THE FUTURE OF GEOGRAPHY: HOW POWER AND POLITICS IN SPACE WILL CHANGE OUR WORLD
Written by Tim Marshall.
Stock no. 1826017
Published by Elliott And Thompson Limited. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From physical territory and resources to satellites, weaponry and strategic choke points, geopolitics is as important in the skies above us as it is down below. If you've ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like, the answers are here. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. xv and 255 pages including index. ISBN: 9781783966875. A very nice copy, no real faults to report - minor scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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TELESCOPES AND ACCESSORIES (THE HARVARD BOOKS ON ASTRONOMY)
Written by George Z. Dimitroff; James G. Baker.
Stock no. 1824427
Published by The Blakiston Company. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

How man has learned through procedures and instruments of great power to analyze the universe in which he lives. Red cloth boards, gilt titles.B/w illustrations. v and 309 pages including index. Foxing mainly to endpapers and text block. Some pages may be slightly stuck together due to the glossy nature of the paper and damp (easily opened).

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THE SKY AND HEAVENS
Written by Peter Hood. Illustrated by Peter Hood.
Stock no. 1323192
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1953. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 92. Paperwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Some foxing to covers and contents. Some slight rubbing at edges and light creases to corner tips. Not sure if it is a light crayon mark or a scuff mark to the front cover.

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ARCHAEOASTRONOMY AND THE MAYA
Written by Gerardo Aldana Y Villalobos; Edwin L. Barnhart.
Stock no. 1823574
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

This book illustrates archaeoastronomical approaches to ancient Mayan cultural production. Edited by Villalobos and Barnhart. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams and a few colour. viii and 165 pages. ISBN: 9781782976431. A nice copy.

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THE YOUNG ASTRONOMER AND HIS TELESCOPE
Written by Patrick Moore.
Stock no. 2130934
Published by Keith Reid. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Answers the questions so often asked. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904094081. Top corner of front endpaper has been cut off. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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THE 20-CM SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE
Written by Peter L. Manly.
Stock no. 2128102
Published by Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A practical observing guide using one of the most popular type of compact telescope. Techniques for viewing the Moon, the planetary system and the deep sky; interesting projects to try; discusses a full range of telescope accessories and detectors with advice on their use. Orange cardwraps. B/w illustrations and photos. xviii and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 0521644410. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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COSMIC IMPACT
Written by John Keith Davies.
Stock no. 2126310
Published by Fourth Estate. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Every day tons of cosmic dust enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up as falling starts. Sometimes larger stones fall from the sky to the land as meteorites, perhaps causing minor damage in the process.... This book draws together different branches of science and presents a picture of why such collisions occur, what happens when they do, and what the consequences of one might be for the Earth and its inhabitants. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 197 pages including index. ISBN: 0947795200. SIGNED by author to title page. Bumping along cover edges. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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EXPLORERS OF THE SOUTHERN SKY A HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN ASTRONOMY
Written by Raymond Haynes; Roslynn Haynes; David Malin; Richard McGee.
Stock no. 2124723
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, yellow title to spine. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0521365759. Tape glue outline marks to endpapers, else contents are fine. Wrapper is edge-creased with orange spot sticker to base of spine.

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QUESTIONING GRAVITY: A NEW HYPOTHESIS
Written by A. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1208138
Published by A. Wilkinson. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An attempt to demonstrate a physical cause of Gravity that can elucidate many phenomena that are otherwise inexplicable. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. ISBN: 1854210726. A nice, clean copy.

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ASTRONOMY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Written by A.E. Roy; D. Clarke.
Stock no. 1709324
Published by Adam Hilger Ltd.. 3rd 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third edition, updated and expanded. This book introduces the concepts and historical development of astronomy, presents a course on positional measurement and celestial mechanics, and describes the techniques and instrumentation of astronomical observation and measurement. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. xv and 357 pages including index. ISBN: 0852743947. A nice, clean copy. Dustwrapper spine is faded and rear panel is a little grubby/scuffed.

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STEREO STAR MAPS
Written by Richard Monkhouse; John Cox.
Stock no. 1107174
Published by Collins. 1st 1989. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

3D astronomical maps. The night sky in 3 dimensions. Includes 3-d glasses! ISBN: 0001912119. Wrapper spine is faded. 3-d glasses still present and look unused.

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LIFE AND WORK OF SIR NORMAN LOCKYER
Written by T. Mary Lockyer; Winifred L. Lockyer; Herbert Dingle; et al.
Stock no. 823575
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Biography of Sir Norman Lockyer (Joseph Norman Lockyer), best known for his work in astronomy and physics. Plus essays by various contributors including Herber Dingle. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates and illustrations. xii and 474 pages including index plus 1 page publisher list to rear. Spine lightly faded and slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block and some scattered foxing to contents. A decent copy.

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