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Asimov, Isaac Of Time, Space, and Other Things
Canada. Discus Books (Avon). 1975 #380-24166. First Discus Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Water Touched.
May, 1975. $1.50 is the original price. 224 pages, which includes a partial list of Asimov's books at the back of the book. Very tight binding, slightly darker at the edges (¾").
Front Cover: A partial widthwise line is at the top edge (probably from another book pressing against this one.) A straight line from bookopening is by the Spine. A bit of minor edge wear at the bottom edge and at the top right corner.
Spine: The surface paper is torn along the Spine and is slightly beigey.
Back Cover: 2-3 soft rolls and a beige mark (¼" x ½") is at the bottom third of the Cover. The Cover paper is beigey.
In General: Water touched the top edge (extending inward ¾" ) and the right edge (also ¾"). The top ¾" of paper is slightly darker than the rest. Possibly another book pressed against the Back Cover as there's a slight indent on the Cover and first page.
Story: A collection of Asimov's essays which were originally in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. 000860
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Asimov, Isaac Wellsprings of Life, The
U.S. Signet (NAL) Book. 1962 #P2066. First Signet (NA) Edition. Good. Rdg. Copy No Cover.
U.S. #P2066. Probably $.60 is the original price. 224 pages which includes a Table of Dates and an Index. Tight binding.
Front Cover: Missing, but I made a new one.
Spine: 7 horizontal creases.
Back Cover: A double triangular crease is at the bottom, left (extending inward 1/4" and 3/4").
In General: The paper for the first 60 pages have some light tanning at the edges (2" at the top and bottom, 1" at the right side). After that it depends on the type of paper used, I presume, as some pages have a light darkening at the edges while others have next-to-nothing.
Story: Evolution and Creation, in a Scientific light. 002854
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Barnett, Lincoln Universe and Dr. Einstein, The
U.S. A Mentor (New American Library) Book. 1966 #MP435. 15th Mentor (NAL) Edition. Mass Market Paperback. V. Gd. Plus. Water Touched.
U.S. #MP435. June, 1962. $.75 is the original price. 128 pages, including a Reading List, Appendix and Index at the back of the book. Tight binding. Light beige paper, slightly darker at the top edge (1/2"). Contains: a couple of pages of black-and-white photos.
Front Cover: A 1/4" triangular creased corner is at the top, right, and a 1" triangular creased corner is at the bottom, right. There are 3 small, 1/2" wrinkle/creases/fingernail indents, plus what looks like a 1" outline of a drop of water at the middle of the cover.
Spine: A fine line wrinkle/crease from book opening, plus some very small tears at the top and bottom edges, beside both Covers.
Back Cover: 3 triangular wrinkle/crease lines are at the top, left corner (extending inward 1/2").
In General: 3-4 pages have corner creases at the top, right, where they were used as bookmarks and these impressions continue for a few pages. A water outline is evident at the top, right corner (1 1/2" long x 1" wide) and this continues at the same spot for about half the book. There's some red underlining.
Story: Matter! Matter! Everywhere, Matter! 001535
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Calder, Ritchie Science in Our Lives
U.S. Signet (NAL) Book. 1955 #Ks320. First Signet Key Book Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine.
U.S. #Ks320. $.35 is the original price (although the price sticker says $.37). Tight binding. Original light beige paper. 192 pages which also includes an Index. Faded red colour on the edges.
Front Cover: A ¾" - wide corner crease is at the bottom, right and there's a partial slight bend at the top right corner. An 1/8" tear is at the top edge, Spine side and there are a few very light bits of edge wear, here-and-there. Nothing much, though.
Spine: A ½" tear is at the top, left side and there's some light edge wear at the edges.
Back Cover: A 1" - wide creased corner is at the bottom, left and an 1/8" crease is at the top, left corner. There's also a 2 ½" slanted crease at the top third of the Cover.
Story: The Author describes some scientific discoveries in a generalized way in ordinary English. The book's written as if he's holding an ordinary conversation with the Reader. A bit simplistic but interesting. 003428
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Clarke, Arthur C. Profiles of the Future
Canada. Popular Library. 1977 0445040610 / 9780445040618 First Popular Library Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. Water Touched.
September, 1977. $1.50 is the original price. 254 pages, plus some book advertising at the back of the book. Tight binding. Light beige paper, slightly darker at the top and right sides (3/4").
