WEGE ZUR RAUMSCHIFFAHRT ... Mit 4 Tafeln und 159 Abbildungen. 3. Auflage von "Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen." München und Berlin: Verlag von R. Oldenbourg, 1929. Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi-viii [ix] x-xi [xii] 1-431 [432: ad], four inserted folded plans, 159 illustrations and diagrams in the text, original tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown, top edge stained green. Third (enlarged) edition. Retitled and greatly expanded version of DIE RAKETE ZU DEN PLANETENAUMEN (1923). "In spite of numerous small flaws ... it is still the most important theoretical work on the subject [of space travel]." - Ley, Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel, revised edition, 1957, p. 507. "One of the earliest and most influential works on astronautics. Still a valuable text on the subject." - Humphries, Rockets and Guided Missiles 23. Ciancone 177. Hübner 704. Interlibrum 270 #262. A fine copy. (#135417).
Price: $1,250.00
"3. Auflage von 'Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen'" on title page.