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	DAVIDSON, MARTIN (EDITOR) Astronomy for Everyman London, J M Dent. 1954. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 200+ line drawings, photographs & diagrams; astronomy as it was 50 years ago. 514pp. Good hardcover in poor torn & price-clipped d/j, names on fep. Good/Fair. AUD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.24 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 816] Book number: 0250 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	FRANK, CHARLES Frank's Book of the Telescope: a Guide to Instruments for the Amateur Astronomer Glasgow, Charles Frank. 1959. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 2nd Edition (revised) March 1959. Includes instructions on how to make a simple telescope using ordinary hand tools; illustrated with line drawings and b/w photographs. 132pp, cover lightly soiled, foxing on eps. Good/No Jacket. AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 0799 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	HEIDMANN, JEAN Life In The Universe NY, McGraw-Hill. 1992. (ISBN: 0070278873) Soft Cover , 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Translated from the French by Isabel A Leonard. Originally published by Hachette, Paris, as 'La Vie dans l'univers', the new discipline of Bioastronomy studies the possibilities of life in the universe. McGraw-Hill Horizons of Science Series, English Language Ed. 113pp. Very Good. AUD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5 US$ 7.39 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 653] Book number: 0204 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	GRIBBIN, JOHN AND MARY Fire on Earth, In Search of the Doomsday Asteroid London, Simon & Schuster. 1996. (ISBN: 068481689X) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. All that is known about comets to date, revealing that these cosmic missiles have been a continuing problem throughout geological time; by examining evidence gathered from the effects of known impacts, the authors come to a frightening conclusion about the future of humankind on earth. 264pp. As New/As New. AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 0685 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MARTHA EVANS MARTIN & DONALD HOWARD MENZEL The Friendly Stars: How to Locate and Identify Them NY, Dover Publications. 1966. (ISBN: 0486210995) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. A new edition of an astronomical classic first published in 1907 with 23 new illustrations by Ching-Sung Yu; descriptions and histories of Capella, Acturus, Deneb, Spica, Vega, Altair, Antares, Formalhaut, Aldebaran, Orion's brightest stars, the heavenly twins (Castor and Pollux), the two Dog Stars, Regulus; double stars, constellations, the mystery of the Pleiades; all visible to the naked eye therefore not requiring any kind of equipment; presented in a refreshingly light and readable style. 147pp, occasional neat pencil underlining, tape marks on eps. Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 0795 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MENZEL, DONALD A Field Guide to the Stars & Planets, Including the Moon, Satellites, Comets, and Other Features of the Universe London, Collins. 1977, Reprint. (ISBN: 0002193248) Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: Ching Sung Yu. 397pp, covered in clear contact, name on half title page. Fine/No Jacket. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1225] Book number: 0249 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	PATRICK MOORE & PAUL MURDIN The Astronomer's Telescope Leicester, UK, Brockhampton Press. 1962, First Edition. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Gerald Wilkinson. A children's book telling how an astronomer's telescope works, how to make your own telescope & what you can see through it. 96pp, in worn paper d/j, excellent blue cloth boards, foxing on page edges, black spine with gilt lettering, pages & binding in excellent condition. Very Good/Fair. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 28 US$ 41.58 \| £UK 25.25 \| JP¥ 3674] Book number: 0205 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	REY, H A The Stars, A New Way to See Them London, Chatto & Windus. 1975. (ISBN: 0701150513) Hard Cover , 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Revised First English Edition, 1975. This book is meant for people who want to know just enough about the stars to be able to go out at night & find the major constellations, for the mere pleasure of it; shows constellations as shapes which suggest what the names imply. Pictorial boards, 160pp, tape marks on bep. Very Good/No Jacket. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 0265 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	ROTH, GUNTER D The Amateur Astronomer and His Telescope London, Faber and Faber. 1972. (ISBN: 0571096565) Soft Cover . Translated by Alex Helm. New and revised edition, 1972. 182pp. Stiff boards. Light wear and soiling on covers, heavy foxing on page edges, pages are very good. Bookshop stamps and marks on fep. Good. AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 0797 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	RUKL, ANTONIN The Amateur Astronomer London, Octopus Books. 1979. (ISBN: 0706410343) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Translated by Olga KuthanovÃ¡. Consultant editor John Gribbin. First English edition, 1979. The emphasis is on practical matters: full instructions on where to look to see the most lovely & dramatic sights in the heavens; beautifully coloured illustrations, charts & diagrams. 184pp, tape marks & foxing on eps. As New/Very Good. AUD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 31 US$ 46.2 \| £UK 28 \| JP¥ 4082] Book number: 0266 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	SMART, W M Text-Book on Spherical Astronomy Cambridge University Press. 1960. (ISBN: No ISBN) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 4th Edition. Cover lightly worn & marked, fep has tape marks & name & address of previous owners, light foxing, 430pp. Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 0251 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	VARIOUS Philips' Planisphere Showing The Principal Stars Visible For Every Hour In The Year From Lat. 35Âº South London, George Philip & Son. 1980. (ISBN: No ISBN) . In plastic sleeve; 9.75" (25cm) diameter; very good. Very Good. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1225] Book number: 001143 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.

