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ref. 445149Viking Press. Hardcover. Good. "Engineers' dreams are things that can be done - as far as the engineer is concerned. They are also things that cannot be done- for reasons that have nothing to do with engineering. Sometimes it is only a question of money: the sums involved may be too huge that only a government could pay them; or commercial interests may not be convinced that the project is worth the expenditure. In some cases there may be a clash of interests." - Description from Foreword Contents some creasing foxing to edges of some pages. Some aging spots / marks to block. Binding remains good. Book is slightly "cocked". Text and diagrams in good condition with no notes Viking Press hardcover
1964ref. D1G0008635Science Research Associates 1964. Unknown Binding. Good. A nice copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Cover has minor wear with bumped/curling corners. Binding is tight. Science Research Associates unknown
1955ref. 206459New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Good- in wraps. Chipping along spine heel. Galaxy Publishing Corporation unknown
1944ref. 26030018First printing very scarce. Illustrated dust jacket is age-toned with scattered foxing and light soiling. Spine a bit sunned. Shelfwear to edges with some small chips and short closed tears and a 1" vertical tear with creasing to bottom edge of back cover. Chips to head and tail of spine. Rubbing to folds. Two open tears to spine at rear joint and one small open tear to front cover not interfering with text or illustration. Flaps intact not price-clipped. Blue cloth boards have a couple small spots of soiling. Light shelfwear and toning to edges corners bumped. Spine a bit toned and black and red spine titling lightly rubbed. Slight forward lean. Red topstain faded and dust soiled. Interior age-toned. Binding tight. The Viking Press hardcover
1948ref. SKU1158945The Viking Press 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. New York 1948; brown cloth covered boards; spine edge wear; illustrated jacket with edges and corners chipped; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 347 pages. The Viking Press hardcover
1958ref. GB002K74W5AI3N01The Viking Press 1958. Unknown. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. The Viking Press unknown
1968ref. GB009FO0XGII5N00Viking 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Viking hardcover
1958ref. 170510New York: Viking Press 1958. Revised and Enlarged Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in boards. Viking Press hardcover
1951ref. 036242Viking 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951 Viking Press. Owner stamps else no other writing or marks inside. Fold-out chart is attached inside rear cover. Rear hinge is cracked but binding is solid. Cover has rubbing through to cardboard at corners. Viking hardcover
1949ref. 66653US: The Viking Press 1949. Hardback. Good /Good. Navy cloth over boards with silver titling to spine and debossed space illustration to front board. Pages have scattered foxing to top edge of a few pages throughout moderate to light soiling to gutter of first few pages and blue scuffing to rear of first free endpaper. Plates remain clean and bright. Text block is sunned and foxed. Boards have one faint spot of soiling to fore edge of front board some white spots to lower edge of rear board and light rubbing to lower edge. Moderate bumping and fraying to corners and ends of spine. Binding is tight spine is cocked. Dust jacket has large closed tear starting at fore edge of front cover down toward spaceship image moderate open tear near title at top edge and heavy rubbing and chipping to edges of spine. Cracking to edges of spine near center of spine and tail previous owner's tape repair to headcap and moderate to heavy rubbing creasing chipping and closed tear to edges corners and ends of spine. Dust jacket is covered in a protective mylar jacket. The Viking Press unknown
1950ref. mon0001000601Sidgwick and Jackson Limited 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First edition Pages clean and bright Binding firm Light wear to edges Dust jacket unclipped. Sidgwick and Jackson Limited hardcover
ref. BAY_00_SH_010927Viking. Used - Good. Text block firm and clean binding unblemished boards straight without highlights or underlining. Without dust wrapper previous library copy with usual markings/stickers or stamps mild tanning. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010. Viking hardcover
