The Death of the Sun

New York: Delacorte Press / Eleanor Friede, 1980. NOT a library discard. Fine condition in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Not price clipped ($9.95). Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Illustrated by Neil Hyslop. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original blue boards with a dark blue cloth spine, lettered in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "Startling new astrophysical evidence reveals a menacing, inconstant sun. Can civilization survive? . This startling concept -- that of a maverick, doomed Sun -- underlies John Gribbin's unnerving yet scientifically viable portrayal of our Sun in a new and ominous perspective. No longer the supremely reliable giver of warmth and life, the Sun, as revealed by recent astrophysical evidence, is menacingly inconstant. THE DEATH OF THE SUN explores man's intimate links with the Sun and the stars, and our planet's precarious place in the delicate balance of Earth, Sun, and Galaxy.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good+ jacket. Illus. by Hyslop, Neil. 8vo. 195pp. …