xii, 300pp, [8]pp of blank pages, several black and white charts and tables and 1 black and white photographs. White laminated paper-covered boards, dark blue graph on front, dark blue titles on front and spine. 4to. Boards lightly soiled. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and rounded. Top text block edge lightly foxed. Front pastedown has a lender's bookplate, front free endpaper has had a name removed with correction fluid. Title page has an lender's stamp; copyright page has an lender's stamp with a small pen note. Otherwise internally very neat, clean, bright and tight. Proceedings of the IAU colloquium no. 82.