From Sputnik to Space Shuttle: 25 Years of the Space Age
by Nicolson, Iain
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0283988916
- ISBN 13
- 9780283988912
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About This Item
Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. This is the first UK edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 207 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 fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. 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. A review of the first twenty five years of the 'Space Age', which began when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, on 4 October, 1957. This is the story of Mankind's greatest feat of exploration. With the associated advance in technology it has changed our lives forever in a multitude of ways. Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters, Appendix, Index, Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science & Technology; Cosmology; Modern; History. ISBN: 0283988916. ISBN/EAN: 9780283988912. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4108. . 9780283988912
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4108
- Title
- From Sputnik to Space Shuttle: 25 Years of the Space Age
- Author
- Nicolson, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0283988916
- ISBN 13
- 9780283988912
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- BZDB137 history, space, exploration, sputnik, america, soviet union, Science & Technology; Cosmology; Modern; History. ISBN: 0283988916 EAN: 9780283988912 Nicolson, Iain From Sputnik to Space Shuttle: 25 Years of the Space Age
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