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The Green and Red Planet : A Physiological Study of the Possibility of Life on Mars
by Strughold, Hubertus; Peyton, Green
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1953
- Condition
- Very Good
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$15.00
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University of New Mexico Press, 1953. 107pp. Gray cloth hardback, DJ has tiny chips and tears along edges, owner name on front end page, index, bibliography, figures, b&w photos, The Green and Red Planet : A Physiological Study of the Possibility of Life on Mars, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.
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The Lost Art of Finding Our Way
by Huth, John Edward
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2013
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780674072824
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$32.50
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Belknap Press of Harvard, 2013. 528pp. Blue cloth spine with blue boards, DJ VG, First Edition, index, chapter notes, glossary, appendices, figures, maps, b&w photos, The Lost Art of Finding Our Way, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Big Ear
by Kraus, John
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1976
- Condition
- Very Good
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$12.00
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Cygnus-Quasar Books, 1976. 228pp. Trade paperback, VG, light rubbing along edges, spine edge faded, slight reading crease in spine, signed by author, index, bibliography, b&w photos, Adventure story of the exploration of the universe and search for other men, . Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good.
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Nicholas Copernicus Minor Works
by Rosen, Edward (translator)
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780801845161
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$25.00
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Johns Hopkins, 1992. 373pp. Over sized softback, VG, upper front corner tip slightly creased, indices, chapter notes, Nicholas Copernicus Minor Works, . Soft Cover. Very Good.
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THE SEXTANT HANDBOOK : Adjustment, Repair, Use & History
by Bauer, Cmdr. Bruce A.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780877429562
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$15.00
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International Marine Publishing, 1986. 191pp. Blue hardback, DJ VG, index, bibliography, appendices, b&w photos and illustrations, THE SEXTANT HANDBOOK : Adjustment, Repair, Use & History, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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THE COMING OF THE SPACE AGE : Famous Accounts of Man's Probing of the Universe
by Clarke, Arthur C. (editor)
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1967
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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$75.00
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Meredith Press , 1967. 301pp. Black cloth hardback, DJ has rubbing and wear at corner and spine tips, light browning along back flap edge at fold, First Edition, signed by Arthur C. Clarke on front end page, owner nameplate on front end page, no markings in text, Thirty-six selections that best document the coming of the space age, . Signed.… Read more
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LIGHT WAVES AND THEIR USES
by Michelson, A.A.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1907
- Condition
- Very Good
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$65.00
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University of Chicago Press, 1907. 166pp. Red cloth hardback, VG, very light rubbing at corner and spine tips, owner name on front end page and on inside front cover, three color plates in back, Second Impression, index, figures few pencil notes in margins, Light waves and their uses, . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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JOHN H. GLENN Astronaut
by Pierce, Lt. Col. Philip N.; Schuon, Karl
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1962
- Condition
- Very Good
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$10.00
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Franklin Watts, 1962. 208pp. Green hardback with DJ, VG, DJ has a couple tiny short tears, ink date on front end page, index, appendices, b&w photos, Biography of American astronaut John H. Glenn, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 84 DAYS : The Authorized Biography of Skylab Astronaut Jerry Carr
by Shayler, Dave
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781894959407
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$90.00
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Apogee Books Publication , 2008. 271pp. Tan cloth hardback with DJ, VG, inscribed and signed by Jerry Carr on titlepage, back pocket with a DVD that has been opened but appears to be in very good condition, index, bibliography, appendices, b&w and color photos, "For 84 daysfrom November 16, 1973, to February 8, 1974mission commander Jerry Carr orbited the Earth… Read more
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$90.00

POCHHONTAS COUNTY FLOODS THOUGH 1985
by Smith, Craig (compiled by)
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Very Good
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$20.00
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Pocahontas County Historical Society , 1986. 156pp. Over sized softback, VG, lower corner tips slightly creased, slight reading crease in spine, owner note in ink on inside front cover, b&w photos, History of the flooding in Pocahontas County West Virginia through 1985, . Soft Cover. Very Good.
