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New York: The Viking Press, 1958. Book Club Edition of Revised and Enlarged Edition [stated]. Fifth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good. xvi, 528 pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Footnotes. Figures. Notes and Tables. Bibliography. Index. Name in ink stamped inside front board. Front board has some weakness, restrengthened with glue. Cover has some wear and soiling. Willy Otto Oskar Ley (October 2, 1906 - June 24, 1969) was a German-American science writer, spaceflight advocate, and historian of science who helped to popularize rocketry, spaceflight, and natural history in both Germany and the United States. The crater Ley on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor. In January 1935, Ley fled Germany for Great Britain and ultimately the United States. His book, Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel was cited in the Space Handbook: Astronautics and its Applications, a staff report of the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration of the U.S. House of Representatives, which provided non-technical information about spaceflight to U.S. policy makers. Willy Ley's Rockets first appeared in 1944, was greatly enlarged twice under new titles--Rockets and Space travel in 1947 and the present work in 1951--and went through intermediate minor revisions and expansions, all on account of rapid developments in rocketry in the postwar period. This printing adds Sputnik data to the Revised Edition. Ley traces the development of rockets from early fireworks and war rockets, through the 20th century experiments such as those of Robert Goddard and Hermann Oberth, and into the era of modern rocketry beginning with the German V-2 during the Second World War and continuing through to the American and Russian satellite programs.
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  • Publisher The Viking Press
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1958
  • Keywords Rockets, Missiles, Space, Sputnik, Hermann Oberth, Oberth Rocket, Liquid Oxygen, Viking Rocket, Eugen Singer, Werhner von Braun, Walter Dornberger, Robert Goddard, Walter Hohmann, Peenemunde, Rudolf Nebel, Raketenflugplatz, Klaus Riedel, V-1, V-2, Ma

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Viking Press, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover in dust jacket. 1952 printing. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. Binding is tight, Hinges strong. Dust Jacket is worn on edges and creased. Book is musty.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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New York: The Viking Press, 1957 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light grey cloth, red titles on front board & spine, xvi. 528 pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, 85 figures, bibliography, index. Spine browned, spine ends and corners worn, bookplate on front paste-down. DJ paper browned, spine faded, edges worn and chipped, laminated by previous owner (the adhesive has caused some bleeding of the ink, giving a somewhat muddy appearance). Willy Ley's Rockets first appeared in 1944, was greatly enlarged twice under new titles--Rockets and Space travel in 1947 and the present work in 1951--and went through intermediate minor revisions and expansions, all on account of rapid developments in rocketry in the postwar period. This printing adds Sputnik data to the Revised Edition. Ley traces the development of rockets from early fireworks and war rockets, through the 20th century experiments such as those of Robert Goddard and Hermann Oberth, and into the… Read More
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New York: The Viking Press, 1957. Revised Edition. Sixth Printing. fair, ex-lib.. 528, illus., appendices, notes and tables, bibliography, index, weakness to fr bd, lib stamps, bds scuffed, sp worn & lib number
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Chapman & Hall Ltd London 1952. reprint, red cloth, 436pp illus, VG(v sl cocked, sl wear & scuffing to edges, sl rubbed & soiled, booksellers stamp to ffep, sl foxing to ep's & edges)
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New York: The Viking Press, 1951 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth, yellow titles & decoration on front board, yellow titles spine, xii. 436 pp, 6 ff b & w photo plates, 64 figures, bibliography, index. 2 mm tear to head of spine, else VG, paper slightly browned, lightly rubbed. Willy Ley's Rockets first appeared in 1944, was greatly enlarged twice under new titles--Rockets and Space travel in 1947 and the present work, of which this is the first printing, in 1951--and went through intermediate minor revisions and expansions, all on account of rapid developments in rocketry in the postwar period. Ley gives a vivid and readable account of the development of rockets from early fireworks and war rockets, through the 20th century experiments such as those of Robert Goddard and Hermann Oberth, and into the era of modern rocketry beginning with the German V-2 during the Second World War and subsequent developments. Shipping weight 3 lbs..… Read More
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New York: The Viking Press, 1957. Revised Edition. Third Printing. very good, fair. 528, illus., appendices, notes and tables, bibliography, index, DJ stained and worn: small tears, small pieces missing. Revised and enlarged edition with Sputnik data.
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New York: The Viking Press, 1951. First? Edition. good, fair. 436, illus., fold-out color chart at rear, appendices, notes and tables, bibliography, index, DJ soiled, worn, small tears/chips. Small rough spot inside front flyleaf.
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ROCKETS, MISSILES, AND SPACE TRAVEL

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New York: Viking Press. 1958. Revised and Enlarged Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in boards. .
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