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London: Temple Press, 1952 blue cloth some minor faint spotting, DW unclipped, minor chipping to corners and spine ends, spine faintly browned, small amount of foxing to cover, viii 164pp + plates, third impression, short 4 character inscription to paste down, early non-fiction by Arthur C Clarke on space travel giving the probability and obstacles to be overcome. reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.
Interplanetary Flight, an Introduction to Astronautics by Arthur C. Clarke
by Arthur C. Clarke
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Interplanetary Flight, an Introduction to Astronautics
by Arthur C. Clarke
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Harper & Brothers Publishers. Collectible - Acceptable. publisher is L. Harper, no date given - 1951??, 1st US printing or early printing, L. Harper on title page, A on title page, A* on half-title page, blue cloth, covers edgeworn, spine ends a bit ragged, interior is clean and sound, b/w plates, no dust jacket.
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Interplanetary Flight, an Introduction to Astronautics
by CLARKE Arthur C
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Interplanetary Flight An Introduction to Astronautics
by Arthur C. Clarke
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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London: Temple Press, 1960. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition first printing octavo hardback 152 pp. illustrated. Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.
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Interplanetary Flight: An Introduction to Astronautics
by Clarke, Arthur C
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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London: Temple Press, 1960. 2nd edition. Nice Copy. small octavo. dust jacket viii + 144pp., frontis., b/w plates, appends., bibliog., index, Early volume by the then Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. Second edition of ClarkeÕs first book, with corrections of errors and more rigourous treatment of transit velocities. Nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket with minimal chips. Uncommon
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Interplanetary Flight: An Introduction to Astronautics
by Clarke, Arthur C
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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London: Temple Press, 1951. 2nd printing. Nice Copy. small octavo. chipped dust jacket viii + 164pp., frontis., b/w plates, appendix, bibliog., index, Early volume by the then Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. Second printing of ClarkeÕs first book, with corrections of errors and more rigourous treatment of transit velocities. Nice copy in like price-clipped dust jacket with minimal chips. Important & scarce
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INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONAUTICS
by Arthur C. Clarke
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San Diego, California, United States
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L. Harper & Brothers. CLEAN near fine first edition hardcover with very good dust jacket. First Printing: no note of subsequent printings or added notes to preface, ""A"" printed below publisher's name on title page, ""A*"" printed on half title page, $2.50 price on DJ. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing.
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INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT, AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONAUTICS
by Arthur C. Clarke
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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New York: L. Harper and Brothers, 1951. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 5 x 8 in. Blue cloth boards with dark blue spine titles. First US edition, 1951, with A on title and half title pgs. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; corners and spine ends mildly bumped with minor wear, covers very clean and fresh. Binding tight and text spotless. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not clipped ($2.50) very clean, a touch toned, edges worn with some chips to corners and spine ends. Rear is a bit more toned with a couple of tiny stains. In a new Mylar wrapper. SCi-fi/Fiction. RGR.
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Interplanetary Flight. An Introduction to Astronautics
by Clarke, Arthur C
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New York, New York, United States
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New York: L. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1951. First American edition, from British sheets, of the Author's First Book with signatures "A" on the title page and "A*" on the half-title. Illustrated with b/w photographs and diagrams; 163 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Blue cloth. Fine in almost fine, slightly darkened, unclipped dust jacket. First American edition, from British sheets, of the Author's First Book with signatures "A" on the title page and "A*" on the half-title. Illustrated with b/w photographs and diagrams; 163 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK.
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