Interplanetary Flight: An Introduction to Astronautics

Clarke, Arthur C.

Published by Temple Press Limited, London, 1952
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Third printing, 1952, of the 1950 first edition. 12mo. 164 pages. Plate illustrations. List of Plates. Mathematical Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Cased in blue cloth with all stamping in dark-blue. No signs of previous ownership. Not a library discard. A fine copy in a very good, lightly worn price-clipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 002672

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Title: Interplanetary Flight: An Introduction to ...
Publisher: Temple Press Limited, London
Publication Date: 1952
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition

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CLARKE, ARTHUR C
Published by Temple Press 1960, 1960
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SECOND EDITION, ex-library, octavo, blue heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, white planet illus to front board, frontispiece, viii + 144pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing to board edges & extrems, moderate tape staining to boards & eps, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & fading to spine, moderate tanning & tape staining to flaps, moderate chafing). Seller Inventory # 1h29a/14

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CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
Published by Temple Press 1950, 1950
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FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, octavo, blue buckram boards, dark blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 164pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & foxing to spine, light foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ffep missing, minor foxing sporadically throughout, light cracking to some gutters). Seller Inventory # 2e16a/27

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Arthur C Clarke
Published by Temple Press Ltd, 1960
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom

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Condition: Good. 1960. 2nd Edition. 144 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight forward lean to text block. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Seller Inventory # 1771935015DPB

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CLARKE, Arthur C.
Published by London: Temple Press, 1951
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Second impression. 8vo. viii, 164 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, dark blue lettering to the spine, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 15 black and white illustrations. Some wear and marking to the jacket, else a decent copy. "Technical Trends series". Clarke's first book, the first printing appeared the previous year. Seller Inventory # 52071

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Clarke, Arthur C.
Published by Temple Press Limited, London, 1960
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Blue cloth covers with light wear on corners and spine ends. Chipping and wear to bottom edges. Moderate shelf wear and soiling to covers. Text is clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Illustrated with multiple charts, graphs and b&w photos. Chapters detail Earth Satellites and Lunar Probes, Interplanetary Flight, Spaceships and Space Stations and much more. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such. Seller Inventory # 5507-4902

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Clarke, Arthur C.
Published by Berkley Books, New York, 1985
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Berkley edition. A Very Tight Book, No Marks Or Inscriptions, No Creasing Or Chipping. In Excellent Condition. Illustrated Card Covers With White Lettering On A Background Of A Galaxy. White Title On Spine. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 906292

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Clarke, Arthur C.
Published by Temple Press Limited, 1950
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, page edges foxed, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is rubbed and chipped at the edges, 3cm closed tear at top of front foldover/cover split at spine, white mark on back cover. vii + 164 pages, photos and illustrations on plates, appendix, bibliography, index. Seller Inventory # 70126

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Clarke, Arthur C.
Published by Temple Press London 1960, 1960
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2nd edition dust jacket Nice Copy small octavo viii + 144pp., frontis., b/w plates, appends., bibliog., index, Early volume by the then Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. Second edition of Clarke's first book, with corrections of errors and more rigourous treatment of transit velocities. Nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket with minimal chips. Uncommon. Seller Inventory # 56302

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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Impression. Clarke's first non-fiction book written when he was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. With corrections to velocity calculations from 1st imp. CONDITION Blue cloth is unworn with sharp cnrs, very slight wear to spine head rear, pp viii 164 with 16 illus plates and 15 figural illus through text. A nice crisp and bright copy. Original DJ has Silverfished spine and is price clipped else bright and clean. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 12426

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Clarke, Arthur C.
Published by Harper & Bros
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Condition: ACCEPTABLE. 1960 HC/no jacket. Harper & Bros revised ed. Flaps from jacket are pasted into front & rear board. Back hinge cracked though very intact. Wear & soiling to withdrawn library. Clean text. Seller Inventory # 10797

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