HANDBOOK FOR TELESCOPE MAKING
Written by N.E. Howard.
Stock no. 1831103
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is primarily concerned with the construction, mounting, testing and use of an 8 inch reflecting telescope. New, revised edition. Gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. x and 322 pages including index. ISBN: 0571046800. Reprinted with corrections. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and lower edge of boards. Slight lean to spine. Text block slightly grubby/browned. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown, mostly covered over by the front flap of the dustwrapper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is light browned and scuffed to rear panel, spine is sunned and worn at top & tail.

TELESCOPES AND ACCESSORIES (THE HARVARD BOOKS ON ASTRONOMY)
Written by George Z. Dimitroff; James G. Baker.
Stock no. 1824427
Published by The Blakiston Company. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

How man has learned through procedures and instruments of great power to analyze the universe in which he lives. Red cloth boards, gilt titles.B/w illustrations. v and 309 pages including index. Foxing mainly to endpapers and text block. Some pages may be slightly stuck together due to the glossy nature of the paper and damp (easily opened).

THE 20-CM SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE
Written by Peter L. Manly.
Stock no. 2128102
Published by Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A practical observing guide using one of the most popular type of compact telescope. Techniques for viewing the Moon, the planetary system and the deep sky; interesting projects to try; discusses a full range of telescope accessories and detectors with advice on their use. Orange cardwraps. B/w illustrations and photos. xviii and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 0521644410. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

ASTRONOMY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Written by A.E. Roy; D. Clarke.
Stock no. 1709324
Published by Adam Hilger Ltd.. 3rd 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third edition, updated and expanded. This book introduces the concepts and historical development of astronomy, presents a course on positional measurement and celestial mechanics, and describes the techniques and instrumentation of astronomical observation and measurement. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. xv and 357 pages including index. ISBN: 0852743947. A nice, clean copy. Dustwrapper spine is faded and rear panel is a little grubby/scuffed.

THE TRIUMPH OF MAN IN SCIENCE AND INVENTION
Written by Ellison Hawks.
Stock no. 815997
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles & vignette. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 426 pages including index. Front vertical edge of cover worn, corners worn. Title to spine rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. Hand-made free front endpaper has come unstuck i.e. is loose. All plates present. A few foxspots. Text block untrimmed.