Front Cover: Some Cover portions are missing as they were stuck to another Cover. Whoever removed it was rather careless.
Spine: A wrinkle/crease from book opening is down the middle. The bottom 2" has a couple of other creases and the Spine has indications water touched it.
Back Cover: A small portion of Cover surface (2" x 2") is missing at the left edge, middle, and there's also a gentle roll at the left edge. .
In General: The first page has some darker beige water spots at the top half. Pages 126-127 have some dark spots where water dried and a few pages on either side of these have lighter, smaller spots. Page 225 has a small bit of greyish ink bleed at the right edge, but it's nothing much.
Story: A collection of articles by Clarke in which he writes about how he sees future science developing in various areas. He provides a possible Time Line for them, although he's out by about 20 years, I think. Personally, I've always wanted to see Force Fields, Anti-Gravity and Matter Transmitters. These would be the three main inventions we need to survive and protect Earth. 003041
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Clarke, Arthur C. Voices from the Sky
Canada. Pyramid Books. 1971 #515-2396. Second Pyramid Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine.
January, 1971. $.75 is the original price. 205 pages and book advertising. Very tight binding. Medium beige paper. Faded green colour on the edges.
Front Cover: A wrinkle/crease line from book opening is by the Spine. Two very minor bits of edge wear at the top of the right corner tip and bottom left, at the Spine side).
Spine: Three wrinkle/crease straight lines from opening the book plus some minor edge wear at the top and bottom edges.
Story: A collection of articles which Clarke wrote for various magazines. All pertain to the future of Space flight and communications. Clarke was a proponent of building a Space station but veryone knows that if Man were to fly he'd be born with wings. 000861
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Curie, Eve Madame Curie
U.S. Pocket Books, Inc. 1946 #400. First Pocket Books, Inc. Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus. Translated by: Vincent Sheean. 441 pages, which includes: An Appendix, an Index and some book advertising at the back of the book. Tight binding. Light medium beige paper, slightly darker at the top edge (3/4"). Red colour to the edging.
Front Cover: There's a 1 1/4" tear at the bottom, left, beside the Spine. The plastic wrap is slightly loose at the right edge.
Spine: A 1/2" triangular piece of Cover is missing and there are several line wrinkles, probably from book opening.
Back Cover: A 1/4" piece of Cover surface is missing at the bottom, left corner, and there's a 1/4", lightly creased corner at the top, left. The bottom edge has a 1/8" crease and the plastic wrap at this spot is a bit loose because of this.
In General: There's a nice black-and-white portrait of Curie, in addition to the one on the Front Cover. Pages 39-41 slightly stck together and there's a little tear at that spot. Pages 41-92 are not quite glued in properly so that they stick out a fraction of an inch and the edges are a bit ragged. However, they're tightly glued, and not loose.
Story: This is Madame Curie's Biography. (She discovered, and worked with Radium and X rays, before anyone knew that they could be harmful.) A great Scientist. A person to be admired for her courage and devotion. 002382
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Davis, Helen Miles Chemical Elements, The
U.S. Ballantine Books. 1963 #320 BSF. Third Ballantine Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Water Touched.
U.S. #320 BSF. Revised by: Seaborg, Glenn. $.50 is the original price. 198 pages. Very tight binding. Light tan paper. Contains: A list and Chronology of discovery of the elements, from 1798 to 1961. Several more have been discovered/made since then, of course. Also contains an Index.
Front Cover: A 3/4" tear at the Spine side, top, and a 1/2" tear is at the Spine side, bottom. Wrinkle/crease lines on the Cover (from 3" long, to 1") in various spots. A double, 1/4" wrinkle/crease is at the top, right corner. Some light edge wear at the edges.
Spine: A partial line crease is at the middle from book opening, plus there are a couple of horizontal creases.
Back Cover: A 1/4" triangular crease is at the top, left corner, plus some handling marks are at various places.
In General: A 2" water outline is on the right edge, but water barely touched the paper and only in two spots at the middle, leaving what appears to be two finger indents, 1/2" wide by 1" long.
Story: As the Title says. A bit of a dry read, unless you're into Science History. 001129
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Dreyfuss, Richard Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
U.S. Doubleday Anchor Original. 1957 #A 94. First Doubleday Anchor Edition.. Mass Market Paperback. Fine Plus. Cover: Frasconi, Antonio.
