DIE MÖGLICHKEIT DER WELTRAUMFAHRT: ALLGEMEINVERSTÄNDLICHE BEITRÄGE ZUM RAUMSCHIFFAHRTSPROBLEM von Professor Hermann Oberth, Dr. Franz v. Hoefft., Dr.-Ing. Walter Hohmann, Dr. Karl Debus, Ingenieur Guido von Pirquet und Ingenieur Fr. W. Sander. Herausgegeben von Willy Ley. Mit 70 Abbildungen. Leipzig: Verlag von Hachmeister & Thal, 1928. Large octavo, pp. [i-iii] iv [v-vii] viii [1] 2-344, two inserted plates, other illustrations in the text, original pictorial tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black (illustration on front cover by Gundermann), yellow ribbon marker. First edition, first printing. An anthology of articles on the possibility of space flight by Oberth and other members of the Verein für Raumschiffahrt (German Society for Space Travel) intended to promote the activities of the society. "One of the fundamental books in the history of flight and rocket design." - Interlibrum 270 #237. Ciancone 134. Hübner 699. Interlibrum 270 #237. Ley, Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel (1951), pp. 118-9. Ley, Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel, revised edition, 1957, p. 506. A fine copy. Quite scarce in such lovely condition. (#151027).
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