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Publications of the Lick Observatory, Volume VII
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Sacramento: University of California Publications, 1913. This hefty volume is in Very Good condition (click on photo). The book includes contributions of the Berkeley Astronomical Department. Articles are by A.O. Leuschner, Adelaide M. Hobe, R.H. Curtiss, C.G. Dall, Burt L. Newkirk, and R.T. Crawford. Topics include determining orbits, tables for the reduction of photographic measures, and astronomical refraction, etc. Numerous tables and formulas are included. The book is bound in black cloth with die-stamped gilt lettering on front panel and spine. The cloth shows some rubbing on the top edge of the rear panel, as well as light spine tip rubbing. There is a gift inscription on the front end paper, as well as some tiny chips to front endpapers. The Title Page shows a rectangular patch of browning, where someone had inserted an acidic newspaper clipping. Other than that, the pages are white, clean, and bright throughout, and the binding is secure. The book measures 9 5/8 by 11 3/4 inches and includes 503 pages. Due to the six-pound shipping weight, domestic Media Mail shipping will be adjusted to total $6.99 following the initial order. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001056
- Title
- Publications of the Lick Observatory, Volume VII
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of California Publications
- Place of Publication
- Sacramento
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Astronomy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine and Science;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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