Observers Book Astronomy by Moore Patrick (65 results)

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: Fair. 1979. Reprint. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavy pink pen to half title page and plates 62-3. Minor droplets to title page. Pink staining to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Boards are mildly warped.

Condition: Good. 1967. Revised Edition. 222 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Water marks to jacket. Price sticker to flap.

Condition: Good. 1967. Revised Edition. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Blue paper covered boards. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour plates to centre of book. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Good. 1962. No edition remarks. 221 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Ex libris plate at front. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Condition: Good. 1964. Reprinted. 222 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing.

Condition: Good. 1978. Sixth and Revised Edition. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographs. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Very little shelf and reading wear.

Condition: Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 222 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor tears to jacket. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Condition: Good. 1971. Revised Edition. 221 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour illustrated plates to centre of book. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1964. 1964 Reprint. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Good. 1962. No Edition Stated. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.46.

Condition: Good. 1971. Revised Edition. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Blue paper covered boards. Black and white photographs and colour illustrations throughout. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Good. 1967. Revised edition. 219 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographs. 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 light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned. Remains of a label on front.

Condition: Good. 1965. Revised Edition. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over paper covered boards. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1971. Revised Edition. 221 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with white lettering to spine and front board. Illustrated throughout with black and white and colour plates. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Fair. 1971. Revised Edition. 222 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor wear marks to boards. Clipped jacket. Dust jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Heavy tape repairs to interior spine. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Condition: Good. 1967. Revised edition. 221 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Condition: Good. 1964. Reprinted. 222 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

Condition: Good. 1965. Revised Edition. 221 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour illustrated plates to centre of book. 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 mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1965. Revised edition. 221 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Revised edition, first thus (printer's code 640.767). 222pp, with 64 plates in colour and black and white, including 16 specially drawn by L F Ball. Blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering front and spine. Illustrated endpapers. 16mo. Cloth just a tad pushed at corners and spine ends, previously owner's neat stamp title page and last (blank) leaf, upper text block edge a little dust marked, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original matte dust wrapper, shelf worn, and a little rubbed on extreme edges, corners and spine ends, titles on spine faded. Not price clipped but original price obscured by published over-label, pricing volume at 7/-. Observer's Pocket books is a series of pocket-sized books published by Frederick Warne and covering topics such as hobbies, art, nature and history. The first in the series - British Birds - was published in 1937. The 99th title, the Observer's Book of Observer's Books was released in 1999 (by Peregrine Books) in a matching format. The series was rounded to 100 with the publication of Wayside and Woodland in 2003. Many of the titles have been revised, reprinted, updated and released in different dust wrappers over the years - it is estimated that there are some 800 variations - and have become collectible: the earlier numbers and rarer issues can be hard to find We have many books from the Observer Pocket Book series in stock and can offer generous discounts to those ordering more than one at a time. Please inquire.

Condition: Fair. 1964. Reprinted. 221 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographs and colour illustrations throughout. Pages 215 to 220 detached but still present. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.