INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT: AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONAUTICS ..
by Clarke, Arthur C
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- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a darkened spine panel and moderate dust soiling. (28534)
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About This Item
London: Temple Press Limited, [1950]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a darkened spine panel and moderate dust soiling. (28534). Octavo, cloth. Clarke's first book. "The best modern semi-technical work on astronautics" (Humphries). Ciancone 45. Humphries, Rockets and Guided Missiles 21. Ley, Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel, revised edition, 1957, p. 490.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28534
- Title
- INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT: AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONAUTICS ..
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a darkened spine panel and moderate dust soiling. (28534)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Temple Press Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1950]
- Keywords
- Rockets . Non-Fiction
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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