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Man's Conquest of Space
by Shelton, William R
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Washington, DC: National Audubon Society, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good; see scans and description. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1968. William R. Shelton's "Man's Conquest of Space". Quarto, illustrated jacket, black cloth boards with silver spine imprinting, photo-illustrated endpapers, 200 pp. Very Good; jacket shows top edge creasing on a small scale, rubbing, and soil at both covers; book shows small scale dust and lint, probably removable, at covers; contents are Fine. Our conquest of space, as it was in 19968 - a year before the first lunar landing. Knowledgeable text by Shelton among the usual rather spectacular array by the NGS of color photos, color illustrations, and other graphics. An essential part of a topical collection. Ships in a new, sturdy, collectible box - not a bag. LT24
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Details
- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61735
- Title
- Man's Conquest of Space
- Author
- Shelton, William R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- National Audubon Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 200
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Star Observation, Military Science, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Adventure, Aviation, Other, General, Military
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature / Wildlife / Travel / Exploration;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Singularity Rare & Fine
Biblio member since 2005
Baldwinsville, New York
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- New
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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