The Conquest of Space

Hardcover non-fiction book in dust jacket. Paintings by famed space illustrator Chesley Bonestell; text by Willy Ley. The Viking Press, 1956. 160 pages, including many plates with Bonestell illustrations on high quality slick paper. Red boards with images of a rocket, moon, and stars in blind on front board and silver title lettering on spine. Unique Bonestell-illustrated endpapers