Cosmic Discovery by Harwit (56 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Good. Reprint. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Condition Notes: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards with some fading. Content is clean with light even toning. Good DJ with little wear.

Paperback. Condition: Good. some shelfwear/edgewear but still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Printing. Wear, sticker residue, and rubbing on DJ. DJ price clipped. Some light wear on book cover.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Hardcover; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; dust jacket is affix ed inside covers; in very good condition with clean text and tight binding. Dust jacket shows scuffing and edge wear.

Trade paperback. Mit Press ed. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 334 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Very good. Light shelfwear, po name on first page.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Paperback with light wear, fading. Contents are clean with light age tone.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition - Basic Books 1981. First Edition - Basic Books 1981. Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, New York 1981. Cosmic Discovery: The Search, Scope, and Heritage of Astronomy. By Martin Harwit. Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, New York. Copyright  1981 by Basic Books, Inc. ISBN: 0-465-01428-3. Library of Congress: QB43.2.H37 520 80-68172. AACR2. Printer's key: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Designed by Vincent Torre. Martin Harwit (1931-) was Director of the National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) and Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University. Chapters: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Permissions; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Search; Chapter 2 - Discoveries; Chapter 3 - Observation; Chapter 4 - Detection, Recognition, and Classification of Cosmic Phenomena; Chapter 5 - The Fringes of Legitimacy (The Need for Enlightened Planning); Appendices; References; Glossary/Index. Blue/teal cover with galaxy photograph and gold accent stripes. No dust jacket. Cover shows moderate shelf wear; interior clean. Condition: Good-Very Good. Sourced from an Arizona estate and personally inspected. Ships from Prescott, AZ (BriteBound Books). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Clean bright copy with Inscritpion on front endpaper and date. Mild edgwear but a resoundingly clean and tight copy with slight sprint to covers.

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Not issued. Softcover. Clean and tight. No markings. Some cover wear. Fast shipping from NYC.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Cosmic Discovery. The search, scope, and heritage of astronomy. Martin Harwit. [1981] full numberline; Basic Books; good to very good jacketed hardcover. Unmarked blue cloth hardcover with crisp gold text on spine; mild rubbing and general handling wear; binding slightly shaken; overall a nice copy. Jacket is good, housed in archival cover; normal handling wear, wear at folds, jaggedness.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in Very good dust jacket. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

vg/g+, lite edgewear/fading, dj missing pieces/short tears/chips. appendix, glossary, index.nice clean book. Illustrated by photos/graphs. 1st printing edition. Binding is blue cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover First Edition, 1st printing. Fine condition with a dust jacket in Very Good condition. The covers are in great shape. Edges of text block are lightly foxed. The binding is tight. The interior pages are unmarked. Spine and top edge of dust jacket are sun-faded. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. …

hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Condition Notes: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. tiny sig. from prev. owner on f.e.p.