Beet Ernest Agar (62 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. "The Sky and Its Mysteries" gives an outline of the field of astronomy. It is designed so that a novice can see how it developed, what the field of science was like in the 1950's, what directions further advancements were headed, and offer some guidance to further reading. Included are chapter notes, photographs, diagrams, a list of observational aids, an index, and a fold-out map of constellations in the northern hemisphere. This copy is clean and solid.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Sky and Its Mysteries. Book.

Condition: New. pp. 86.

Condition: New. pp. 86.

Condition: Fair. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 238 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Light foxing and tanning to pages, plates, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Hinges are moderately cracked, exposing netting and causing boards to be slightly loose. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Very Good. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings, 64pp, illustrated.

Condition: Good. 1957. Reprint. 238 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate stuck to front endpaper. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Green pencil inscription to rear endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Notable foxing to spine. Book has forward lean.

Condition: New. pp. 86.

Condition: Good. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 72 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red paper covered boards. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning.

Second Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 238 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subject; Astronomy. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 198 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Black and white illustrations throughout with photographic plates to last few pages. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Condition: Good. 1945. No edition remarks. 110 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and diagrams. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning, particularly to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: G/fair; clipped; magic marker. B&W drwgs (illustrator). 238, Cover some soil; endpaper foxed; dj many tears and much wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 110p blue cloth with gilt lettering, pages unmarked with b&w plates, binding firm, attractive copy, very good Language: English.

Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.

Condition: Good. 1967. No Edition Stated. 198 pages. Black pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Second Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 238 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subject; Astronomy. 1 Kg.

Third Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 95p., 19cm. Subjects: Astronomy. Genre: Astronomy. Language : English. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 238 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Sticker to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dustwrapper is heavily rubbed with some discolouring and mild marks, has some heavy wear to the edges and corners, with some small rips and chips to the edges and folds. The blue boards are clean with some bumping to the edges, with title written clearly to the spine. Page edges are tanned with some foxing, tanned lines to inside covers. The binding is firm. The pages appear clean and crease free. This book has 198 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. Originally published in 1962, this book was designed as a classroom guide to teach school students the fundamental principals of astronomy. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JNB; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90. . 2016. Paperback. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Firmly bound, blue cloth boards. Slight browning on the end papers, some dust spotting on the closed page edges. Small tear, scuffing, small creases and brown spotting on jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Presumed 1st ed HB in full navy blue cloth binding with gilt spine title, no inscriptions and clipped DJ which has a bit of scuffing and chips to edges. Internally fine with pages clean and tight. 198pp. incl section of glossy b/w plates plus fold-out illustrative map of the heavens.

Third Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 95p., 19cm. Subjects: Astronomy. Genre: Astronomy. Language : English. 1 Kg.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. the jacket is bit torn, worn and has a small chip on the spine. shelf rubbed. stains and marks. creased. foxing. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.