THE MOON CAR
by OBERTH, Hermann
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers, Publishers;, 1959. Scarce first American Edition (so stated). A world-famous rocket pioneer offers his plan for surface transportation in the coming exploration of the moon. The American edition is uncommon. Small 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 98 pages. Translated from the German by Willy Ley.. Very Good (little wear; contents clean & tight with a small ink name on front pastedown); two scrape marks on front cover d/j. A rather unusual copy: Someone has marked-up the front cover of the dust jacket with minute graphics; ink presentation of front endpaper: "Hello Dolly, (I was here But I left)."; a pen list of parts needed for a bicycle on the rear endpaper; someone has also made annotations to the author's biography on the rear panel d/j.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58409
- Title
- THE MOON CAR
- Author
- OBERTH, Hermann
- Illustrator
- Translated from the German by Willy Ley.
- Format/Binding
- Small 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 98 pages
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Scarce first American Edition (so stated). A world-famous rocket
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers;
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
Biblio member since 2007
Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
On-line dealer of rare & out-of-print books, specializing in autographs, signed copies & association copies.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.