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Beyond the same few popular books in the stores, here’s where to find the books astronomers themselves use. That’s who we get most of ours from. You could start an astronomy library with these special books. Used books typically include some markings and some wear. Some came from libraries.

Used Books for Sale
Hardback first editions unless otherwise stated

Including many from the libraries of astronomers Wallace Beardsley, Leland Cunningham, and Armand Spitz; historian of science Norriss Hetherington, and volcanologist Fred Klein.

Abell, George O.
Exploration of the Universe.
1964. 7th printing. $15

Adler, Irving.
The Sun and Its Family.
1958. ex-lib with dustjacket. $8

Alfven, Hannes.
Worlds-Antiworlds.
1966. with dustjacket. $10

Alfven, Hannes.
Atom, Man, and the Universe.
1969. with dustjacket. $12

Asimov, Isaac.
A Choice of Catastrophes: The Disasters That Threaten Our World.
paperback, 2d printing 1981. $4

Asimov, Isaac.
The Exploding Suns: The Secrets of the Supernovas.
1985. 2d printing. with dustjacket. $10

Baker, Robert H.
Astronomy.
8th ed, 1964. cover worm damage. $8

Barnett, Lincoln.
The World We Live In,
v 3, 1962. $4

Bartky, Walter.
Highlights of Astronomy.
7th printing, 1945. signed A. N. Spitz 1947. $15

Beadnell, C. M.
Dictionary of Scientific Terms.
1939. $15

Beauchamp, Wilbur L; Mayfield, John C.; and West, Joe Young.
Everyday Problems in Science.
1940. unsigned from Armand Spitz. $8

Becvar, Antonin.
Atlas of the Heavens ö II, Catalogue 1950.0.
4th ed, 1964. stamped Fred W. Klein. $35

Bergamini, David.
The Universe.
rev ed 1967. $5

Berman, Arthur I.
The Physical Principles of Astronautics.
1961. ex-lib. $20

Bernhard, Hubert J.; Bennett, Dorothy A.; and Rice, Hugh S.
New Handbook of the Heavens.
rev ed 1956. ex-lib. $8

Bishop, Roy L., ed.
Observer's Handbook 1982.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. paperback. $2

Bishop, Roy L., ed.
Observer's Handbook 1983.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. paperback. $2

Bishop, Roy L., ed.
Observer's Handbook 1984.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. paperback. $2

Bowditch, Nathaniel.
American Practical Navigator.
rev ed 1934. $25

Bowditch, Nathaniel.
American Practical Navigator.
1938 rev ed, 1939. $25.

Brandt, John C., and Chapman, Robert D.
Introduction to Comets.
1981. with dustjacket. $15

Brandwein, Paul F., et al.
You and Science.
3d ed 1955. $15

Brown, Sam.
Edmund Mag 5 Star Atlas.
1991 paperback. $6

Calder, Nigel.
Violent Universe.
2d printing 1969. with dustjacket. $9

Calder, Nigel.
The Comet is Coming!
1980. with dustjacket. $5

Cattell, Elizabeth, et al.
American Men of Science.
11th ed, Physical & Biological Sciences, A-C, 1965. $15

Chamberlain, Joseph M.
The Development of the Planetarium in the United States.
1958 paperback. $15

Clark, Ronald W.
JBS: The Life and Work of J.B.S. Haldane.
1969. with dustjacket. ex-lib. $13

Clarke, Arthur C.
The Exploration of Space.
pre-Sputnik classic! 1951! with dustjacket. $5

Clarke, Arthur C.
Man and Space.
1964. $5

Clarke, Arthur C.
Man and Space.
2d ed 1966. $5

Clement, Arthur G.; Collister, Morton C.; Thurston, Ernest L.
Our Surroundings: An Elementary General Science.
1934. unsigned from Armand Spitz. $5

Clotfelter, Beryl E.
The Universe and its Structure.
1976. unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $9

Cole, Jim.
50 Programs in BASIC for the Home, School & Office.
1981 paperback. $1

Cole, Jim.
50 More Programs in BASIC for the Home, School & Office.
1981 paperback. $1

Comrie, L. J., ed.
Barlow's Tables.
4th ed 1944. with dustjacket. $7

Cruz Gonzalez, Carlos, et al.
Observational Parameters and Dynamical Evolution of Multiple Stars: Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 33.
1977 paperback. unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $5

Currie, J. C., et al.
Study of Satellite Orbit Computation Methods and An Error Analysis of the Mathematical Procedures.
1959 paperback. unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $1

Currie, J. C., et al.
Satellite Orbit Determination and Error Analyses of Procedures.
1959 paperback. unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $1

Davis, E. L., & Garrett, J. R.
Formulae Employing Rectangular Coordinates for the Differential Correction of Orbits of Near Earth Satellites.
1959 paperback. unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $1