U.S. #A 94. $.75 is the original price (Canada). Very tight binding. Light medium beige paper. 302 pages, which includes 2 Appendices (A Summary of Galileo's life and Biographical Notes), an Index and book advertising at the back of the book. Contains: Some of Galileo's original drawing, which accompanied his observations. Cover Art: Frasconi, Antonio.
In General: A previous Owner's name is written at the top of the first page.
Story: Galileo's original ideas as to how The Universe works, versus religion's version of Cosmology. I believe it was 1930 before the Catholic Church finally admitted that perhaps Galileo might possibly be right. How nice of them. 001540
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Dyson, Carter Men Machines and Microbes
Canada. Contemporary Publishers. 1942 First Contemporary Pub. Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Water Touched. True First Edition. $.39 is the original price. 123 pages, plus book advertising at the back of the book. Very tight binding. Medium tanned pages. Front Cover: A crease, beside the Spine, from book opening. Back Cover: A water outline where water touched the cover. In General: Pages 53-78 have a very small corner crease at the bottom, right. The last 3 pages have a slight water outline at the right side, extending inward 3/4". The pages are slightly stiff to open, but just barely. Story: Various mundane science topics are described in a folksy manner for the ordinary person. It's an interesting little book. Sort of a Canadian version of Harry Golden. 002113
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Gamow, George One Two Three...Infinity - Facts and Speculations of Science
U.S. New American Library. 1960 #MD97. Ninth Mentor Book Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fair/Gd. Rdg. Copy. Water Tchd Art: Gamow, George
February, 1960. $.60 is the original price. Tight binding. 318 pages (which includes an Index). Original light beige paper. Contains: Many illustrations and black-and-white photos. Reddish colour on the edges.
Front Cover: Creases/handling marks/edge wear.
Spine: Worn/handled.
Back Cover: Small creases, here-and-there, plus edge wear.
In General: Some light reddish ink bleed on the page edges (about 1/8"+). Small light rolling on the pages. The book's right edge forms a "V" where page 161 starts. The photos have a small brownish mark at the edges ½") and there are a couple of small spots (about 1/8") where they were lightly stuck together. The book's a slight bit stiff to open.
Story: An interesting, well-written book. What an intelligent person this Author is! You have to admire him. Give praise where praise is due. 003622
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Gamow, George One, Two Three...Infinity
U.S. Bantam Science and Math. 1967 #NA9. First Bantam Science & Math. Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Mint Minus. Art: Gamow, George.
U.S. April, 1967. $.95 is the original price. 340 pages, with an Index. Light beige paper, slightly darker at the edges (½"). Very tight copy.
Front Cover: A fingernail indent and a small (¼") triangular upturn at the bottom, right corner. A straight line crease beside the Spine where the book was opened. There are a few nearly - invisible horizontal lines. Slightly scuffed looking. Very, very slight edge wear spots, here-and-there.
Story: It's an interesting book if you're into speculations as to why things work, and why things seem to be what they are. It's not light reading, though. The Author has a nice writing style. 000129
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Gribbin, John, PhD./Plagemann, Stephen, PhD. Jupiter Effect, The
U.K. Fontana/Collins. 1977 #4419. First Fontana/Collins Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine Minus.
U.K. #4419. 1977 is the last Copyright date mentioned. $1.75 is the original price (Canada). 156 pages, which includes: Appendicies, Suggestions for Further Reading, an Index, and book advertising, all at the end of the book. Light medium beige paper, slightly darker at the edges (1 1/4" at the top, 1/2" at the right side, and 3/4" at the bottom edge). Contains: Various graphs and charts.
Front Cover: A double, triangular faint wrinkle/creased bottom, right corner (extending inward 1/4" and 1/2"). A very small 1 1/16" corner crease is at the top, right, and there's a faint, 1/2" curved wrinkle/crease at the top edge, close to the right corner.
Spine: A faint wrinkle/crease from book opening.
Back Cover: A triple wrinkle/creased corner is at the upper left, top. (extending inward 1/4", 1/2" and 1"). There's a 1" faint wrinkle/crease toward the bottom, left edge, and a portion of the left edge is turning beigey, possibly from the oil which comes from finger handling (1" wide x about 6" high).
Story: The two Authors bring into play planetary attraction to add to the mix of the usual Tectonic Plate shifting, magnetic fields, etc., to postulate as to what causes earthquakes. 001245
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Haber, Heinz Stars, Men and Atoms
U.S. Washington Square Press. 1966 #W-924. First Washington Sq. Press Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Mint.
