Sun by Moore Patrick, First Edition (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used-Very Good. 1st Edition. Pbk. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. First edition. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

1st edition. 8vo. [viii] + 211pp. B/w. illustrations. Paperback in original pictorial wrapps. with blue spine lettered in white, some minor wear. ISBN 3540761462 US$10.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. creased cover, torn spine. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Book.

Cyril Deakins (illustrator). Hardback 1st ed 1st printing. 128 pp Bound in brown cloth with gilt titles both book and dust jacket are in very good condition. The jacket has very slight edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1968. Frederick Muller. First Edition. Very Scarce indeed. A Hardback in Very Good minus condition in a similar grade dust wrapper. Black & white photographs, and drawings by Cyril Deakins. Original brown boards with lettering in gilt to spine. Slight lean to spine. Spine and page block remain firm and tight. Age related toning and foxing to page block and mildly to certain pages. School prize sticker from 1969-70 on ffep. Otherwise pages clean and unmarked. The wrapper is not price clipped and is now protected by a removable archival cover. There is toning and foxing to the wrapper, inside and out, as well as some wear and tiny open chips at the edges. Overall this is a First Edition copy of a Very Scarce and Collectable book, in Very Good minus condition.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A set of three volumes on astronomy by three notable astronomers; Donald H. Menzel, Giorgio Abetti and Patrick Moore. A set of three works on astronomy in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers.Donald Howard Menzel (1901-1976) was an American theoretical astronomer and astrophysicist who discovered the physical properties of the solar chromosphere. In his book Our Sun, he recounts contemporary advances in solar research.Giorgio Abetti (1882-1982) was an Italian solar astronomer who led expeditions to observe solar eclipses to Siberia (1936) and Sudan (1952). In his history of astronomy, he gives an account of old and recent developments in research as well as brief biographies of astronomers.Sir Patrick Caldwell-Moore (1923-2012) was an English amateur astronomer who gained distinction as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter. His guide to amateur astronomy is essential reading for beginners, containing everything you need to know to start this fascinating hobby.This set comprises: Our Sun by Donald H. Menzel (1949, first edition) The History of Astronomy by Giorgio Abetti (1954, first edition) The Amateur Astronomer by Patrick Moore (1967, sixth revised edition) In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for offsetting to the end papers of 'History of Astronomy' and 'Amateur Astronomer'. Dust wrappers remain bright. Dust wrapper to 'Our Sun' is in two pieces but remains intact. Chipping to the dust wrappers for 'Our Sun' and 'History of Astronomy'. Tears to the spine and front of the wrap to 'Our Sun'. Offsetting to the fly leaves of 'History of Astronomy'. Loss to the rear of the wrap to 'Amateur Astronomer'. Near Fine. book.