Davis, Ira C., & Sharpe, Richard W.
Science: A Story of Discovery and Progress.
school text, rev ed, 1943. unsigned from Armand Spitz. $6

Davis, Ira C., & Sharpe, Richard W.
Science: A Story of Discovery and Progress.
school text, new ed, 1947. water damage. unsigned from Armand Spitz. $6

de Aquino, Radler.
Sea and Air Navigation Tables.
1927. $7

Deason, Hilary J., dir.
The AAAS Science Book List for Young Adults.
1964 paperback. $2

Dietz, David.
Atomic Science, Bombs and Power.
2d printing 1955. $20

Fenton, Carroll Lane.
Earth's Adventures.
1942. 5th printing. ex-lib. $6

Ferris, Timothy.
The Red Limit.
1977. $7

Fine, Henry Burchard.
A College Algebra.
1904. stamped Leland Cunningham. $10

Gamow, George.
Matter, Earth, and Sky.
1958. $11

Gatland, Kenneth W., and Dempster, Derek.
Worlds in Creation.
1974. with dustjacket. $10

Garrett, Henry E.
Statistics in Psychology and Education.
6th ed, 1966.. with dustjacket. $10

Golden, Frederic.
Quasars, Pulsars, and Black Holes.
1976. with dustjacket. $8

Goursat, Edouard.
A Course in Mathematical Analysis.
v I. 1904. $20

Grau, A. A.
The Structure of an ALGOL Translator.
undated paperback. Signed W. R. Beardsley. computing classic! $5

Gruenberg, Benjamin C.,and Unzicker, Samuel P.
Science in Our Lives.
teacher's ed. 1938. unsigned from Armand Spitz. $5

Guenther, William C.
Analysis of Variance.
1964. 7th printing. with dustjacket. unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $15

Haber, Heinz.
Stars, Men and Atoms.
1962. with dustjacket. $5

Haggerty, James J.
Spinoff 1981.
NASA. paperback. $5

Henbest, Nigel.
The Exploding Universe.
1979. ex-lib with dustjacket. $10

Hoel, Paul G.
Elementary Statistics.
3d ed 1971, 7th printing. $8

Hoyle, Fred.
The Nature of the Universe.
1950. $5

Hoyle, Fred.
Frontiers of Astronomy.
1955. $8

Hoyle, Fred, & Wickramasinghe, Chandra.
Lifecloud: The Origin of Life in the Universe.
1978. $10

[IBM]
General Information Manual: FORTRAN.
1961 paperback. computing classic! unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $7

Jastrow, Robert.
Red Giants and White Dwarfs: Man's Descent from the Stars.
rev ed 1971. with torn dustjacket. $9

Kapp, Reginald O.
Towards a Unified Cosmology.
1960. $12

Kaufmann, William J., & Comins, Neil F.
Discovering the Universe.
4th ed, 1996, paperback, with CD-ROM. $25

King, Henry C.
Astronomy.
1960. with dustjacket. $5

King, Merle W.
A Line Identification List for M-Dwarf HD 95735 from 3768A to 4613A.
[plastic-bound MS thesis] 1973. $3

Klinglesmith, D. A.
Hydrogen Line Blanketed Model Stellar Atmospheres.
NASA SP-3065. 1971 paperback. unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $4

Kurucz, Robert L.
Semiempirical Calculations of gf Values, II: Fe I (3d+4s)8 ö (3d+4s)7 4p.
1974 paperback. $1

Lamb, Scott G.
Air Navigation for Beginners.
1942. $10

Lapp, Ralph E.
Man and Space: The Next Decade.
1961. ex-lib. $15

Lovell, A. C. B.
The Individual and the Universe.
2d printing 1959. with dustjacket. $8

Lovell, A. C. B.
The Exploration of Outer Space.
1962. with dustjacket. $10

Lovell, Bernard & Joyce.
Discovering the Universe.
1963. with dustjacket. $10

Maffei, Paolo.
Beyond the Moon.
1980 paperback. $3

Mallove, Eugene F.
The Quickening Universe: Cosmic Evolution and Human Destiny.
1987. ex-lib. $11

Marshall, Roy K.
Sun, Moon, and Planets.
1952. with dustjacket. signed A. N. Spitz. $15

McCracken, Daniel D.
FORTRAN With Engineering Applications.
1967 paperback. computing classic! unsigned from Wallace Beardsley. $3

Menzel, Donald H.
Astronomy.
rev ed 1975. with dustjacket. $15

Middleton, W. E. Knowles.
Vision Through the Atmosphere.
2d printing, 1958. ex-lib. $15

