Variable Stars, First Edition (58 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1St Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1St Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Corners are bent. Used - Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hard Cover in Very Good condition. Clean, Strong binding and unmarked pages. No underlining or notes in the margins. Minor scuffing of the covers . No Dust Jacket CAREFULLY PACKED in a sturdy BOX. All USA orders ship with tracking number and email confirmation. Because of the expensive cost of international shipping, INTERNATIONAL buyers MUST contact me first to arrange a shipping quote to your country.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. a clean, square, near fine copy, octavo, 265 pages, glossy boards issued without dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First UK Edition. Very Good+/No Jacket Laminated boards. First published in France in 1982. Translated from the French by W.J. Duffin. Foreword by Paolo Maffei. With charts and graphs.

hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. FIRST edition, first printing. LIKE NEW. Unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st American edition; orange glossy c w/white titles; 257 clean, unmarked pages/index.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 198 pp. (xix) with Index. Well illustrated with B&W Figures. Black cloth. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Light edge wear to book and jacket. The jacket has a small tear top and bottom of the back panel. Binding tight, text clean. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. First Printing of the First Edition. Cambridge / New York / Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Near Fine condition. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Proceedings of a symposium held at the University of Toronto from July 11-14, 1985. First printing with "First published 1986" so stated on the copyright page and NO indication of any other printing. Bound in the original glossy white laminated boards, stamped in bright blue. The symposium was co-sponsored by the American Association of Variable Star Observers, International Amateur-Professional Photoelectric Photometry, and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Illustrated with figures and diagrams. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Index. From the rear cover: "This book describes in detail the use of small telescopes in the study of variable stars. Techniques of visual, photographic and photo-electric measurement are discussed, with examples of results which can be obtained. Also discussed are important related topics such as periodicity analysis, coordination and archiving of data, infrared and spectroscopic techniques, and the future role of small telescopes in the study of variable stars. The contributors are experts in their field." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vi, 265pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Ex-library copy with typical markings, else very good in glossy printed boards. No dust jacket, as issued.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in glossy printed boards. No dust jacket, as issued.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Translated from the French by W. J. Duffin. First edition thus. Hint of sun fading along spine, else fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 0471909203. Hardback. No Dust jacket. Bound in glossy pictorial boards. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 226 pages, a very good plus hardback, publisher's original maroon cloth binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Cambridge University Press, 1989. Octavo. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: with no dust jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library copy; with typical markings. Library label on front board and on spine tail. Rubbing to spine extremities & corners. Spine tail bumped. Couple small tears in bottom board edges. Some light surface rubbing. Pages clean, but for library markings. ; SCH13B; 279 pages; Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. An ex-library copy in original maroon cloth lettered in gold of this 382-page. The usual ex-libris markings, and sun-fading to the spine cloth. The binding is sound, and the text is clean/unmarked. No dust jacket. The errata sheet for the Index is present. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Nick in spine bottom.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. First edition. International Astronomical Union Commissions 27 and 42. IVth Colloquium on Variable Stars held in Budapest, Hungary, 5-9 September 1968. Minor wear and ex. lib. copy (Caltech).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Complete with CD-ROM by Nick James (the CD-ROM is still sealed in a clear plastic pouch at the end). Laid-in are two sets of Astronomydotcom viewing glasses (for use in planetariums?). Very Good condition. Light shelfwear. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrations. Glossary. List of resources. Index. Bound in the original black pictorial laminated boards. Oversize Hardcover. 7.5" wide by 10" tall. From the publisher: "Gerald North's complete practical guide and resource package instructs amateur astronomers in observing and monitoring variable stars and other objects of variable brightness. Descriptions of the objects are accompanied by explanations of the background astrophysics, providing readers with real insight into what they are observing at the telescope. The main instrumental requirements for observing and estimating the brightness of objects by visual means and by CCD photometry are detailed, and there is advice on the selection of equipment. The book contains a CD-ROM packed with resources, including hundreds of light-curves and over 600 printable finder charts. Containing extensive practical advice, this comprehensive guide is an invaluable resource for amateur astronomers of all levels, from novices to more advanced observers. Gerald North is a lifelong amateur astronomer. In addition to being a member of the British Astronomical Association since 1977, he is also the author of many books, including Advanced Amateur Astronomy (Cambridge, 1997) and Observing the Moon (Cambridge, 2000).". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xii, 230pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Glazed boards with no inscriptions and very little use. Pages are clean, tight and bright. 265pp. incl tables & graphs.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Observing variable stars is one of the major contributions amateurastronomers make to science. There are 36,000 variable stars listed inthe General Catalogue of Variable Stars, so it is clearly impossible forthe limited number of professional observatories to target even themajority of them. That's where amateur astronomers come in - thousands ofthem turning their telescopes to the sky every night. Variable starobserving is the most popular of "real science" activities for amateurs,and Gerry Good's book provides everything needed. The first part of thebook provides a highly detailed account of the various classes of variablestar, with examples, illustrations and physical descriptions. The secondsection covers practical aspects of observing, everything from preparationand planning, through observing techniques, to data management andreduction. Observing variable stars is one of the major contributions amateur astronomers make to science. There are 36,000 variable stars listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, so it is clearly impossible for the limited number of professional observatories to target even the majority of them. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. As New in Hardcover. CD Rom included. 1st Edition. 230pp tall 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VERY GOOD; FIRST EDITION, thus; the pages are clean and unmarked and the binding is tight; the covers are showing a few stray marks and soiling but the book is in very good condition; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First edition (paperback). Near fine in illustrated wraps.

1. ed. XIV, 348 p. Stamp on preliminary page and title, otherwise fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0 Gr.-8°, Original Cloth Binding.

Gr.-8°, original hardcover. 1. ed. XX, 424 p. Shelfmark on spine, stamp on title, otherwise very fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.

1. ed. XIV, 348 p. Shelfmark, Stamp on preliminary page and title, otherwise fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0 Gr.-8°, Original Cloth Binding.