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Pacific Grove, CA: Lighthouse Writers Guild, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8.5" x 5.5". Richard Peterson's history of the appearances of Halley's Comet, prepared in anticipation of its most recent appearance in 1986. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Minor scuffs to the font cover, minor wear to the edges of the dust jacket. From the jacket: "The apparent constancy of the night sky will soon be punctuated by a ghostly image coursing through the heavens - the return of the famous Halley's comet! Named in honor of the English scientist who first surmised its periodic nature, this comet returns at intervals approximating the biblical "threescore years and ten" alloted to each of us. Thus, its appearance is a once in a lifetime event, for it will not return again until 2061. The Wonderful Apparition traces the history of this most ineteresting celestial object from antiquity to the present. It details the fascinating human story of search and personal sacrifice, of discovery and…
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- Title The Wonderful Apparition The Story of Halley's Comet
- Author Richard B. Peterson
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- Publisher Lighthouse Writers Guild
- Date February 2001
- ISBN 9780935125009
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Pacific Grove, CA: Lighthouse Writers Guild, 2001. A crisp, tight copy, NF/NF. Inscribed by "Richard" on front flyleaf. Full cloth binding. 195pp. Illustrations. Nice jacket, slightly rubbed, now in a new mylar cover.. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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The Wonderful Apparition: The Story of Halley's Comet [Hardcover
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The Wonderful Apparition The Story of Halley's Comet
by Richard B. Peterson
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1985, appears first edition, inscribed by author 1993, possibly unread/not fully opened, very tight copy, crisp unmarked text; a little rubbing to dj corners/some edges.
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