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1949 Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. Vol. 8, No. 6: November, 1949
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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce
A very scarce 1949 issue of the 'Journal of the British Interplanetary Society', the oldest existing space advocacy organisation in the world, aiming to support and promote astronautics and space exploration.
Vol. 8, No. 6, November 1949.
Including a report of the meeting of the British Interplanetary Society in October 1949, a detailed discussion of the Sprite, the first de Havilland rocket, and a discussion of current research.
The abstracts of fourteen research papers are also included, which examine topics including the craters of the moon, and the construction of rocket motors.
Illustrated with photographs.
Former owner's inscription of J. Cameron Lyle to the head of the front wrap.
Condition
In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, excellent, but with a former owner's inscription to the head of the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.
Very Good Indeed
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