1950ref. mon0000958787Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First Uk editionInternally pages clean and brightPaintings by Chestley BonestellStain on rear flyleaf/pastedownLight wear to edgesTears and chips to dust jacketDust jacket unclippedPrevious owner inscription in pen on flyleaf. Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. hardcover
1950ref. SKU1147667The Viking Press 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950; New York; black cloth covered boards with silver titles; light rubbing and edge wear; front hinge is split with a tape repair; inscribed and dated by previous owner; interior clean and unmarked; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; 160 pages; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. The Viking Press hardcover
1951ref. 003110IN.Y.: Viking Press 1951. Near Fine/Good. A near fine clean and tight copy in a good jacket/brodart covered. Sixth printing. No signatures. No bumped corners. Light bump to bottom of spine. Jacket is rubbed and torn with a piece missing top of jackets spine and small piece missing to bottom of jackets spine. Jacket is not priced clipped. Surprisingly scarce considering it has gone through six printings. Viking Press unknown
1948ref. 188Book has minor wear and bumping to extremities. Dust jacket minor wear along edges with a small chip on lower rear panel. Viking hardcover
1948ref. 581868The Viking Press 1948. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Published by The Viking Press 1948. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with price-clipped. Previous owner inscription on flyleaf. Has sticker on Flyleaf. The Viking Press hardcover
1941ref. 102925LBook is in Very Good condition; a little rubbing at spine ends light dust soiling to top of page block endpapers very lightly foxed previous owner's name small in ink on ffep no other defects noted. No other marks to interior binding tight and secure. Jacket is in Good- condition; tattered and chipped along edges 3" closed tear along spine lightly soiled. Not price clipped $2.75. See photos. Modern Age Books hardcover
1948ref. 930882A cryptozoological classic by a German legend of the field. Living-dinosaur proponent Ley is better known as a rocketry pioneer who advised Fritz Lang during the filming of Woman in the Moon and is the namesake for a crater on the dark side of the moon. Tight square spine. Clean unmarked interior. A turned corner and some very gentle shelf-wear but book is in great shape overall. Jacket has some moderate to heavy chipping and edge-wear. 361 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible. The Viking Press hardcover
1963ref. 310278London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Foxing on text block edges and spine. Small closed tears on top front and rear panel. Small open tears on panel corners and bottom front panel. Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover
1963ref. 300004287Time 1963 1963.
1957ref. 206458New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Galaxy Publishing Corporation unknown
1956ref. GALAXY1956Galaxy Publishing 1956. Soft Cover. F - Fine. A complete collection 12 issues of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine from 1956. Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company World Editions which was looking to break into the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L. Gold who rapidly made Galaxy the leading science fiction magazine of its time focusing on stories about social issues rather than technology. Featuring: 'The Other Side of the Moon' 'Let's Build An Extraterrestrial' and 'Wanted Dead or Alive' by Willy Ley 'Slave Ship' by Frederik Pohl 'Volpla' by Wyman Guin 'The Venus Trap' by Evelyn E. Smith 'Drop Dead' by Clifford D. Simak 'Skills of Xanadu' by Theodore Sturgeon 'Time in Advance' by William Tenn 'Verbal Agreement' by Arthur Sellings 'The Stars My Destination' by Alfred Bester and 'The Native Problem' by Robert Sheckley. Also features writing by; James E. Gunn Alan E. Nourse Lester Del Rey James H. Schmitz Poul Anderson Robert Bloch L. Sprague de Camp Gordon R. Dickson Robert F. Young E. C. Tubb F. L. Wallace Lloyd Biggle Jnr Margaret St. Clair Damon Knight Daniel F. Goulaye & Robert Silverberg. Including some fantastic covers by Ed 'EMSH' Emshwiller who won several Hugo Awards for his work. 160 pages. 5" x 8" 135mm x 195mm. 1.5 Galaxy Publishing paperback
ref. 4057Viking. HBDJ 1957 528 pgs indexMinor rub & Sun VG/VG AS-IS. Viking unknown
1955ref. P-05893Viking 1955. Hardcover. Fine/First Edition. Octavo. Out of print. Binding is cloth. Viking hardcover