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GALILEO AT WORK : His Scientific Biography
by Drake, Stillman
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1981
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN
- 9780226162270
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$22.00
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University of Chicago Press, 1981. 536pp. Trade paperback, light rubbing along edges, short ink markings in margins of three pages, index, chapter notes, Biography of Galileo, . Trade Paperback. Good+.
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NEUTRINO ASTROPHYSICS
by Bahcall, John N.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1990
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN
- 9780521379755
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$18.00
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Cambridge, 1990. 567pp. Softback, covered in clear plastic coating, EX-LIB, minimal markings, index, references, appendix, figures and tables, footnotes, Neutrino Astrophysics, . Soft Cover. Good+.
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INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
by Shklovskii, I.S.; Sagan, Carl; Fern, Paula (translator)
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1966
- Condition
- Very Good
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$30.00
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Holden-Day, 1966. 509pp. Red cloth hardback, DJ poor and tucked in rear of book, translated from the Russian, indices, bibliography, figures and tables, photos and illustrations, A look at the possiblility of intelligent life on other planets, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor.
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WE REACH THE MOON : Expanded to Include the Flights of Apollo 12,13, and 14, as Well as International Space Exploration and Discovery
by Wilford, John Noble
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1971
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780393063745
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$75.00
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W.W. Norton, 1971. 379pp. Blue cloth hardback, DJ has light rubbing and wear at corner tips and spine ends with a couple very tiny tears, $10.00 price on DJ flap, First Printing of the expanded 1971 edition, index, bibliography, special section with charts, b&w photos, Expanded to Include the Flights of Apollo 12,13, and 14, as Well as International… Read more
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APPROPRIATING THE WEATHER : Vilhelm Bjerknes and the Construction of a Modern Meteorology
by Friedman, Robert Marc
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1989
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780801420627
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$18.00
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Cornell, 1989. 251pp. Blue cloth hardback, DJ VG with minor rubbing at top spine edge, index, figures, Analyzes the revolution in the theory and practice of meteorology during the first quarter of the twentieth century, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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CCD ASTRONOMY Construction and Use of an Astronomical CCD Camera
by Buil, Christian
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1991
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780943396293
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$10.00
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Willmann-Bell, Inc.Virginia, 1991. 321pp. Blue Hardback with black and white photos on cover, sources, bibliography, index, black and white photos, graphs, figures, first published in French in 1989, Astronomical Photography, Imaging systems, devices, Very Good. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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SPACE TRAVELLERS
by Wild, Margaret
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780590455985
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$12.00
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Scholastic, 1992. c.32pp. Over sized hardback with glossy illustrated boards, DJ VG, First Printing, slight surface scratch on front DJ cover, Story of a young boy and his mother who are homeless in the big city and live in a rocket in the park until they find a home, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gregory… Read more
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THE MILKY WAY : Galaxy Number One, Exploring Our Universe
by Branley, Franklin M.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1969
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780690539936
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$10.00
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Thomas Y. Crowell, 1969. 126pp. Hardback, DJ VG with price clipped, index, galactic data, b&w illustrations, The Milky Way : Galaxy Number One, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Helmut K. Wimmer .
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DIVINE WIND : The History and Science of Hurricanes
by Emanuel, Kerry
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 2005
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780195149418
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$30.00
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Oxford, 2005. 285pp. Over-sized hardback, black cloth binding, DJ price-clipped, VG, EX-LIB with library name stamped on upper page edges, no other markings, index, appendices, list of references, many b&w and color photos and illustrations, figures and tables; The history and science of Hurricanes and Typhoons, the physics of the tropical atmosphere, modern scientific information, how violent storms have… Read more
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PIONEERING IN SPACE
by Hendrickson Jr., Walter B.
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- Karen Wickliff - Books
- Published
- 1961
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing
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$9.50
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Bobbs-Merrill, 1961. 256pp. Hardback, DJ has light wear and rubbing along edges, B&W illustrations, technical information abou space travel for elementary school students, index, Includes: What space travel is like, Requirements for astronauts, Spaceships and capsules, Space pioneers, . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Jack Russell.
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