Search Results: the conquest of space by willy ley

Viking, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Seventh printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Both hinges are cracked, but the binding remains structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's signature on half-title page; interior pages absent any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Viking, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, third printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the dust jacket with some chipping and tearing. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Light foxing and page toning throughout the pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Without dust wrapper, previous library copy with usual markings/stickers or stamps, mild tanning. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

The Viking Press, 1952. Hard cover. Very good/Good. 7th printing. Covers faded along top edge. Dust jacket worn, with tears along edges.

New York: Viking Press, 1949. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 27.5 x 21 cm. Quarto. 160pp. Black boards in dust jacket designed by Robert Hallock. With color and black and white paintings of the solar system and rockets. Sixth printing done in 1951. Some chipping and edgewear to the jacket. Some scuffing to bottom edges of the boards.

The Viking Press, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950; New York; black cloth covered boards with silver titles; light rubbing and edge wear; front hinge is split with a tape repair; inscribed and dated by previous owner; interior clean and unmarked; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; 160 pages; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

Viking Press,, 1949. hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket shows shelf wear with tears. Edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1955. Vintage oversize double weight studio still photograph from the French release of the 1955 American film. "Made in France" stamp on the verso. Based on the 1949 book by Willy Ley and Chesley Bonestell, a work of speculative fiction about the first interplanetary voyage to Mars and the various dangers encountered during the expedition. 9 x 11.5 inches. Good, with pinholes at the corners, slightly warped and moderately edgeworn.

The Viking Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Chesley Bonestell. Ninth printing, Jan. 1958. Dust jacket has cracks and chipping from shelf wear, and small tear on the back. Blue boards and spine in fair condition: mildew stains on edge and shelf wear. Binding is tight and square, no markings within. Pages are only the slightest bit yellowed. From the Estate of James Gunn. Please reach out to seller for any additional questions about this listing.

New York: Gnome Press , 1950. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edd Cartier (cover). Fine first edition. Clean, square, binding tight.Previous owner's name in pen to front end paper. Jacket is very good with wear to the spine ends and has been price clipped. Otherwise, a very nice copy. Cover art by Edd Cartier. Edited by the indefatigable compiler Martin Greenberg. Contributors include Isaac Asimov, Manly Wade Wellman, Lewis Padgett, L. Ron Hubbard, A.E. Van Vogt and others.

THE VIKING PRESS, 1956. 5th or later Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. STORED NEW PRISTINE CONDITION SANITIZED THEN WRAPPED PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST

Viking Press, New York, NY, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Bonestell, Chesley. 7th Printing. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 160 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. DJ is now protected in mylar cover. Illustrator: Bonestell, Chesley. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 113144. .

Viking, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x8x0. October 1949 first edition second printing in shop worn price intact jacket. Tight binding no marks. Please email for photos.

A nice copy in a price-clipped jacket with minor wear at the spine. Inscribed by Ley to Nathan Weinberg, dated Sept 1 1949 (book publication is listed as Sept 1949 on verso of title page). No mention of later printings, as was standard for Viking first printings of this period. Tissue inserts present protecting the color endpaper illustrations. Jacket in mylar protector. Very uncommon signed, particularly in the month of publication.