Amateur Telescope Making (Book Three of a Three-Part Series)
by Albert G. Ingalls (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Scientific American. Good+. 1953. First Edition; 2nd Printing (1956). Hardcover. Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and mild rubbing to the panels; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is slightly rolled off square but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A good working copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor flaws. Clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.75 x 1.15 inches) . Indexed. Profusely illustrated with duotone photographs, tables, drawings, schematics, disigns, etc. Language: English. Weight: 27.4 ounces. Red cloth over boards with gilt titles at the front panel and backstrip. First Edition (1953) ; Second Printing (1956) . Hardback: Lacks DJ. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; viii, 646 pages .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 57942
- Title
- Amateur Telescope Making (Book Three of a Three-Part Series)
- Author
- Albert G. Ingalls (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; 2nd Printing (1956)
- Publisher
- Scientific American
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Astrophysics, Telescope, Design, Telescope, Construction, Telescope, Lensss, Telescope, Making
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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