Halley's Comet Pop-Up Book
by Moore, Patrick and Couper, Heather
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0603004466
- ISBN 13
- 9780603004469
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Deans International Publishing, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Boards). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Paul Doherty -Illustrator & Vic Duppa-Whyte  Paper Engineering. Pop-Up Introduction by authors. The text is illustrated by Paul Doherty, and the paper engineering for the pop-ups has been created by Vic Duppa-Whyte. Colour laminated boards with yellow, white and pink coloured titles to the front panel and yellow, white and blue coloured titles to the backstrip. The most predictable and famous comet in our part of the galaxy is one named after Edmond Halley in 1682  after realising it had been the same comet that had been seen in 1607 and 1531. The comet has been seen since at least 240 BCE, but certainly since 87 BCE. It's sightings are 76 years apart and the last sighting was in 1985 / 1986. To celebrate this event this pop up book was created. Minor rubbing of the book corners and of the panels. All of the pop-ups and paper engineered pop-ups appear to be in good order and functional. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Not paginated,. Item Type: Pop-Up. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Paul Doherty -Illustrator & Vic Duppa-Whyte  Paper Engineering. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; Astronomy; ISBN: 0603004466. ISBN/EAN: 9780603004469. Inventory No: 0129040. . 9780603004469
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0129040
- Title
- Halley's Comet Pop-Up Book
- Author
- Moore, Patrick and Couper, Heather
- Illustrator
- Paul Doherty -Illustrator & Vic Duppa-Whyte  Paper Engineering
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Laminated Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0603004466
- ISBN 13
- 9780603004469
- Publisher
- Deans International Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Astronomy, Halley's Comet, pop-up book Science & Technology; Astronomy; Paul Doherty -Illustrator & Vic Duppa-Whyte  Paper Engineering Unbranded ISBN: 0603004466 EAN: 9780603004469 Moore, Patrick and Couper, Heather Halley
- Bookseller catalogs
- Astronomy;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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