Rocket Ship Galileo by Heinlein, Robert - 1947

New English Library (NEL), 1971. paperback / softback. vg+. 1st edition NEL 1972 paperback, vg+ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

London, England: NEL Paperbacks, 1986. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback, reprint, 110gms, 159 pages. Book is in good condition with mild general age-related wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a stamp and pen inscription from a previous owner on the inside front title page, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

LONDON: NEL. SPAPERBACK. CIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE. MAN'S FIRST FLIGHT TO THE MOON AS IMAGINED BY HEINLEIN. SMALL PIECE OF BACK COVER MISSING. ONE OR TWO PAGES FOLDED OVER. SLIGHT WEAR ON COVER EDGES. CLEAN PAGES. STRONG BINDING. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Location: PT2 . Good. Mass Market Paperback. REPRINT. 1980.

New English Library 1971. paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966. Hardcover. Good. Thomas W. Voter. Worn and bumped. Usual library clutter. Text clean. Good reading copy/

The Junior Literary Guild/Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1947), 1947. Hardcover. Good. Thomas W. Voter. Small octavo, hardcover, good in red pictorial boards. No dj. 212pp. Corners bumped, contents clean. "the first U.S. juvenile SF novel to reflect the new levels of characterization, style and scientific plausibility now expected in the field . it was the first in a series that represents the most important contribution any single writer has made to children's SF .

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1947. Early printing of author's first book. Black boards with light blue stamping to spine and front board. Unmarked copy with light wear at head of spine. Endpapers illlustrated with stars in the cosmos. Textblock clean and still bright with nice black and wite illustrations. Jacket has been price clipped badly and has fairly large chip on spine removing alileo from title. Long tear above that, still on spine but on edge of back panel. Closed tear on rear panel and some creasing. In mylar. . Early Printing. Hardcover. Vg/NF/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Scribners, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover 1st, missing dust jacket. First edition and first printing, with Scribner's colophon (seal) and letter "A" to copyright page. Original full bound black cloth binding, with green design of rocket ship speeding towards the moon and green lettering to spine. NOT a library rebind, as is often the case. Clean inside and out with no markings of any kind; binding is tight and square. The first of Heinlein's juveniles, and a pioneering work that set the standard for boys adventure stories for generations to come. Pushed at head and heel of spine. Small spots of wear through to the board at corners and head and heel of spine; also on front board near the top of the left wing of the ship. Wrinkle in cloth covering to rear board. Would present very nicely in a facsimile dust jacket, if so desired.

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1947. Nice copy with classic illustration on front panel in red white and gray of rocket ship entering outer space. Scribner's seal present on copyright page with no additional printings or dates shown but no Scribner "A". Tight and square with no markings. Price clipped jacket has minor edgewear at spine ends. Former owner's blind stamp to front endpaper but does not stand out amongst the illustrated endpapers of space. In mylar. . Early Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Thomas W. Voter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nice condition, early copy of Robert Heinlein's first book - "ROCKET SHIP GALILEO" with its original dust jacket. 1947 1st edition, presumed 2nd state (with "1947," the Scribner's seal, and no code on the copyright page, but lacking the "A" 1st printing designation); Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original $2.50 price intact on the front flap. The book contains illustration by Thomas W. Voter; illustrated end papers. From the dust jacket: "A thrilling story of three boys who accompany a scientist on the first piloted rocket ship flight to the moon. The time is several years from now. The action is based on scientific fact, and much of it may come true before long. The illustrations have been carefully worked out under the author's supervision, and are as accurate as it is possible for 'projected' illustrations to be. Mr. Heinlein is in the top rank of science-fiction writers, and his unusual stories for adults have attracted much attention. This, his first… Read More