Interplanetary Flight [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
by CLARKE, Arthur C
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, c.1951. 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.
Covers the elements of orbital mechanics, rocket design and various applications of Earth satellites.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52287
- Title
- Interplanetary Flight [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
- Author
- CLARKE, Arthur C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c.1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy - Lost Race - Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...