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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Robert A Heinlein
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$405.83A$365.24
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Thomas W Voter. Robert A Heinlein's first novel. 'Rocket Ship Galileo' is one of Heinlein's 'juvenile' series novels. This is his first ever publication, which was initially rejected by publishers as the idea of people travelling to the moon was too unrealistic. This novel follows three teenagers who participate in a pioneering flight to the moon. First edition of this work, with the 'A' to the edition page as well as Scribner's pictorial colophon to the tail of the page. Lacking original dustwrapper, held in a facsimile dustwrapper. Heinlein was a popular science fiction writer. His career spanned almost fifty years. In a full cloth binding with a facsimile dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Patches of rubbing to the joints as well as to the head and tail of spine. Rear hinge is slightly strained but firm. Small light tidemarks to the head of front endpaper and pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned due to paper used and clean throughout. Very Good
Synopsis
Rocket Ship Galileo is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1947, about three teenagers who participate in a pioneering flight to the Moon. It was the first in the Heinlein juveniles, a long and successful series of science fiction novels published by Scribner's. The novel was originally envisioned as the first of a series of books called "Young Rocket Engineers".
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD11-I-18
- Title
- Rocket Ship Galileo
- Author
- Robert A Heinlein
- Illustrator
- Thomas W Voter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- robert a heinlein rocket ship galileo scribners rocket ship galileo
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Colophon
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- Rubbing
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Spine
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