Interplanetary Flight by Clarke, Signed (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Hardcover volume with dust jacket. 144 pages. Stated Second Edition.Purple boards with white, stamped ornament stamped on front and lettering on spine. Boards are in Very Good condition with only the most minimal of shelf wear present to corners. Blue dust jacket with white lettering and illustration. Jacket shows wear to top edges in the form of some chipping and creasing and is price clipped on bottom of front flap. Jacket remains in overall Good condition and is protected by a clear mylar jacket preventing further wear and improving current appearance. Binding is tight and strong. 1 inch of the front free endpaper has been clipped away vertically. Pages are clean and unmarked, save for a very small sticker on the title page from Global Authenticators with an "authentication number." 14 Black and white illustrated plates. SIGNED by Arthur C. Clarke on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Not Price clipped and without inscriptions. First Printing in protected wrapper. Author's first acclaimed book SIGNED on bookplate on title page without dedication. Signed by Author.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. First American Edition, uncommon First Issue of Clarke's first book. The correct L Harper edition, with the letter 'A' printed below the publisher's name on the title-page and 'A' with an asterisk on the half-title. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. A near fine or better copy in blue cloth, dark blue titles to the spine in a very good dustwrapper correctly priced at $2.50 showing light use primarily at the extremities of the spine. Illustrated with frontispiece & 15 full-page plates by Leslie Carr, R A Smith, Frank Tinsley et al. 32979. Signed by Author.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Clarke's first book. Great associational copy with signatures of many post war science fiction authors, editors and fans. Signed by Clarke and; Walter Gillings, Ted Carnell, John Beynon Harris, C. S. Youd (John Christopher), Eric Williams, William F. Temple, Fred[erick] C. Brown, M. E. Allen, John Frederick Burke, J[ohn] Newman, and one unidentified. All were active in British fandom which met at the White Horse pub in London and all the signatories with the exception of one are on a known list of attendees at the 1948 Whitcon, the first post-war British science fiction convention. "The best modern semi-technical work on astronautics" (Humphries). [Reference: Ciancone 45. Humphries, Rockets and Guided Missiles 21. Ley, Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel, revised edition, 1957, p. 490]. Small bookseller label to lower front paste down, fading to cloth along upper edge and spine panel, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with some overall darkening, especially to the spine panel, closed tear to upper left front panel, closed tear and crease to lower right rear panel, and a touch of wear to spine ends. (32919).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression, of Clarke's introduction to the idea of space travel, published in 1950. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper 'To Frank Richards, with best wishes, Arthur C. Clarke, Oct '51'. Published by Temple Press, London, Fine, and a highly scarce publication with the signature. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A VG UK first edition, first printing hardback (spotting to textblock) - in a VG unclipped dustjacket (not price-clipped) fitted with a removable, clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - FROM THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL LIBRARY WITH CORRESPONDING STAMP & EMBOSSING - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Clarke's acclaimed first book. 164 pages. 16 plates. Original first printing. A handsome, collectible copy! Signed by Author.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. Second Impression. Signed Bookplate; Octavo (19cm.); blue boards stamped in blue on spine; dustjacket; illustrated with 15 plates; 164pp.; slight lean with light rubbing to board edges; Very Good + or better. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50); chipping to front panel and extremities; some toning to rear panel; Very Good +. Covers the elements of orbital mechanics, rocket design and various applications of Earth satellites. Signed.