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1947Best.-Nr. 081526013The Viking Press 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition hardcover published by the Viking Press 1947. Discarded library copy with stamps. Text looks free of notations/underlining. Wear to the exterior. Dust jacket has large tears and soiling. Top stain to the to edge of the text block. The Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 000011New York: The Viking Press. 374 pages. First printing. Revised and enlarged edition of Ley's "Rockets." The book and jacket are both in nice condition with just a small owner's signature and stamp on the front endpaper. Jacket is not price-clipped. . Near Fine. Hardcover. New Edition. 1947. The Viking Press hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. AERK00003New York: The Viking Press 1947 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth black titles on spine viii 374 pp 4 ff b & w photo plates 49 figures bibliography index. Ex-library from a defunct institution. A 4 mm tear to head of spine else VG lightly rubbed. DJ extremities rubbed and slightly chipped; book & DJ covered with thick mylar. Willy Ley's Rockets first appeared in 1944 was greatly enlarged twice under new titles--the present work of which this is the first printing in 1947 and Rockets Missiles and Space Travel in 1951--and went through intermediate and subsequent minor revisions and expansions all on account of rapid developments in rocketry in the postwar period. Ley traces the development of rockets from early fireworks and war rockets through the 20th century experiments such as those of Robert Goddard and Hermann Oberth and into the era of modern rocketry beginning with the German V-2 during the Second World War and subsequent developments. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Thus. . VG-/VG. 22 X 15 cm. The Viking Press Hardcover
1951Best.-Nr. ZB1350541The Viking Press 1951. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday Oct. 26 weekend SALE item third printing signed with best wishes Willy Ley at the title page; 436 pp. folding chart; hardcover lacks the jacket covers rubbed else good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. The Viking Press hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 61131New York: Viking 1957. 8vo. xvi 528 pp. Numerous photo illust. text illust. Gray cloth red lettering front cover & spine minor shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art by Chesley Bonestell slight chipping head of spine slight sunning still NF/VG copy. Revised edition 3rd printing of this excellent & popular overview of the early space age substantially expanded here for the first time to include the rocket developments and impacts of Sputnik and the Soviet Union space program. Viking, hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. 273707United Kingdom: Chapman and Hall 1954. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback third printing octavo a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper which has faded to the spine & is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve. Illustrated in b&w and with b&w plates and a folding coloured atmosphere chart xii 436pp. Chapman and Hall Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1568493029.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. MA03C-03065The Viking Press. Collectible - Acceptable. SIGNED! NY: The Viking Press 1951. 8vo Hardcover. 436pp. B/W photos text figures and tables. Signed by Crouch with his notations to the front free endpaper. Ex-Library Copy and no dust jacket. Rear hinge cracked. Slightly dampstained. With usual library markings. From the library of American aeronautics author historian and curator Tom D. Crouch. science space exploration aeronautics space travel Inquire if you need further information. The Viking Press hardcover
1957Best.-Nr. 49953New York: Viking Press 1957. Revised and enlarged edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Chelsey Bonestell. Rocket development and space travel prospects. 528 pages with illustrations appendixes bibliography and index. Dust jacket illustration by Chesley Bonestell. Bookplate of George W. Earley on the front paste-down endpaper. Bound in original gray cloth with lettering in red. Near fine in very good plus bright dust jacket with several tiny tears and fade to the red lettering on the spine panel. A very handsome copy. Viking Press hardcover
1951Best.-Nr. 42371New York: The Viking Press 1951. First Edition. good fair. 436 illus. fold-out color chart at rear appendices notes and tables bibliography index DJ soiled worn small tears/chips. Small rough spot inside front flyleaf. The Viking Press unknown
