New York, NY: McBride Company. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1954. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Good dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, tears, edge chips and related wrinkles. "Martin Caidin (September 14, 1927 – March 24, 1997) was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Caidin began writing fiction during 1957, and authored more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books, as well as more than 1,000 magazine articles. His best-known novel is Cyborg, which was the basis for The Six Million Dollar Man franchise. He also wrote numerous works of military history, especially concerning aviation. Caidin was an airplane pilot as well, and bought and restored a 1936 Junkers Ju 52 airplane." (from Wikipedia) .

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Bookseller: S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: A45330
Title: Rockets And Missiles: Past And Future
Author: Caidin, Martin
Illustrator: Fred L. Wolff and Wally Littman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Good dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing
Publisher: McBride Company
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics, Martin Caidin, Rockets, Missiles, Missile Technology, Space Exploration, Technology, Aviation Technology
Bookseller catalogs: Aeronautics / Astronautics;

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