August, 1968. Revised edition from the one originally published by Golden Press. $.75 is the original price. 159 pages plus some book advertising at the back of the book. Medium beige paper. Very tight binding. Contains: Many black-and-white photos plus some drawings. Not as good pictures as the ones we get today, but still interesting, especially the ones of molecular structure.
Front Cover: Very minor edge wear along the edges as the Covers are wine-coloured and everything shows. A tiny (1/32") piece is torn at the top edge beside the Spine.
In General: There's an old store price at the top of the first page.
Story: A Science book about the exploration of Space, telescopes, etc. 000476
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Hall, A. Rupert/Hall, Marie Boas Brief History of Science, A
Signet Science Library (NAL). 1964 #T2542. First Signet (NA) Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Water Touched.
$.75 is the original price. 352 pages, which includes: Notes, Suggestiions for Further Reading and an Index, all at the back of the book. Light medium beige paper. Very tight binding. Red colour to the edging, with a couple of very small spots of water, here-and-there, but it's rather minor.
Front Cover: There's a large, triangular wrinkle/creased corner at the top, right (extending inward, 2 1/2"), and a smaller one, 1/2" inward. The bottom, right corner, has 4 triangular wrinkle/creases (extending inward, 1/8", to 1").
Spine: Two light wrinkle/creases, from book opening, plus some fine wrinkles, indicating a bit of water touched here.
Back Cover: A double, triangular creased corner is at the top, left (extending inward, 1/8", and the other is close to 1/2" inward). There's another 1" light crease at the right side, plus a couple of small fingernail indents, from book opening, and a 2" curved crease is at the top, left edge. There's a small, darkish streak at the top third of the Cover.
In General: The large wrinkle/crease, mentioned as being on the Front Cover, caused a few pages to have a slight indent at the same spot. 5-6 pages have either a top, right corner fold, or a bottom, right folded corner. A couple of pages, not many, have beige water marks.
Story: A fascinating account of Science origins and evolution, over the Centuries. In particular, the description of Herophilos, Erasistratos and Galen and their Medical discoveries are really very interesting. Galen was brilliant, I think. You've got to hand it to the Greeks for being such a smart bunch of people. And this was done in the Second and Third Centuries, B.C. I'm almost tempted to keep this book. 002531
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Jeans, Sir James Stars in Their Courses, The
U.K. Pelican (Penguin) Books. 1941 Second Pelican Book Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good.
6 Pence is the original price. 144 pages, with 2 Appendices and an Index. Tight copy. Light beige paper. Contains: Various illustrations and some black-and-white photos.
Front Cover: Some edge wear around the edges.
Spine: A 3/4" piece of Cover surface is missing at the bottom edge. Tears at the top (1/8") and bottom (1/2").
Back Cover: A bit of light edge wear is at the bottom edge, Spine side (2").
In General: There's a page indent at the middle, top edge (extending inward 1/4" x 3/4"), which gradually becomes smaller as one goes toward the back of the book. (Probably, from a slight drop.) There's a very small bit of pencil outlining, but it's not much.
Story: Astronomy's workings, as explained in "simple" terms. Anyway, it's a good, basic book. 002458
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Kalmus, H./Crump, Lettice M. Genetics
U.K. Pelican (Penguin) Books. 1948 #A 179. First Pelican (Penguin) Book Edition. Mass Market Paperback. About Very Good.
2 Shillings is the indicated original price. Very tight binding. 169 pages, including: a Bibliography of books on Genetics, a Glossary of related terms, an Index and some book advertising. There are also numerous ilustrations pertaining to the Subject. Medium beige paper, beginning to turn light tan around the edges (1") and on the insides of the Covers.
Front Cover: Looks a bit dulled, from age, and there's a small bit felt-marked out at the bottom, right corner.
Spine: A 1/2" tear is at the bottom, right edge, and it's lightly tanned. There's also a 1/4" tear at the top, left edge, and a 1/2" one at the top, right edge.
Back Cover: A couple of very small (1/16") pieces of Cover surface are missing from the top, left corner, and there's a bit of light edge wear at the top, and bottom edges.
In General: A name is written in ink at the middle of the first page. Page 77 has a couple of lines underlined and some of the books are checked off in the Bibliography. Pages 117 and 150 have their top, right corners creased as a marker and this has caused a slight mark on a few pages on either side of them.
