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Meredith Press, 1967. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
The Coming of the Space Age by Clarke, Arthur C. (editor; signed) - 1967
by Clarke, Arthur C. (editor; signed)
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The Coming of the Space Age
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New York: Meredith Press, 1967. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke on the front free endpaper (his signature only). Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (lightly rubbed at corners). Not price clipped ($6.95). No chips. No fading. No creases. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Laid-in is a slip indicating this copy was purchased new at the Smithsonian Institution (Clarke may have signed the book there). Contains 36 selections/essays on the trials, glories and visions of space scientists. With contributions by Wernher von Braun, John Glenn, Arthur C. Clarke, C. S. Lewis, W. Olaf Stapledon, Dr. James Edson, Kurt Stehling, Walter R. Dornberger, Carl Sagan, Sam Moskowitz, etc. Includes autobiographies by 3 pioneers in astronautics: Konstantin Tsiolkovski, Robert Goddard and Hermann Oberth. Bound in the original black cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "Famous Accounts of Man's Probing of the Universe." . Signed by Arthur C. Clarke (signature only). First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xiv, 301pp.
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- Publisher Meredith Press
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1967
- Size 8vo. xiv, 301pp
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The Coming of the Space Age - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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Coming of the Space Age
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Panther Books, 1970. Paperback. Good. 1970. No edition remarks. 332 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.
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THE COMING OF THE SPACE AGE
by CLARKE, ARTHUR C
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NEW YORK NY: MEREDITH PRESS. FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1967. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BLACK CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH SILVER AND BLUE TITLES TO THE SPINE AND FRONT COVER. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS ABOUT FINE WITH A TRACE OF RUB TO THE SPINE ENDS, A SMALL ABRASION AT THE TOP FRONT FORE-EDGE CORNER, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. Thirty six selection including essays by astronautic pioneers, rocket scientists, space philosophers, science fiction writers including authors Olaf Stapledon, C.S. Lewis, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Goddard, Werner Von Braun, Carl Sagan, John Glenn, Sam Moskowitz, J.B.S. Haldane, etc. .
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The Coming Of The Space Age
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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 301pp. Famous accounts of Man's probing of the universe, selected and edited by Arthur C. Clarke. In bright condition, Bump to lower corners, spine a little sunned. Fred's Clark 's ( the brother of the author) Signature in light pencil to f.f.endpaper..
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The Coming Of The Space Age: Famous Accounts Of Man's Probing Of The Universe
by Clarke, Arthur C. (Editor)
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New York: Meredith Press, 1967. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Xiv, 301 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Silver. First Edition Stated. Fine In Fine Dj, As New J. Signed By Clarke On The Front Endpaper.
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The Coming of the Space Age: Famous Accounts of Man's Probing of the Universe
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Stated First Edition, signed by editor on front endpaper.Book is in Very Good condition, with very light edgewear to cover, pages are unmarked (aside from author signature) and secure.
Dust jacket is in Good- condition, with edgewear, some chipping, mostly to corners. "Autographed Edition" sticker on front of jacket. Light discoloration marks to rear of jacket.
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The Coming of the Space Age; Famous Accounts of Man's Probing of the Universe
by Clarke, Arthur C. (Editor and Selector)
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New York: Meredith Press, 1967. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xiv, 301, [3] pages. Signed by the Editor on the fep. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 - 19 March 2008) was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid popularizer of space travel, and a futurist of a distinguished ability. He wrote many books and many essays for popular magazines. In 1961, he received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularizing science. Clarke's science and science-fiction writings earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age". His science-fiction writings in particular earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership, made him one of the towering figures of the…
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