Guide Mars by Patrick Moore, Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. US hardback first edition. INSCRIBED by Moore to ffep in June 1978, with an additional author signature below. VG with a couple of small knocks to boards edges. The jacket has some yellowing and creasing to front flap. There is a touch of spine fade. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Guide to Mars. Patrick Moore. Guildford and London: Lutterworth Press, 1977. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Patrick Moore: "To Steve Whitehead, with all best wishes, Patrick Moore, 1983 May 20." Original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout. A near fine copy with clean boards, bright gilt and excellent internal condition. Dustwrapper very well preserved with light fading and rubbing and minimal shelf wear only. Dustwrapper is very good plus overall. An important Patrick Moore title published in the immediate aftermath of the Viking Mars missions, incorporating the latest discoveries about the Martian surface, atmosphere and exploration history. A highly readable and historically significant work by Britain's best-known popular astronomer and long-time presenter of 'The Sky at Night'. Signed and inscribed copies of Moore's major astronomy works are increasingly collectable. Signed by Author(s).