lettering; iridescent medium green lettering at lower right front cover. Shiny night sky-black dustwrapper not price-clipped ($6.00) with large turquoise galaxy and sprinkling of stars as background for Title and Editor name lettering in white letters, across top and bottom right front cover, respectively. Missing triangular piece at top right front cover corner (5/8" x 1/4"); thin strip (1/8") missing across top spine, continuing down rear cover gutter (1/8" x 5/8"), then slanting up (7/16" x 3/16"), all-told, forming a missing piece in the form of a 'Z'; 3/16 chip at top left rear cover corner; 2 tiny tears at top edge rear cover with 3/4" horizontal piece peeled down (NOW restored); 3/16" tear closed tear down top edge rear cover near midpoint: describes worse than it is, but there you have it: Now all impertinences backed by Archival tape and dw in Brodart mylar, which graciously forgives impertinences. Book itself: Strong binding (NO cracks); top right front cover corner bumped with 1/2" crease, but essentially square, like other 3 corners; NO rubbing wear (dw did its job); NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Solid copy.
Published by New York, New York, U.S.A.: W.A. Benjamin, Inc., 1962
Seller: The Warm Springs Book Company, Fremont, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A fine minus copy in a near very good,mylar protected DJ. Trace of wear to green cloth covered boards of book; Former owner's name on front endpaper; Some wear, chipping, and small closed tears to DJ and DJ edges. Illustrated, 8vo., 330 pages. Title on spine and half-title: Interstellar Matter in Galaxies. Includes bibliographies. 0.0 0.0 0.0.
Published by Columbia University Press, 1968
Seller: Roland Antiquariat UG haftungsbeschränkt, Weinheim, Germany
Hardcover. 112 p. Good condition. The reading pages are clean and unmarked. Slight signs of storage and use. Retired library copy with corresponding labelling. Without dust jacket. Otherwise a good copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.