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Science & Astronomy Books

For the lifelong learner and stargazer: astronomy and cosmology, natural history, field guides, and popular science. Vintage and collectible titles from the golden age of science writing. Every copy is a real book from an Arizona estate, personally inspected and photographed, shipping from Prescott, Arizona. 20 titles in stock.

365 Starry Nights: An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the Year
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
365 Starry Nights: An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the Year
Chet Raymo
Good
$5
 Alien Impact
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Alien Impact
Michael Craft
Good
$8
 Burnham's Celestial Handbook — Volume One: Andromeda Through Cetus
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Burnham's Celestial Handbook — Volume One: Andromeda Through Cetus
Robert Burnham, Jr. (Staff Member, Lowell Observatory, 1958–1979)
Good
$75
 Burnham's Celestial Handbook — Volume Three: Pavo Through Vulpecula
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Burnham's Celestial Handbook — Volume Three: Pavo Through Vulpecula
Robert Burnham, Jr. (Staff Member, Lowell Observatory, 1958–1979)
Good
$75
 Burnham's Celestial Handbook — Volume Two: Chamaeleon Through Orion
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Burnham's Celestial Handbook — Volume Two: Chamaeleon Through Orion
Robert Burnham, Jr. (Staff Member, Lowell Observatory, 1958–1979)
Good
$75
 Children of the Ice Age: How a Global Catastrophe Allowed Humans to Evolve
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Children of the Ice Age: How a Global Catastrophe Allowed Humans to Evolve
Steven M. Stanley
Good w/ DJ
$8
 Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Cosmic Dawn: The Origins of Matter and Life
Eric Chaisson
Good w/ DJ (small DJ wear top right)
$12
 Cosmology: The Science of the Universe
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Cosmology: The Science of the Universe
Edward R. Harrison
Good w/ DJ
$15
 Fieldbook of Natural History
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Fieldbook of Natural History
E. Laurence Palmer & H. Seymour Fowler
Good
$10
 Henry David Thoreau: Selected Writings
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Henry David Thoreau: Selected Writings
Henry David Thoreau (ed. Lewis Leary, Columbia University)
Poor–Fair
$3
 McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Energy
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Energy
Sybil P. Parker (ed.)
Good
$10
 New England Wilds (The American Wilderness / Time-Life Books)
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
New England Wilds (The American Wilderness / Time-Life Books)
Ogden Tanner
Very Good
$6
 Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets
Jay M. Pasachoff
Good
$8
 Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert
Natt N. Dodge
Good
$6
 Prickly Porky
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Prickly Porky
Thornton W. Burgess
Good
$8
 Stars and Planets: The Sierra Club Guide to Sky Watching and Direction Finding
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
Stars and Planets: The Sierra Club Guide to Sky Watching and Direction Finding
W. S. Kals
Good–Very Good
$6
 The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Astronomy
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Astronomy
Simon Mitton (ed.); Foreword by Sir Martin Ryle
Good w/ DJ
$15
 The Comet Hale-Bopp Book: Guide to an Awe-Inspiring Visitor from Deep Space
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
The Comet Hale-Bopp Book: Guide to an Awe-Inspiring Visitor from Deep Space
Thomas Hockey
Very Good
$10
 The Ozarks (The American Wilderness / Time-Life Books)
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
The Ozarks (The American Wilderness / Time-Life Books)
Richard Rhodes
Very Good
$6
 The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe
SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY
The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe
Fred Schaaf
Good–Very Good
$8
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