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	DAVIDSON, MARTIN (EDITOR) Astronomy for Everyman London, J M Dent. 1954. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 200+ line drawings, photographs & diagrams; astronomy as it was 50 years ago. 514pp. Good hardcover in poor torn & price-clipped d/j, names on fep. Good/Fair. AUD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 US$ 9.24 \| £UK 5.75 \| JP¥ 816] Book number: 0250 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	FRANK, CHARLES Frank's Book of the Telescope: a Guide to Instruments for the Amateur Astronomer Glasgow, Charles Frank. 1959. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 2nd Edition (revised) March 1959. Includes instructions on how to make a simple telescope using ordinary hand tools; illustrated with line drawings and b/w photographs. 132pp, cover lightly soiled, foxing on eps. Good/No Jacket. AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 0799 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	HEIDMANN, JEAN Life In The Universe NY, McGraw-Hill. 1992. (ISBN: 0070278873) Soft Cover , 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Translated from the French by Isabel A Leonard. Originally published by Hachette, Paris, as 'La Vie dans l'univers', the new discipline of Bioastronomy studies the possibilities of life in the universe. McGraw-Hill Horizons of Science Series, English Language Ed. 113pp. Very Good. AUD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5 US$ 7.39 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 653] Book number: 0204 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	GRIBBIN, JOHN AND MARY Fire on Earth, In Search of the Doomsday Asteroid London, Simon & Schuster. 1996. (ISBN: 068481689X) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. All that is known about comets to date, revealing that these cosmic missiles have been a continuing problem throughout geological time; by examining evidence gathered from the effects of known impacts, the authors come to a frightening conclusion about the future of humankind on earth. 264pp. As New/As New. AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 0685 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MARTHA EVANS MARTIN & DONALD HOWARD MENZEL The Friendly Stars: How to Locate and Identify Them NY, Dover Publications. 1966. (ISBN: 0486210995) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. A new edition of an astronomical classic first published in 1907 with 23 new illustrations by Ching-Sung Yu; descriptions and histories of Capella, Acturus, Deneb, Spica, Vega, Altair, Antares, Formalhaut, Aldebaran, Orion's brightest stars, the heavenly twins (Castor and Pollux), the two Dog Stars, Regulus; double stars, constellations, the mystery of the Pleiades; all visible to the naked eye therefore not requiring any kind of equipment; presented in a refreshingly light and readable style. 147pp, occasional neat pencil underlining, tape marks on eps. Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 0795 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	MENZEL, DONALD A Field Guide to the Stars & Planets, Including the Moon, Satellites, Comets, and Other Features of the Universe London, Collins. 1977, Reprint. (ISBN: 0002193248) Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ill.: Ching Sung Yu. 397pp, covered in clear contact, name on half title page. Fine/No Jacket. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1225] Book number: 0249 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	PATRICK MOORE & PAUL MURDIN The Astronomer's Telescope Leicester, UK, Brockhampton Press. 1962, First Edition. (ISBN: No ISBN) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Gerald Wilkinson. A children's book telling how an astronomer's telescope works, how to make your own telescope & what you can see through it. 96pp, in worn paper d/j, excellent blue cloth boards, foxing on page edges, black spine with gilt lettering, pages & binding in excellent condition. Very Good/Fair. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 28 US$ 41.58 \| £UK 25.25 \| JP¥ 3674] Book number: 0205 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	REY, H A The Stars, A New Way to See Them London, Chatto & Windus. 1975. (ISBN: 0701150513) Hard Cover , 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Revised First English Edition, 1975. This book is meant for people who want to know just enough about the stars to be able to go out at night & find the major constellations, for the mere pleasure of it; shows constellations as shapes which suggest what the names imply. Pictorial boards, 160pp, tape marks on bep. Very Good/No Jacket. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 0265 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	ROTH, GUNTER D The Amateur Astronomer and His Telescope London, Faber and Faber. 1972. (ISBN: 0571096565) Soft Cover . Translated by Alex Helm. New and revised edition, 1972. 182pp. Stiff boards. Light wear and soiling on covers, heavy foxing on page edges, pages are very good. Bookshop stamps and marks on fep. Good. AUD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.5 US$ 18.48 \| £UK 11.25 \| JP¥ 1633] Book number: 0797 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	RUKL, ANTONIN The Amateur Astronomer London, Octopus Books. 1979. (ISBN: 0706410343) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Translated by Olga KuthanovÃ¡. Consultant editor John Gribbin. First English edition, 1979. The emphasis is on practical matters: full instructions on where to look to see the most lovely & dramatic sights in the heavens; beautifully coloured illustrations, charts & diagrams. 184pp, tape marks & foxing on eps. As New/Very Good. AUD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 31 US$ 46.2 \| £UK 28 \| JP¥ 4082] Book number: 0266 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	SMART, W M Text-Book on Spherical Astronomy Cambridge University Press. 1960. (ISBN: No ISBN) Soft Cover , 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 4th Edition. Cover lightly worn & marked, fep has tape marks & name & address of previous owners, light foxing, 430pp. Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 0251 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.
	VARIOUS Philips' Planisphere Showing The Principal Stars Visible For Every Hour In The Year From Lat. 35Âº South London, George Philip & Son. 1980. (ISBN: No ISBN) . In plastic sleeve; 9.75" (25cm) diameter; very good. Very Good. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 US$ 13.86 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1225] Book number: 001143 Click here to order or inquire at Kay's Secondhand Books and Sheet Music.