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Interplanetary Flight: An Introduction to Astronautics
by Arthur C. Clarke
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: L. Harper & Brothers. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. First American Edition, circa 1951, printed in Great Britain. 164 pages, illus. w/ photo frontis, b/w photos, diagrams. 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. DJ is poor to Fair w/ some rubbing, wrinkles, diagonal tear partially across front & vertical tear along spine. Still, it's all there & together, & actually displays pretty well in mylar protector (included). Blue cloth binding is clean & square; no bumps, soil, sun, etc. Spine lettering is crisp & intact. Hint of toning to text; tight, clean, unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144
- Title
- Interplanetary Flight: An Introduction to Astronautics
- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L. Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
Terms of Sale
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Media, Pennsylvania
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Poor
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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