Story: An introduction to Genetics. 002475
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Kluger, Jeffrey Moon Hunters - NASA's Remarkable Expeditions to the Ends of the Solar System
U.S. Simon and Schuster. 2001 0684865599 / 9780684865591 First Touchstone Book Edition. Large Soft Cover Book. Mint Minus.
U.S. #0-684-86559-9. $21.50 (Canada) is the original price. 314 pages, which includes: 2 Appendices, Notes, an Index and very short Biography of the Author. Light beige paper, slightly darker at the edges. Contains: 6 pages of colour close-ups of some of the Moons described in the book.
In General: 2 very minor upturns (1/32") at the bottom, right corner and bottom, left corner. A name is written at the top of the inside Front Cover and the last page has a 1/2" wide triangular creased corner at the bottom, right.
Story: As the Title says. 002861
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Lane, Frank W. Kingdom of the Octopus, The
U.S. Pyramid Publications. 1962 #WS12. First Worlds of Science (Pyramid) Ed. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Water Touched.
U.S. #WS12. October, 1962. $.75 is the original price. 287 pages. Tight binding, but opens a bit easily where the black-and-white photos are located. Medium beige paper, slightly darker at the edges (1"). Contains: Anatomical Diagrams and an Index at the back of the book, plus a section of black-and white photos and a few drawings at the front of the book.
Front Cover: A few small (1") creases are at the top, left corner (1" deep x 2 3/4" wide along the top edge). A triangular wrinkle/crease is at the top, right corner (extending inward 1/4"+). 4 minor creases are at the middle, right edge, but they're nothing much. Very slight bits of edge wear are along the bottom and right edges.
Spine: 2 faint wrinkle/crease lines from book opening, plus some small wrinkling which indicates water touched the Spine edge.
Back Cover: A 3" wide x 2 1/2" high pucker mark where water touched is a the bottom of the Cover.
In General: From page 161, to the end of the book one can see that the paper is slightly different at the bottom (due to water) about 1 1/2" high (at the right edge) and going, in an irregular pattern, to about 1" high (at the Spine edge). There's a slight beige water outline starting at page 161, but it gradually disappears as one goes toward the back of the book and only a slight difference in paper texture is evident after a while.
Story: A scientific study of the octopus. Some of the observations made about how they behave are really interesting as it reveals their thinking and reasoning processes. They're smart. 001267
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Lang, Daniel From Hiroshima to the Moon
U.S. Dell (Laurel) Pub. Co. 1961 #LX134. First Dell (Laurel) Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus.
September, 1961. $.75 is the original price. 543 pages, with an Index at the back of the book. Tight binding, but opens easily between pages 170-1. Light medium beige paper. Green colour on the edges.
Front Cover: A triangular crease at the bottom, right corner (extending inward 1"). 3 small fingernail indents from book opening. Some very light bits of edge wear, mostly at the bottom edge, here-and-there.
Spine: A 3" manufacturing crease. Light edge wear at the top and bottom edges.
Back Cover: A bit of edge wear at the top, right Spine side and bottom edge.
In General: Page 19-20 is creased. Page 509 has a creased corner at the bottom right.
Story: Various true stories about the men who designed the first nuclear Bomb as well as about people associated with various aspects of the Atomic Age, etc. The book's well-written. 001940
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Ley, Willy Mariner IV to Mars
Canada/U.S. Signet Science (NAL) Book. 1966 #P2932, First Signet Science (NAL) Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Water Touched.
June, 1966. $.60 is the original price. 157 pages, which includes Appendices, Bibliography and some book advertising at the back of the book. Tight binding, but opens easily between the black-and-white photos. Light beige paper, just barely slightly darker at the top edge (1 1/4"). Red colour on the edges. Contains: Various drawings and numerous black-and-white photos taken by Mariner.
Front Cover: Small areas where another book stuck are at the top, left corner (1" wide x 2 1/4" long), the top, right corner (1/8") and at the bottom, right corner (1 1/4" long x 1/8").
Spine: A crease from book opening. The Spine's dark beigey, possibly from glue showing through.
Back Cover: A small strip at the bottom has a small piece where another book stuck to the bottom edge (about 1/4" wide x the book width). There are also some small bits at the left edge, about the same width, but it's nothing much. There are a couple of small areas at the top, right corner, but, again, they're nothing much.
