Space Travel (1953)
Description
Space Travel (1953)
by Kenneth W. Gatland & Athony M. Kunesch
Hardcover. In English. Published by Philosophical Library, New York, 1953. FIRST EDITION. Stated Second Impression. 205 pp., index, bibliography. Many illustrations from photographs and drawings. Publisher's light gray cloth in FINE condition. Some trivial foxing to front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Text block exceptionally clean throughout. No ownership markings. Original dust jacket, now preserved in a mylar dust jacket cover, shows ever so slight chipping to spine head and tail. Rear presents some minor shelf wear. In the end, an overall VERY NICE, collectible copy.
Kenneth Gatland (1924 – 1997) was the Vice-President of the British Interplanetary Society and a foremost authority on space exploration. This book was the second of a long career of dozens of books written about space flight, travel, astronautics, missiles and robotics. He even wrote about the famed German Rocket Society and the development of the V2.
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Inventory Number: 38050
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