Willy Ley's For Your Information: On Earth and in the Sky

New York: Ace Star Books , 1967. 1967 latest date at copyright page. Miasmic pictorial cover and spine design in hues of purple and black, moderate shelf wear, crease. Pages very good w/toning. Bind good. Presented here is a collection of articles from the German import Willy Ley who escaped from Germany in 1935. The writings first appeared in the periodical Galaxy. The articles are a rational and scientific probe of nature's unexplainable phenomena. Willy Ley, world--famous science reporter, lecturer, and original member of the German Society for Space Travel, tells of the astonishing facts and extraordinary events that have long baffled philosopher and scientist alike, such as: The strange planet at the bottom of the ocean; the mysterious cloud that destroyed a vast forest; the headless moon worms, and many other weird, astounding discoveries. Several diagrams and illustrations throughout. Ley would pass in 1969. Contents include: "Introduction by Robert M. Guinn, Editor of Galaxy magazine; Tribes of the Dinosaurs; The Man I Didn't Meet; King of the Rats; A Century of Fossil Man; Slow Lightning; The Moon Worm; The Wheels of Poseidon; Strange Planet Next Door; Forerunners of the Planetarium; The Nearly Always Useful 'Bean Curve'; The Early Days of the Metric System; Too Much Imagination; The Galactic Giants; Names in the Sky; The Secrets of Enoch; The Original Inventor of Recording Tape; The Accident that Didn't Happen; The Mystery Plant from Kyrene; and, The Observatory on the Moon." Printed in the U.S.A. 192 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.