Search Results: Astronomy from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 2002. Paperback First Edition (2002), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2002), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: Unopened CD affixed inside rear cover. This book shows only the most minute imperfections: just a hint of wear to the upper outside edge of the front panel; mildest rubbing, mostly to the rear panel outlining the CD inside the rear panel; the binding shows the slightest lean. The binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound; showing the very mildest wear. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close… Read More

New York, NY Doublelday: Made Simple Books, 1993. Paperback Fourth Edition (1993). Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute crease near the upper corner of the front panel; else flawless; the.binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.2 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches). 237 pages. Based on the Original Edition by Meir H. Degani. Illustrated with drawings, charts, graphs and diagrams in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 1.4 ounces. Made Simple Series. Fourth Edition (1993).Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY Dover Publications, 1978. Hardcover First Edition (1978), so stated. An uncommon (Dover is mainly a reprint house) Dover Original. First Edition (1978), so stated. An uncommon (Dover is mainly a reprint house) Dover Original. Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows no over wear at all, but the binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Very close to "As New". The DJ is flawless; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.85 inches). 656 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 11.4 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Robert… Read More

New York, NY John Wiley & Sons: Wiley Interscience , 1969. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. EX-LIBRARY, showing the usual indications thereof. Else, Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. 774pp. (Monographs and Texts in Physics and Astronomy, Volume XXV).Profusely illustrated with diagrams in black & white. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Hackensack, NJ World Scientific Publishing Company, 2003. Hardcover First Edition (2003), unstated in accordance with WSPC's customary practice. First Edition (2003), unstated in accordance with WSPC's customary practice. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of wear to the extremities; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased on dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, addresses, dates, stamps, or plates. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". The DJ also shows the very mildest wear to the corner tips; else flawless; unclipped. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches). viii, 340 pages. Liberally illustrated with photographs, graphs, tables, mathematical formulae etc. in both… Read More

New York, NY Dover Publications, 1961. Paperback First Edition (1961), so stated. Paperback Original. First Edition (1961), so stated. Paperback Original. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: mild wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the panels; the price on the covers has been neatly removed in two places; a small scratch at the lower rear panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound; showing light wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.4 x 0.55 inches). xii, 276 pages. Index. Language: English. Weight: 11.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. A summary of… Read More

New York, NY Cambridge University Press, 1998. Hardcover First Edition [1998], so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: Mild rubbing and very faint smudging to the panels; a hint of crimp at the heel of the backstrip; some faint sun-blanching to the blue background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon are unaffected: bold and clearly legible). The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, bookplates, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (10 x 6.9 x 1 inches). xi, 303 pages. 1 pound, 13.1 ounces. Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series, 11. First Edition [1998], so stated. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Tucson, AZ Kitt Peak Observatory, 1980. Hardcover First Edition [1980], unstated. Fine: Flawless: the bindings are square and secure; the texts are clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 4to. (11.3 x 8.9 x 1.5 for each volume). 1194 pps + Appendix. Weight: 8 pounds, 3.2 ounces. Blue cloth over boards with Gilt titles. Proceedings, Kitt Peak National Observatory Conference (7-12 January 1980). First Edition [1980], unstated. This Two Volume Set will require additional postage. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. 

New York, NY W.H. Smith Publishers: Gallery Books, 1990. Spiral-bound First Edition Thus [1990], so stated. First Edition Thus [1990], so stated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ is also without flaw, except for some faint creases at the head and heel of the backstrip (and these might well have been produced in production); the price is intact. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.125 x 0.55 inches). 192 pages. Star Maps by Wil Tirion. Weight: 11.4 ounces. Natural History Pocket Guides Series. Paperback: Spiral Bound with heavy card covers and Dustwrapper.

New York, NY Pyramid Books, 1970. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1970); unstated. First published in hardcover in 1968. First Edition Thus (1970); unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the extremities, with a couple of very small chips to the colorful paper overlayof the covers, exposing a tiny bit of the underlying card; mild rubbing to wrapper covers, with several small, fine creases; foxing to the bottom edge of the text block; former owner's name and date at the top of the front endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.1 x 4.25 x 0.8 inches). 368 pages. Numerous duotone photographs, drawings, diagrams, tables and graphs. Language: English. Weight: 8.2 ounces. First published in hardcover in 1968. Mass Market Paperback. 

Madison, WI Democrat Publishing Company, State Printers, 1886. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; faint but pervasive soiling; gilt titles at backstrip somewhat dulled but still legible; former owner's name at front free endpaper and initials at title page. Binding square and secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Short royal 8vo. 221ppn + Appendix. Illustrated by Steel engraved frontispiece of observatory. Dark Brown cloth, gilt print spine. First Ed, unstated. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Backstrip date shown as "1885".

Washington, DC Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002. Hardcover First Ed; but later printing. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 321pp. First Ed; but later printing. Hardback with DJ. From 1985 to 2000 Joseph Boyce provided scientific leadership to NASA as its Mars exploration program scientist. He has lived much of the history of the planet's exploration, and his findings have helped to determine what we know about Mars today. The Smithsonian Book of Mars is truly a firsthand account." 

Liege, FR Societe Royale des Sciences de Leige, 1970. Hardcover First Ed, but unstated. Very Good+: shows only the most minute indications of use. "Spare Copy" rubber-stamped at front free endpaper; several very faint soil spots to the panels; several tiny soil spots at the top edge. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, showing minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library (though this may have been an ex-office copy or library copy never placed into circulation). Folio. (12.7 x 10 x 1.5 inches). 449 pages. Maroon cloth over boards with gilt titles at the front panel and backstrip. Weight: 75.2 ounces. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.  

New York, NY Lustrum Press, 1982. Perfect Paperback First Ed, unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows two creases near lower rear corner; mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; light wear to corner tips; binding is square and solid; text clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. 99pp. First Ed, unstated. Essay by James W. Head, III. All full page color and black-and-white photos. Trade Paperback. Photography of space exploration, mostly of the Moon and Bodies in Solar System.

New York, NY Dell Publishing Co: Delta Trade Paperbacks, 1965. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: shows only the mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 202pp. If this is a first printing of this edition, there is no indication of it; neither is there an indication that this is a subsequent printing. Illustrated in Black & White. Trade Paperback. The author is a Professor of Astronomy who chose to investigate Stonehenge. He concluded that Stonehenge was a sophisticated astronomical observatory designed to predict eclipses. The positioning of the stones provides a wealth of information, as does the choice of the site itself. If you can see the alignment, general relationship, and the use of these stones then you will know the reason for the construction. The author, and other astronomers, discovered the 56-year cycle of eclipses by decoding Stonehenge.… Read More

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1998. Hardcover First Edition (1998), unstated in accordance with Oxford University Press' customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1998), unstated in accordance with Oxford University Press' customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: shows the very slightest spine lean; mild shelving wear to the the lower extremities; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear. Clean. Corners sharp. Close to As New. The DJ shows only a tick of wear to the corner tips; unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to "As New". The mylar protective cover shows considerable rubbing.… Read More