Rocket by Pendray Edward: First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition. 1947 hardcover edition. Ex U.S. military library book with stamps etc. The covers show heavy edge wear. The spine has been reinforced with library grade tape. The interior pages are unmarked; however, there is a slight musty odor to the book. Electronic delivery tracking will be issued free of charge. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 244 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Gilt And Blue. Stated First Edition, 1945. Good, Light Wear, Tiny Frays At Tips, No Marks, Spine Lettering Clear But Weak.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover edition, 1961, in Good condition with a blue illustrated Good jacket. The book is a bit musty from storage in an observatory. Was originally owned by trailblazer Carl Clark whose name and date are printed on the front flyleaf. The edges show some shelf wear and the spine ends are crushed; otherwise, the covers are in good shape. The top edge of the text block is foxed. The binding is square and tight. The interior pages are unmarked. Jacket shows edge wear and chips. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.…

Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-244, 23 illustrations on 16 plates, 19 illustrations and diagrams in the text, original red cloth stamped in blue and gold,fore-edge untrimmed. First edition. A history of rocketry from twelfth century China to the close of World War II, by a journalist, science and science fiction writer, industrial publicist, and rocket pioneer who was one of the founders and a leading member of the American Interplanetary Society (later the American Rocket Society). Ciancone 182. Ley, Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel, revised edition, 1957, p. 493. Pisano and Lewis 1311. Bookplate of early aeronautics collector Merritt Edward Peck affixed to the front paste-down. A very good copy in good or better pictorial dust jacket with wear along top and bottom edges, mostly at spine ends and corner tips, and light soiling to rear panel. (#160310).…