9780674374607 - The Harvard College Observatory: The First Four Directorships (Belknap Press) von Jones, Bessie Zaban; Menzel, Donald H. (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: UsedGood. Hardcover; with a foreword by Donald H. Menzel; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; reference number written on spine; fading, scuffing, and shelf wear to exterior; corners bumped; information about book taped to front endpaper; in good condition with clean text, firm binding. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. First Edition. Large 8vo. [13],495 pages, Index, Notes. 56 illustrations. Red cloth, silver letters. Near fine condition, unworn, owner's name stamped on lower edge of text block, on front pastedown, and on two lower margins, some paint spots on shelf edge of boards. Dustjacket slightly worn, spine panel faded. Foreword by Donald H. Menzel. From dj: "The authors vividly portray the genesis, growth, and achievements of a major scientific institution and its relations with other observators. Through the use of photographs and correspondence they also portray the men and women who played essential roles in the development of astronomy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." ISBN 0674374606 ; Belknap Press; 56 illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 508 pages.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Large octavo. Red cloth, silver spine lettering. xiii, 495 pp. Foreword by Donald H. Menzel. Illustrated with 56 black-and-white photographs and reproductions. A comprehensive history of the Harvard College Observatory during its first four directorships, from 1839 to 1919, documenting the institution's scientific development and the individuals who shaped nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American astronomy. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Edges are slightly spotten and soiled. Jacket severely faded on spine and rubbed elsewhere. Clean, unmarked, tight binding.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. Xiii, 495 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Silver. Fine In A Clean Dj Priced $15.00, , Rubbing At Corners, Slight Fading To Spine Panel, 1/2" Tear At Bottom Of Front Spine Edge.

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