THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF THE SUN
by Gamow, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1940. Hardcover; 8vo; 238 pages. First edition. Yellow cloth hardcovers with orange titles on spine, stellar ill on front. Lightly souled. Rubbed edges, fraying gently at headcaps. Prev. owner's name on title page. Yellowing but clean interior. Many illustrations in text, and several on plates (which are bright and clean). VG-/--. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by Gamow, George.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 225293
- Title
- THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF THE SUN
- Author
- Gamow, George
- Illustrator
- Gamow, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
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Ottawa, Ontario
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