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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Staple bound, Large Format. Publication of 64 pages. Avian Demography Unit. This report celebrated some of the results of 50 years of bird ringing in Southern Africa. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - At this time when astronomers are being surprised by the discovery of objects which emit a fabulously large amount of energy, that is the quasi-stellar radio sources and the quasi-stellar galaxies, and when by the means of space vehicles X rays, gamma rays and cosmic rays are being observed to come from the depths of interstellar space, one may ask why write a book about stars. Stars seem to be almost incidental when one looks at the universe in terms of exceedingly great energies. Nevertheless, stars exist. They are accessible to study and they have not yet revealed all their secrets. This is enough to arouse interest and to cause one to try to find answers to the questions which arise. The early type stars are particularly interesting because they are spendthrift stars pouring out their energy at a great rate. But their brilliance is also their undoing. They must evolve rather quickly, on an astrophysical scale. Thus by studying these stars we are studying a population in change. The implications from the local and from the cosmological viewpoint are important if one wishes to understand the details of stellar evolution and of galactic structure. Perhaps one of the simplest reasons for writing a book about the early type stars is to see if some of the conundrums pre sented by the spectra of these stars can be unravelled when all the available infor mation is brought together.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - At this time when astronomers are being surprised by the discovery of objects which emit a fabulously large amount of energy, that is the quasi-stellar radio sources and the quasi-stellar galaxies, and when by the means of space vehicles X rays, gamma rays and cosmic rays are being observed to come from the depths of interstellar space, one may ask why write a book about stars. Stars seem to be almost incidental when one looks at the universe in terms of exceedingly great energies. Nevertheless, stars exist. They are accessible to study and they have not yet revealed all their secrets. This is enough to arouse interest and to cause one to try to find answers to the questions which arise. The early type stars are particularly interesting because they are spendthrift stars pouring out their energy at a great rate. But their brilliance is also their undoing. They must evolve rather quickly, on an astrophysical scale. Thus by studying these stars we are studying a population in change. The implications from the local and from the cosmological viewpoint are important if one wishes to understand the details of stellar evolution and of galactic structure. Perhaps one of the simplest reasons for writing a book about the early type stars is to see if some of the conundrums pre sented by the spectra of these stars can be unravelled when all the available infor mation is brought together.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 1st Edition. Published by the Author [1932]. First edition hardback in dustjacket. Red cloth with black titling to front board and spine. 14 x 21.5 cm. 117 pages. Floral endpapers. 398 grams. Atkins Bros., Printers, Burnt Tree. Tipton. Contains over 80 poems and 12 mounted photographs. One of only 300 copies printed. A second edition of 200 copies was printed a year later with a few alterations including the replacement of the mounted photographs with printed images. Inscription in white ink to rear of frontice: 'With the Compliments and Best wishes of E. A. Underhill. Nov. 25th, 1932.' Contents complete and securely bound. Scarce dustjacket discoloured, creased and torn with loss here there (now in protective sleeve). Light rubbing to cloth at spine ends and corners. Couple marks and few creased page corners. Splitting to paper covering rear hinge, though hinge itself sound. 'H. Aston Lower Gornal' written to front free endpaper. Please get in touch if you would like more photos or information. Thank you. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. B/w figures & sketches throughout text (illustrator). 1994 reprint of original 1958 publication. 2-volume complete set.