Studies of the Nebulae Made at the Lick Observatory, University of California at Moun Hamilton, California and Santiago, Chile. Publications of the Lick Observatory volume XIII
by Curtis, H. [ Heber ] D. [Doust ], et. al
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Very good
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About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Quarto (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. No dust jacket. Ex Library with usual stamps, sticker on spine, DISCARDED stamp on flyleaf. Old library bookplate on pastedown. 268 p. w/ b&w illus, footnotes. In 5 sections, each a long study. Curtis did 3, including the important "Descriptions of 762 Nebulae and Clusters".
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- Motte & Bailey, Booksellers
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- Title
- Studies of the Nebulae Made at the Lick Observatory, University of California at Moun Hamilton, California and Santiago, Chile. Publications of the Lick Observatory volume XIII
- Author
- Curtis, H. [ Heber ] D. [Doust ], et. al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1918
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