New York: Viking. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Two toned, orange & green cloth cover. Pp. viii, 328. Index. Maps. Drawings by Olga Ley, the author's wife (except for one cave drawing). Ley was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and space flight in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor. A clean, straight copy with faded and dust soiled blue publishers stain. The dust jacket is bright black w rust-brown design and spine, edge worn with small chips and tears; cover with some scuff marks, back cover toned. Now in a new archival cover. A nice copy. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 328 pages .

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Bookseller: E Ridge fine Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5396
Title: Dragons in Amber, Further Adventures of a Romantic Naturalist
Author: Ley, Willy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1951
Keywords: Natural History, Amber, Zoology, Paleontology, Physics, Zoology, Lea Crater, Moon Travel, Astronomy Natural History & Resources; Insects; Environment & Ecology. , NOISBN
Bookseller catalogs: Travel & Places; Natural History: Entomology & Botany; Sciences: Physical and Life; Ecology & Conservation;

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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