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Comet
by Sagan, Carl and Ann Druyan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0718126319
- ISBN 13
- 9780718126315
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 10 1/4" X 7 3/4. Kim Paul Poor (cover). Introduction by authors dated August 6, 1985 at Ithaca, NY. Book is divided thus: Part One - The Nature of Comets, Part Two - Origins and Fates of the Comets and Part Three - Comets and the Future. 324 pp. plus: Bibliography for General Audiences, Representative Technical Papers and Books Arranged by Chapters, Appendix - Cometary Orbits and Meteor Showers, Index. 346 pp. in toto. Black cloth covered boards have silver gilt text on spine only, dark blue ep's. Head of spine is slightly rubbed, ow book is as new. Price clipped DJ has 1/4" closed tear at head of spine and very light shelf wear. Book weighs 3 lb.+ and may incur extra shipping costs. Digital images available on request. " An invaluable reference book." Bookseller's Inventory # 122790.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002790
- Title
- Comet
- Author
- Sagan, Carl and Ann Druyan
- Illustrator
- Kim Paul Poor (cover)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0718126319
- ISBN 13
- 9780718126315
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 10 1/4" X 7 3/4
- Keywords
- COMETS
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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