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Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

by Willy Ley

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Viking, 1966. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 529 pages. Light wear to the covers; pages toned; a sound binding; good overall. No jacket. Sections are Science Grows Up; Our Solar System; Approximate Infinity. Illustrated. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Nature; Inventory No: 201980. .
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Watchers of the skies; an informal history of astronomy from Babylon to the space age

by Ley, Willy

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Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Watchers of the skies; an informal history of astronomy from Babylon to the space age

by Ley, Willy

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Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Watchers of the skies; an informal history of astronomy from Babylon to the space age

by Ley, Willy

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Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Watchers of the skies; an informal history of astronomy from Babylon to the space age

by Ley, Willy

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Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

by Willy Ley

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 First printing 1963. Binding and text in excellent condition. Marked "acceptable" because of water stains on cover. Jacket intact but heavily taped and crinkly from moisture exposure.
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WATCHERS OF THE SKIES: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

by Ley, Willy

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New York: The Viking Press (1966), 529pp, illus., illus. eps, slight soiling to cover, dj w/ chipping & wear.. Cloth. Very Good -/Fair.
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WATCHERS OF THE SKIES- An Informal History Of Astronomy From Babylon To The Space Age

by Ley, Willy

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New York: Viking Press, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4th Printing. illus, 529pp,tape residue and tears in dj, protective Mylar cover.
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WATCHERS OF THE SKIES. AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY FROM BABYLON TO THE SPACE AGE.

by Ley, Willy.

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Viking Press, New York: (1966)., 1966 pp. xiii, 529. Illustrated. Inked ownership of James E. Kohen. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket with price. Hardbound. Third printing. Nice copy. SPACE/4 0.0. Hardcover.
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Watchers of the skies; an informal history of astronomy from Babylon to the space age

Watchers of the skies; an informal history of astronomy from Babylon to the space age

by Willy Ley

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Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hardback with dust jacket. 1966 printing. No marks and no writings. Dust jacket exhibits shelf wear to edges. Book will be shipped with Brodart archival cover protecting the dust jacket.
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Watchers of the skies: an informal history of astronomy from Babylon to the space age

by Ley, Willy

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New York: Viking Press, 1966. 3rd printing with new material. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. xiii, 529 p. illus., ports. 25 cm.
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Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

by Ley, Willy

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New York: The Viking Press, 1964 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue cloth with foil & red titles & decorations, pictorial endpapers, xiv, 528 pp, 46 illustrations, index. Edges a bit dusty. DJ has edge wear, small tears; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . VG/VG-. 24 X 16 cm.
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Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

by LEY, Willy

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New York: Viking Press, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Reprint. Some offsetting on the first and last couple of leaves from an old tape repair, very good in good only dust jacket with old tape remnants on the flaps.
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Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

by Ley, Willy

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London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1963. First U.K. Edition. fair to good, fair to good. 528, illus., appendix, bibliography, index, top corner bent pp. 39-47, sm rough spot & tear to fr flylf, DJ somewhat soiled. Sticker residue inside front flyleaf, some edge wear to DJ, DJ in plastic sleeve. Work by a major author. Part I gives a chronological history of astronomy; Part II discusses each planet of the solar system and how our knowledge about each one grew; Part III discusses the nature of stars and our current cosmic view of the earth.
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Watchers of the Skies: an Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age

by Ley, Willy (1906-1969)

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Viking Press, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 4.3147 in x 23.8579 in x 15.9898 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean text, sound binding.
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WATCHERS OF THE SKIES: AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY FROM BABYLON TO  THE SPACE AGE

WATCHERS OF THE SKIES: AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY FROM BABYLON TO THE SPACE AGE

by Willy Ley

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London: Sidgwick & Jackson. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Foxing on text block edges and spine. Small closed tears on top front and rear panel. Small open tears on panel corners and bottom front panel. .
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WATCHERS OF THE SKIES; AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY FROM BABYLON TO THE SPACE AGE

WATCHERS OF THE SKIES; AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY FROM BABYLON TO THE SPACE AGE

by Ley, Willy

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New York: Viking Press, 1963. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Consider step by step the problems that confronted the leading astromomers of each age, tells how they tried to meet them, and what each contributed to the growing knowledge. 528 pages with illustrations, bibliography and index. Bookplate of George W. Earley on the front paste-down endpaper. Near fine in very good dust jacket with modest edge wear, mostly to the spine panel ends.
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