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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 Clarke, Arthur C - 1951
by Clarke, Arthur C
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Interplanetary Flight an introduction to astronautics
by Clarke, Arthur C
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Temple press, London, 1951. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: photographs & diagrams. as can be seen in the photographs, the previous owner has protected the dust jacket using sticky tape which has darkened, across the top and bottom edges. There are a couple of short fares at the corners. Previous owner's name stamped, and book plates on the 1st page. There is no other damage to describe. Arthur C Clarke's book is a short, modestly technical introduction to space exploration written by Arthur C. Clarke, and published in 1950. It includes material accessible to readers with a high-school level of science and technical education, covering the elements of orbital mechanics, rocket design and performance, various applications of Earth satellites, a discussion of the more interesting and accessible destinations in the Solar System (such as they were understood at the time of writing), and in a final chapter covering the rationale and value of human expansion off the Earth. (Courtesy of Wikipedia) Second Impression. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VIII, 164, (2) pages, with bibliography & in-depth and mathematical appendix to stop illustrator with XV plates and drawings, and with text figures.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs & diagrams. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Astronautics; Exploration. Inventory No: 0252117. .
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- Publisher Temple press
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1951
- Keywords BZDB2 NOISBN space travel exploration astronautics satellites Science & Technology; Astronautics; Exploration. Interplanetary Flight an introduction to astronautics
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Interplanetary Flight, an Introduction to Astronautics
by CLARKE Arthur C
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Interplanetary Flight An Introduction to Astronautics
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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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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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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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