D/W slight rubbing and creasing along top edges. Boards and contents near fine, just a slight bump to the top of the spine. 136 pps. Patrick investigates the history and likelihood of the various ways that the world might come to an end, from being hit by an asteroid to disappearing in a big bang.

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Title: Countdown!, or, How nigh is the end?
Publisher: Michael Joseph/Rainbird, London
Publication Date: 1983
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0718122917
ISBN 13: 9780718122911
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Weight: 465 grams

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Lighthearted but informative guide to the eccentrics, visionaries, rabble-rousers and fanatics throughout history who have predicted the end of the world. Subjects under discussion include the threat from outer space, astrological predictions and even some genuine scientific evidence of the world's end.

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