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. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Viking Press, 1950. Good +. New York: Viking Press, 1950. Fifth Printing. Quarto (28cm.); publisher's dark blue blind-embossed cloth, spine lettered in silver foil; 160pp.; plates throughout, some in full color, color pictorial endpapers, additional charts in text. Corners rather heavily bumped with brief exposure, light fraying at spine ends, brief white soiling to rear cover, else Good and internally sound, though lacking dust jacket. Earliest published catalog of paintings by space artist Chesley Bonestell, whose scope of influence ranged from Arthur C. Clarke to an entire generation of scientists.

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, 1950-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1952 printing, no dust jacket

Viking, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition, third printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and stain on the boards. Text and illustrations are clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Viking, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Wear commensurate with age and use. Former owner's name in ink on front endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Both hinges cracking on endpages but otherwise still attached to binding. Spine slanted and boards misaligned. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Viking, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition, seventh printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and binding is strong. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Viking, 1950-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

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

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.

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. 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.

New York: Viking Press, 1949. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 11 " Tall. 160 Pp. Black Cloth, Spine Lettered In Silver, Front Cover Stamped In Blind. Illustrated Endpapers. First Printing Indicated. Inscribed By Bonestell To Jpl Astronomer Ray L. Newburn "With Appreciation"; Newburn Shared Information And Advice With Bonestell And They Were Friends For Many Years. Book Is Fine, Hint Of Rubbing To Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine. Dust Jacket Is First Issue, Priced $3.95, With Author's Names In Bright Red On Front And Rear Flaps ( The Second Printing Dj Has The Names In Brownish Maroon, Matching The Borders Of The Front Covers). Edge Wear, Small Losses At Corners, 2" X 1" Chip At Top Of Rear Panel Is Detached But Present.