The Stars in Their Courses Hardcover - 1931

HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1931* Publisher: Cambridge University Press.* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps, minor rubs, two slight dents to edges, absolutely minimal shelf wear. Spine browned and aged. GOOD* Jacket condition: No dust jacket. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with minimal reading wear, slight damp marks & inscription erased to ffep. Pencil annotation to rear end-paper, no marks to text, slight marks to top and fore edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG* Illustrations: A number of b/w photos, prints and line drawings throughout. Two fold out stamp maps at rear showing the northern and southern sky.* Pages: 153 pp. text. xxxv pp. appendices & index at rear.* Description: The text of a series of wireless talks expanded into book form aiming at the provision of an easy, readable and not over-serious introduction to the most poetical of sciences, modern astronomy. Although much water has passed under the bridge since this was written it still gives a good grounding to the amateur.* A NEAR VG copy of the 1st./1st with minor text block faults, reduced to good by spine age. No dust jacket.*