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Die Möglichkeit der Weltraumfahrt by Ley, Willy - 1928
by Ley, Willy
Die Möglichkeit der Weltraumfahrt
by Ley, Willy
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Leipzig: Hachmeister & Thal, 1928.
Ley, Willy (1906-1969). Die Möglichkeit der Weltraumfahrt. viii, 344pp. 2 plates, text illustrations. Leipzig: Hachmeister & Thal, 1928. Original cloth, some spotting and dampstaining, minor finger-soiling. Very good copy, from the library of Frederick I. Ordway III, with his bookplate.
First Edition of this pioneering collection of papers on the possibility of space travel, edited by Willy Ley, one of the founders of Germany's influential Verein für Raumschiffahrt (Rocketry Society) and a highly effective popularize of spaceflight in the first half of the twentieth century. The collection includes contributions from Karl Debus, Hermann Oberth, Walter Hohmann, Guido von Pirquet and Fr. W. Sander-Wesermünde. This copy was owned by Frederick I. Ordway III, space scientist and well-known author of books on spaceflight.
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- Keywords ; ; space travel ; rocketry ; astronautics ; aeronautics
Events in space
by Ley, Willy
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LIFE NATURE LIBRARY THE POLES
by Ley, Willy and the Editors of Time-Life Books
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TIME INC, 1973. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Watchers
by Willy Ley
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1969. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Our Work In Space Great Peacetime Projects That Are Coming True
by Ley Willy
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Macmillan Pub Co, 1967. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Dawn of Zoology
by Ley, Willy
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- 9786000386634
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Prentice-hall Inc, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Willy Ley's on Earth and in the Sky
by Ley, Willy
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GALAXY Science Fiction: September, Sept. 1956
by Galaxy (Theodore Sturgeon; Arthur Sellings; Boyd Ellanby; Alan Cogan; Robert Sheckley; Daniel F. Galouye; Willy Ley)
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NY: Galaxy, 1956. Vol. 12, No. 5. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Jack Coggins showing "Hauling in an Asteroid". Includes "The Other Man" (novella) by Theodore Sturgeon; "Verbal Agreement" (novelet) by Arthur Sellings; "Chain Reaction" (novelet) by Boyd Ellanby; "Nothing But the Best" by Alan Cogan; "Human Man's Burden" by Robert Sheckley; "Seeing-Eye Dog" by Daniel F. Galouye. Science Department: "For Your Information: Project Vanguard" by Willy Ley. Features: "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Gaughan, Cal, Dick Francis, Weiss, and Doktor. Foxing/soiling (see scan, rear is similar); date-stamped on front; tanning; lower rear edge has been wet. Reading copy.. SingleIssueMagazine. Reading Copy.
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GALAXY Science Fiction: July 1954 ("Gladiator at Law")
by Galaxy (Robert Sheckley; Clifford D. Simak; R. E. Banks; Jefferson Highe; James Causey; Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth; Willy Ley)
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NY: Galaxy, 1954. Vol. 8, No. 4. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Mel Hunter illustrating "An Undersea Salvage Operation." Includes "A Thief in Time" (novelet) by Robert Sheckley; "Green Thumb" (novelet) by Clifford D. Simak; "This Side Up" by R. E. Banks; "What Rough Beast?" by Jefferson Highe; "Felony" by James Causey; "Gladiator at Law" (pt. 2 of 3) by Frederick Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth. Artcle: "Closeup of Mars" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: Career Offered"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Groff Conklin; "Forecast". Illustrated by Charles Beck, Dick Francis, Fleminger, Vidmer, and Emsh. Dampstained with tears, adhesions and losses. Reading copy.. Single Issue Magazine. Reading Copy.
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GALAXY Science Fiction: December, Dec. 1964
by Galaxy (Harry Harrison; Wyman Guin; Lester del Rey; Norman Spinrad; Roger Zelazny; David R. Bunch; Sheri S. Eberhart; Willy Ley)
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NY: Galaxy, 1964. Vol. 23, No. 2. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by McKenna for "To Avenge Man" (novelette) by Lester del Rey. Includes "The Starsloggers" (short novel) by Harry Harrison; "A Man of the Renaissance" (novelette) by Wyman Guin; "The Rules of the Road" by Norman Spinrad; "The Monster and the Maiden" by Roger Zelazny; "Let Me Call Her Sweetcore" by David R. Bunch. Special Feature: "Ballad of the Interstellar Merchants" by Sheri S. Eberhart. Science Department: "For Your Information: The Rarest Animals'" by Willy Ley. Features: 'Editorial"; 'Forecast". Illustrated by Giunta, Virgil Finlay and Gray Morrow. Front hinge tear with loss at lower half; creasing; tanning. Reading copy.. SingleIssueMagazine. Reading Copy.
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ASTOUNDING Science Fiction: July 1948 ("Dreadful Sanctuary")
by Astounding (H. Beam Piper; Neal B. Wilkinson; John S. Browning; Eric Frank Russell; Willy Ley)
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NY: Street & Smith, 1948. Vol. XLI, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. Includes "Dreadful Sanctuary" (pt. 2 of 3) by Eric Frank Russell; "Police Operation" (novelette) by H. Beam Piper; "Decision Illogical" by Neal B. Wilkinson; "Burning Bright" by John S. Browning. Article: "The Other End of the Trajectory" by Willy Ley. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Educational Problem"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "Book Review"; "In Times to Come"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrations by Cartier, Orban and Timmins. Covers lost as is most of spine covering; minor corner losses; tanning. Reading copy.. SingleIssueMagazine. Reading Copy.
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