Introducing the Constellations
by Robert H. Baker
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
This vintage astronomy publication includes information about the constellations and universe, published in 1937. Includes many illustrations and blue and white photographs.
Very Good condition. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. No dustjacket. Dark blue cloth over boards with silver gilt text on front and spine. Spine has some discoloration and some worn places, specially at top and bottom. Closed book page edges have some soiling and a couple stains that do not appear to have affected the inside pages. Blue and white illustrated end-papers - both front and back have a stain that is probably from the glue. Next blank page has two names and addresses in ink. Title page has a blue background with white text. Mild tanning. Text is clean and binding is tight.
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205 pages including Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1854
- Title
- Introducing the Constellations
- Author
- Robert H. Baker
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Pages
- 205
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- astronomy, constellations, universe, illustrated, photographs, charts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Astronomy;
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.