Mihalas, Dimitri; Heasley, J. N.; Auer, L.H. A
Non-LTE Model Stellar Atmosphere Computer Program.
1975 paperback. $3

Miller, Fred R.
Progressive Problems in Physics.
rev ed 1917. stamped Leland Cunningham. $11

Mitton, Jacqueline.
Astronomy.
1979. with dustjacket. $9

Mixter, George W.
Primer of Navigation.
6th printing, 1942. signed Armand Spitz. with torn dustjacket. $8

Moore, Patrick.
The Picture History of Astronomy.
4th ed 1972. with dustjacket. $10

Moore, Patrick.
1979 Yearbook of Astronomy.
ex-lib with dustjacket. $6

Morris, Richard.
The Fate of the Universe.
1982 with dustjacket. $11

Murdin, Paul & Lesley.
The New Astronomy.
1978. $9

[NASA]
Ecological Surveys From Space.
SP-230. 1970 paperback. stamped Fred W. Klein. $5

Newcomb, Simon.
Astronomy for Everybody.
rev by R. H. Baker, 1932. $8

Nourse, Alan. E.
Universe, Earth, and Atom: The Story of Physics.
1969. ex-lib. $10

O'Leary, Brian.
Project Space Station.
1983. with dustjacket. slight water stain. $11

Pannekoek, Antonie.
A History of Astronomy.
1961. with dustjacket. $25

Peirce, B. O.
A Short Table of Integrals.
2d rev ed 1910. signed Rufus D. Suter, Jr. $15

Peirce, B. O.
A Short Table of Integrals.
3d rev ed 1929. unsigned but from Leland Cunningham. $7

Pfeiffer, John.
The Changing Universe.
1956. with dustjacket. $12

Pickering, James Sayre.
1001 Questions Answered About Astronomy.
1958 paperback. $4

Porter, J. G., et al.
Planetary Co-ordinates for the years 1960-1980.
1958. $6

Posin, Dan Q.
Science in the Age of Space.
1965. AUTOGRAPHED BY THE AUTHOR. with dustjacket. $15

Richardson, Robert S.
The Fascinating World of Astronomy.
1960. with dustjacket. $7

Rigutti, Mario.
A Hundred Billion Stars.
1984. $14

Ronan, Colin A.
Man Probes the Universe: The Story of Astronomy.
1964. with dustjacket. $10

Rousseau, Pierre.
Man's Conquest of the Stars.
1959. $10

Rowan-Robinson, Michael.
Cosmic Landscape: Voyages back along the photon's path.
1979. with dustjacket. $7

Ruzic, Neil P.
Spinoff 1976.
NASA. paperback. 2d printing. $5

Sagan, Carl, and Leonard, Jonathan Norton.
Planets.
1966. $6

Shapley, Harlow.
The View From a Distant Star.
1963. with dustjacket. $10

Shipman, Harry L.
Black Holes, Quasars & the Universe.
1976. $10

Shipman, Harry L.
Black Holes, Quasars & the Universe.
2d ed, with dustjacket, 1980. $10

Sidgwick, J. B, and Green, Warren K.
The Heavens Above.
1950. $12

Smith, Dale W.
International Planetarium Society Resource Directory.
1997 edition. spiralbound. $5

Snow, C. P.
Science and Government.
1961. $8

Stetson, Harlan True.
Man and the Stars.
1930. $10

Sullivan. Walter, ed.
America's Race for the Moon.
ex-lib, with dustjacket, unsigned from Norriss Hetherington. 1962. $10

Swenson, Loyd S.; Grimwood, James, & Alexander, Charles.
This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury.
NASA SP-4201. 1966. unsigned from Norriss Hetherington. $25

Tucker, Wallace, and Tucker, Karen.
The Cosmic Inquirers: Modern Telescopes and Their Makers.
1986. 2d printing. with dustjacket. $9

Tucker, Wallace, and Tucker, Karen.
The Cosmic Inquirers: Modern Telescopes and Their Makers.
1986. 2d printing. $8

Vergara, William C. Science, the Never-Ending Quest. history of science. 1965. with dustjacket. $8

von Vega, Baron; rev by W. L. F. Fischer.
Logarithmic Tables of Numbers and Trigonometric Functions.
84th ed, 1916. spine torn. stamped Leland Cunningham. $10

von Vega, Baron; rev by W. L. F. Fischer.
Logarithmic Tables of Numbers and Trigonometric Functions.
84th ed, 1916. spine torn. signed Leland Cunningham. $10

Woodbury, David O.
Outward Bound for Space.
1961. ex-lib. $9

Yancey, Lewis A.
Aerial Navigation and Meteorology.
2d ed 1929. with dustjacket. $15

Zukav, Gary.
The Dancing Wu Li Masters.
paperback. not the most reputable physics. 1980. $1

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