Edited by Cornelius Ryan (3 results)
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Published by Viking, New York, 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kevin Sell, The Rare Book Sleuth, ABAA/ILAB, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Kevin Sell, The Rare Book Sleuth, ABAA/ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing, edited by Cornelius Ryan and featuring contributions by Werner von Braun, Willy Ley, Fred L. Whipple, Joseph Kaplan, Heinz Haber, and Oscar Schachter. Published at the dawn of the Space Age, this volume brought together many… of the era's leading rocket scientists and science writers in a compelling vision of humanity's future beyond Earth. Profusely illustrated throughout—including Chesley Bonestell's celebrated paintings that helped define the public's imagination of space exploration—it remains one of the most influential and visually striking works of popular space literature of the 1950s. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Publisher's original green cloth, stamped in silver; pp. 147, illustrated throughout. A very good copy in a good or better, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains sturdy and square, light shelfwear and sunning to boards. Owner's name to half-title, else internally clean with a closed tear to the last two pages. Jacket shows general wear with tape reinforcements. Presents well in archival mylar.
Across The Space Frontier
Von Braun, Wernher; Whipple, Fred L.; Ley, Willy; Kaplan, Joseph; Haber, Heinz; Schachter, Oscar; Edited By Cornelius Ryan; Full-Color Illustrations By Chesley Bonestell, Fred Freeman, & Rolf Klep
Language: English
Published by Viking Press, New York, 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xiv, 147 Pp. First Edition, Stated First Printing (1952). Green Cloth Stamped In Silver, Thick Pages. A Bright, Clean, Almost Unworn Example, No Marks Or Dampstaining. Dustjacket Priced $3.95, Small Chip To Head Of Spine, Some Surface Loss Along Fron…t Spine Edge And Along The Flap Folds, Spine Faded But Lettering Very Clear.
More imagesacross the space frontier. with full colour illustrations by CHESLEY BONESTELL, FRED FREEMAN, ROLF KLEP. photographs, drawings, charts
Von BRAUN, Dr. Wernher; LEY, Willy, et al. EDITED by RYAN, Cornelius.
Published by Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd : LONDON, 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: FARRAGO, HUDDERSFIELD, YORKS, United KingdomFARRAGO
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. * AS PICTURED : FIVE IMAGES * FIRST EDITION, as stated. 1952. (ie First British Edition, coinciding with American ). 4to; red boards, gilt lettering to spine - predominantly square and tidy, darkening a little with age, corners very slightly indeed bumped…. pp : xiv + 147. Some minor foxing to fore-edge and first and last few pages, nothing of note - the text is mercifully foxing-free. The illustrated eps and other colour pictures bright and clear. A very small name to Half-Title page top, otherwise no markings or inscriptions and minimal evidence of use. In unclipped dustwrapper (21s net), which is predominantly clean, bright and complete, but with numerous small nicks and creases which have been repaired/supported with white adhesive labels verso (no selotape!). Now protected with clear, removable sleeve, and making this a very presentable used copy. To quote Sir Harold Spencer Jones, The Astronomer Royal, from his Foreword : " To conquer space would be an achievement surpassing anything that man has yet accomplished : the greater therefore is the challenge. There are those who are prepared to accept the challenge, and who can say that they will not succeed? This book shows that their faith is not mere idle fancy but that there are solid grounds for believing that sooner or later success will be theirs." FREE P&P IN UK. Non-UK buyers quoted additional Shipping cost before purchase. (25% proceeds to the Motor Neurone Disease Association).
