Astronomy from lobstabooks

The Scientific Book Club London 1962 Vg (no dj, blue cloth faded on spine, internally clean and bright throughout) octavo 166pp. Written for the man in the street - what science knows about the earth, the sky, the universe, atoms, energy, time and space.

Kluwer Academic Dordrecht 1988 Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj) Substantial large octavo 708pp

Humanities Pr, U.S.A. (1989) VG/VG (no significant faults with book or dj) not price-clipped. no inscriptions or marginalia Comprehensive work

Methuen & Co London 1962 Vg/Vg (dj lightly rubbed at upper edge, contents clean and bright throughout) octavo 234pp. Covers the whole field of astronomy. 18 figures in the text and many b/w plates.

John Wiley and Sons New York 2002 Vg (very crisp bright paperback as new but crease down length of back cover) octavo 277pp. Informative, witty and educational, debunking the myths legends and misconceptions about astronomy and space.

John Baker London 1972 VG/VG (no significant faults with book or dj) Substantial octavo 300pp illustrated throughout. Comprehensive work

New York, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., , 1942 VG. no dj. lovely clean copy. blue boards with gilt detailing to spine. some very interesting stamps to ffeps - japanese, american censor and war prisoners aid - at a guess supplied to prisoners of war? no inscriptions. just what it says on the tin. hugely detailed.