MAN AND THE SUN
by Hawkes, Jaquetta
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Chula Vista, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1962. FIRST EDITION . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. (178) pp. This is a treatise on the birth of the planetary system and the "relationship that has existed between men and their solar 'father' from the first hunters to the invention of the hydrogen bomb". Yellow cloth, black & gilt spine. Clean, unmarked, appears unread - fine. Dust Jacket - near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- the book store at depot square
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 320414
- Title
- MAN AND THE SUN
- Author
- Hawkes, Jaquetta
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Science. Religion. solar energy. sun
Terms of Sale
the book store at depot square
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About the Seller
the book store at depot square
Biblio member since 2004
Chula Vista, California
About the book store at depot square
We have been selling out-of-print, rare & scholarly books since 1978. We had an open shop until 2000 but now sell only online.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
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