Across the Space Frontier, 1952. Edited by Cornelius Ryan. Werner Von Braun. Space station

This is a solid 1952 hardcover of "Across the Space Frontier," edited by Cornelius Ryan. The book contains beautiful full-color and black and white illustrations and charts. Includes acceptable dust jacket in protective mylar. CONDITION: Square, tight hardcover. No interior writing. Color illustrations are rich and bright. Smudge/stain on bottom of page 84. Fading to linen boards at extremities. Softening at head and foot of spine. Acceptable DUST JACKET is unclipped ($3.95). Jacket has significant chips and wear. PLEASE SEE all photos. At the time of publication, Americans' hopes for space were riding high on Chuck Yeager's experimental flight at more than 1000 miles and hour and test pilot William Bridgeman's rocket powered flight to 79,000+ feet above Earth. This book primarily looks at the, then, exciting possibility of a Space Station. Dr. Werner Von Braun's design is at the heart of it. Viking Press, 1952 First Edition 143 pages + Index 11" x 8-1/4" Ships carefully via USPS MEDIA MAIL (approx. 6-10 days) from Portland, Oregon.