In General: The photos have a water outline at the edges. Because of water touching the book it's slightly stiff to open.
Story: As the Title says. Willy Ley, along with Von Braun and others were instrumental in getting the U.S. space program going. I recommend going to NASA's site and taking a look at the Martian forest they photographed. Mars is like Earth, except there's little oxygen. It's ideally suited for colonization. Except, I hope that there are no nasty underground critters. 003076
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Ley, Willy Missiles, Moonprobes, and Megaparsecs
U.S. Signet (NAL)Science Lib. Bks. 1964 #P2445. First Signet (NAL) Sci. Lib. Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus.
U.S. #P2445. $.60 is the original price. Tight binding. 189 pages plus an Index and some book advertising. Original light beige paper.
Front Cover: A light, partial wrinkle/crease which corresponds to a triangular piece missing from the top, right corner (extending inward 1"). Two smaller creases are at the bottom, right corner and an 1/8" circular crease is close to the Spine side, bottom. A bit of light edge edge wear along the right and bottom edges.
Spine: 2 faint creases from book opening plus a small spot (1/8") of blue colour.
Back Cover: A 1/4" triangular corner crease is at the top, left corner and there's a bit of light scuffing, here-and-there, but it's not very noticeable.
In General: The first few pages have a very slight (1/64") crease at the right corner tip, plus the missing piece mentioned as being at the top of the first page. The pages at the back of the book have an upturn at the spot mentioned where there's a triangular corner crease on the Back Cover.
Story: A discussion of the topics mentioned in the Title. (This book was written when Space flight was just beginning.) 003285
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Mann, Ida/Pirie, Antoinette Science of Seeing, The
U.K. A Pelican Book. 1950 #A157. Second Pelican Book (Revised) Ed. Mass Market Paperback. About Fine Minus.
No price is mentioned. 225 pages plus book advertising and an Index at the back of the book. Contains: Many illustrations and black-and-white photos plus one colour photo. A tight binding. Medium beige paper, turning darker around the edges (1").
Front Cover: Torn at the lower left Spine side (3"). There's a vertical Cover-length crease about 2" from the right edge.
Spine: Wrinkled at the very top for about ½".
Back Cover: A very minor (½") triangular crease at the bottom, middle.
Story: A great Science book about the eye. It's not just about Humans but of a variety of creatures and details function and form. 000426
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Mann, Ida/Pirie, Antoinette Science of Seeing, The
U.K. Pelican (Penguin) Books. 1946 #A157. First Pelican (Penguin) Ed. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.
U.K. Possibly $.32 was the original price as it's marked twice on the book and the original English price was 1 Shilling. (This was still when English money was worth something. World War 2 took a lot out of them.) 220 pages, plus book advertising at the back of the book. Very tight binding. Medium beige paper, slightly darker at the edges (1"). Contains: A colour spectrum photo at the beginning of the book and numerous illustrations elsewhere.
Front Cover: Turning very slightly beige at the middle, Spine side. Some very slight edge wear at the bottom edge and a 1/4"corner crease at the bottom, right edge (extending inward for a few pages at the same spot).
Spine: A 3/4" tear is at the bottom, right edge, plus there's a slight bit of edge wear at the top and about 3" of the top, right side.
Back Cover: A triangular crease is at the bottom, left corner (extending inward 1" and about 1/2 - way along the bottom edge, ending in a 1/4" tear). The bottom, right corner has a 1/4" bump.
Story: As the Title says. 001481
Price:
14.52 USD
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Otto, Max C., PhD. Science and the Moral Life
A Mentor Book (New American Library). #M43. (?)First Mentor Book Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus. Water Touched
$.35 is the original price. 192 pages. Light beige paper, slightly darker around the edges (¾"). Tight binding but a bit weak at the end of the book There's a very small water-touched stain at the bottom right edging for about ¼".
Front Cover: There's a small curved wrinkle/crease (about 1"). 2 very small wrinkle/creases by the Spine and a small ½" tear at the bottom left where the Cover joins to the Spine.
Spine: There's reddish colour on the Spine.
Back Cover: It has the same wrinkle/crease as the Front Cover so it must have been how the book was first opened.
In General: There's a small piece of paper separating from the top right of the inside of the Cover. Page 12 has a 3" fold at the bottom (extending the width of the page in a triangular pattern).