1944Best.-Nr. 060902New York: Viking 1944. Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 287pp. including index; HB blue w/dark blue & red; some rub w/wear on edges & corners; small stain back cover; some light tan w/clean tight pgs. DJ black w/orange & white; rubbed w/wear on edges & corners; some tan; 3x1"chip back top edge; chips & tears. " .the first popular but thoroughly scientific account of the great interplanetary dream ever published in this country . This new edition contains additional material on robot bombing planes." illus. Viking hardcover
1945Best.-Nr. 013984New York NY: Viking 1945. 1945 third printing with additional material stated. Book is in fine condition with a very good light wear at corners unclipped dustjacket protected in a Brodart wrapper. An Attractive Copy! Please feel free to ask me for pictures or more information Thanks. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Viking Hardcover
1944Best.-Nr. 9848New York: The Viking Press 1944. fair. 287 illus. tables notes & addenda biblio index ink name & address on title pg sl discolor ins bds bds spotted & stained. Board and spine edges worn. The Viking Press unknown
Best.-Nr. 1022968084.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 000579NY: THE VIKING PRESS. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE: "TO THE LAVENDERS FROM WILLY LEY". SOME SOILING TO FFEP SMALL CHIP TO AN UNCLIPPED DJ. . VG. Hardcover. 2ND PRINTING. 1955. THE VIKING PRESS hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 600421New York: The Viking Press 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 293pp. Illustrated by Olga Ley. Boards a trifle soiled near fine in slightly spine-toned very good dust jacket with a few modest chips. The Viking Press hardcover books
1955Best.-Nr. 459241New York: The Viking Press 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. Octavo. 293pp. Illustrated by Olga Ley. Fine in in a lightly rubbed and spine-sunned near fine dustwrapper with a tiny abrasion at the base of the spine and a small stain on the lower panel. A nice copy. The Viking Press hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 100-40859New American Library 1962. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! New American Library paperback
1965Best.-Nr. NF1337SCIENCE SERVICE SCIENCE PROGRAM Nelson Doubleday 1965 four booklets fine in full color pictorial wraps in slipcase each with a set of full color photographic stamps pasted in their proper place to accompany the text save for one booklet in which the stamps remain unused !!! . They are: ROCKETS by Willy Ley; FLIGHT by Peter Viemeister; MAN IN SPACE by Marvin L. Stone & SPACE EXPLORATION U.S.A. by Walter Ryland. Nelson Doubleday paperback
1942Best.-Nr. 056780New York: Modern Age Books Inc. 1942. 1st . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ley Willy. 223pp.; HB gray w/dk.red-pic.cover; heavy rub w/soil&stain; edges w/wear; corners worn; spine sunned w/frayed edges; bk.cover cracked&stained; hinges cracked; ft.hinge w/tape repair; usual library marksstamps etc.; cleantight pgs. Artillery & artillery tactics. illus. Modern Age Books, Inc. hardcover
1942Best.-Nr. 207213Modern age books 1942-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First Edition. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards spine color has minor fading of color. Clean has a good binding. Name date and place are written on the front free endpaper- no other marks or notations. Modern age books hardcover
1942Best.-Nr. 207213Modern age books 1942-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First Edition. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards spine color has minor fading of color. Clean has a good binding. Name date and place are written on the front free endpaper- no other marks or notations. Modern age books hardcover books
1957Best.-Nr. 2102NY: Simon and Schuster 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. Polgreen John. 8.4" x 10.88" 44 pgs. Green library boards. Spine straight binding tight pages clean w/vanilla tone. Faint foxing throughout. X-library w/graphics no DJ. Book is wrapped and then boxed for shipment with tracking number. Thank you. This is the second of a series on Adventure in Space. The series is the story of the rocket age in which Man will pierce the atmosphere and conquer the open space beyond it. This age is going to come much sooner than most people realize and some of you who read this will take an active part in it. Here you will learn about the people who will fly the rocket ships. Willy Ley sometimes credited as Willie Ley was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor. Simon and Schuster hardcover
1958Best.-Nr. 070272Poughkeepsie NY: Guild Press 1958. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Color illus. boards. Rubbed corners and spine extremities surface wear to covers Front joint rubbed with small area of surface loss. 1st ed. 44 pp. illus. Scarce. Guild Press Hardcover
1958Best.-Nr. 2107080025Guild Press 1958. clean and tight . Cover is lightly soiled and worn on edges corners and spine tips. Paper on spine is torn in back. Guild Press unknown
