Across the Space Frontier
by Ryan, Cornelius & Joseph Kaplan; Wernher Von Braun; Heinz Haber; Willy Ley; Oscar Schachter; Fred L. Whipple
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Viking. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1953. Second Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth with lightly sunned spine and slight foxing. Jacket is unusually nice and has only slight edgewear and foxing, and a 1" closed tear. Flaps are not clipped. Light foxing to text block. Binding sound, interior lightly toned. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 147 pages .
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- Seller
- Old Editions Inc.
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 10207
- Title
- Across the Space Frontier
- Author
- Ryan, Cornelius & Joseph Kaplan; Wernher Von Braun; Heinz Haber; Willy Ley; Oscar Schachter; Fred L. Whipple
- Illustrator
- Chesley Bonestell; Fred Freeman; Rolf Klep
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Viking
- Date Published
- 1953
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science / Astronomy;
Terms of Sale
Old Editions Inc.
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
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North Tonawanda, New York
About Old Editions Inc.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Flap(s)
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- Cloth
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