Liquid-Propellant Rocket Development

by Robert H. Goddard

$2,500 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution, 1936. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's tan string-bound wraps printed in black. Very Good with toning and general wear. Eagle stamp on circular paper adhered to title page.In March of 1926, Goddard launched the world's first liquid-propelled rocket in Auburn, MA, with a small group of witnessed including his wife and several research assistants from nearby

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