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Burnham's Celestial Handbook — Volume Two: Chamaeleon Through Orion

by Robert Burnham, Jr. (Staff Member, Lowell Observatory, 1958–1979)

About This Book

Burnham's Celestial Handbook — Volume Two: Chamaeleon Through Orion. By Robert Burnham, Jr., Staff Member, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ, 1958–1979. Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501. Copyright © 1966, 1978 by Robert Burnham, Jr. All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright Conventions. ISBN (clothbound): 0-486-24064-9; ISBN (paperbound): 0-486-23568-8. LC Card: 77-083888. This Dover edition is an expanded and updated replication of work originally published by Celestial Handbook Publications, Flagstaff AZ, in 1966. Published in Canada by General Publishing Company, Ltd., 30 Lesmill Road, Don Mills, Toronto, Ontario. Published in the United Kingdom by Constable and Company, Ltd. Manufactured in the United States of America. Frontispiece: Orion Nebula. Preface dated February 1977, Flagstaff, Arizona, signed R.B. BLACK cloth hardcover, no dust jacket visible. IMPORTANT NOTE: This is Volume 2 of 3 — Volume 3 (Pavo through Vulpecula) is also in inventory as Book #278. Volume 1 (Andromeda through Cetus) is NOT present — you have an incomplete set. Complete 3-volume sets sell for $60–$150+; individual volumes sell separately. Burnham's Celestial Handbook is considered the definitive amateur astronomer's reference and has a passionate collector following. Strong demand from astronomy enthusiasts. Author Robert Burnham Jr. had a fascinating and tragic life story, which adds to collector interest. *** COMPLETE 3-VOLUME SET NOW CONFIRMED — Vol. 1 (#292), Vol. 2 (#277), Vol. 3 (#278) all in inventory. Sell as a complete set for $75–$150+. Do NOT sell individually until set pricing is considered. ***