The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology: A Comprehensive History of Space Exploration
by Gatland, Kenneth
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Book Club Associates, London, 1981. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Size: Quarto 4to. 289 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition. Laminate is lifting on front top edge. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. It is probably the best reference on the topic of space exploration published in the 20th century. It will be a herculean task to match and update it in the 21st century. John Gatland, who died in 2006, penned a superb reference book. The detail history on various satellite and probe types up to 1980 is superb. The pull-out pages for the rocket boosters and early space stations are of top quality. Very collectible and a very desirable copy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; Cosmology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3898. . This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries..
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- Seller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3898
- Title
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology: A Comprehensive History of Space Exploration
- Author
- Gatland, Kenneth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB137 cosmology, space exploration, history, Science & Technology; Cosmology; Gatland, Kenneth The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology: A Comprehensive History of Space Exploration
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