Story: A book about the influence of Science on Faith and undertanding. A good read in Logical thinking. 000062
Price:
8.80 USD
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Ridpath, Ian Messages from the Stars
U.K. Fontana/Collins Books. 1978 0006345964 / 9780006345961 First Fontana/Collins Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus. Water Touched. $2.95 is the original price (Canada). 220 pages, with a few References and book reviews at the back of the book. Tight binding, but opens easily between pages 120-121. Original light beige paper.
Front Cover: 3-4 fine creases at the bottom third, Spine side, plus a couple of small areas where the surface was removed when separating another cover fom this one. (See: Scan).
Spine: A couple of fine creases, down the middle, from book opening.
Back Cover: A few squarish indents at the top third, as if from a telephone pad outline, plus a few light rolls at the Spine side, from water.
In General: The book has a few rolls, from water, and the paper is somewahat coarse. Page 51 has a corner crease, from book marking, and this mark extends for a few pages, either way. From page 120-121, outward, we have some rippling in the interior, Spine side, which gradually disappears. Probably, this is how the water dried (as we perform our usual detective work on how water affects books.)
Story: Some speculation as to how we'll receive information as to alien contacts and whether any have already been made. As usual, everyone's saying "no". Idiots. 002320
Price:
5.50 USD
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Roulet, Alfred Search for Intelligent Life in Outer Space, The (Orig.: A La Recherche Des Extra-Terrestres).
U.S. Berkley Medallion Book. 1977 #425-03319-8. First Berkley Medallion Book Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Water Touched. $1.25 is the original price. 168 pages, including a Bibliography and some book advertising at the back of the book. Very tight binding. Light medium beige paper. Spine: Some fine wrinkles from water.
Back Cover: A slight rolling at the Spine side, from water (extending inward around 2"). A couple of spots of very light edge wear at the bottom edge.
In General: The book contains a few pages of mathematical sequencing meant to illustrate how we, or Aliens, could attempt to inform of our/their presence.
Story: As the Title says. 002151
Price:
9.08 USD
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Solomon, A.K. Why Smash Atoms?
U.K. Pelican (Penguin) Books. 1945 #A141. First Pelican (Penguin) Book Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Mint Minus. Art: Duff, Katherine Campbell.
$.25 is the original price. Tight binding. Light beige paper. 160 pages which includes a Glossary, Notes and an Index. Contains: Illustrations and quite a few black-and-white photos.
Spine: A light amount of wear on the left side. Nothing much, though.
Story: Atomic research, up to 1945. 003765
Price:
25.85 USD
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Tinbergen, Niko. Curious Naturalists
U.S. American Museum of Natural History, The. 1969 1st Amer. Mus. of Nat. Hist. (Members). Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus. Cover Art: Ruderer, Rolf.
No price is indicated. 301 pages, with References, an Index and book advertising at the back of the book. Creamy-white paper. Very tight binding. Contains: 27 line cuts.
Front Cover: A few ink smudges beside the Spine edge and extending along the same spot for 4 pages (about ½" wide).
Spine. A few very light ink smudges are at the same spot as on the Front Cover.
Spine: A ¼" x the Spine width piece of Cover surface is missing at the upper portion.
Back Cover: Some light ink smudges, mostly along the top and Spine side (about 2" wide) and extending to the back pages from page 289 to the end.
Story: A book which describes discoveries made by various Naturalists. 000630
Price:
6.05 USD
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Whitehead, A.N. Science and the Modern World
U.S. Mentor Books.(NAL). 1949 #M28. Second Mentor Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus.
U.S., #M28. July, 1949. $.35 is the original price. 212 pages, with an Index at the back of the book. Tight binding, except opens easily between pages 4-7. Tan paper.
Front Cover: 2 curved wrinkle/creases are at the middle (1¼") and two fingernail indents are beside them. Some light edge wear is at the edges.
Spine: Edge wear along the edges.
Back Cover: A 3" vertical wrinkle/crease is beside the left edge and 3 other vertical ones (¼", 1¼" and 2½") are at the top edge. There's a bit of light edge wear at the bottom edge.
In General: Page 23 has a small (¼") piece missing at the bottom, right corner, and there are 2 small, parallel (¼" - wide) spots on the edging, at the top, right. From touch, they feel almost like they were originally glue spots.
Story: A compilation of 8 lectures which Dr. Whitehead gave at Harvard anant Science and its effect on Western culture over the course of the previous three Centuries. 001812
Price:
7.87 USD
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