Friday, July 9, 2010

Rocketry Through the Ages (1959)

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In the spirit of 4th of July rockets here is Rocketry Through the Ages with red, white and blue illustrations. Cox, Donald William and Stoi...
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Stations in Space: Our stepping stones to the stars (1960)

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With an awesome cover, Stations in Space kicked off the 60s transition from fantasy to reality. Cox, Donald. Illustrated by Kocher, W.A. ...
Monday, June 21, 2010

Out of this World (1953)

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Out of this world for next few weeks! I will be away from my computer for the next couple of weeks so this will have to hold you until Jul...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Book of Space Adventures (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)

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1963 Book of Space Adventures #1. London : Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd. (62 p.) 31 cm. Full title on the title page is "B...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

NY World's Fair "Rocket Port" (1939)

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(Be sure to "click" on the picture to appreciate this) I have been inspired by this posting of Doc Atomic about his collection of...
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Wonders: "A Trip to Mars" (1975)

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I am not sure how to describe this one in any other terms than "too cool/strange to miss!" Wonders was one of those school reader...
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Friday, June 4, 2010

Clouds, Rings, and Crocodiles :By spaceship round the planets (1956)

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This is by far the most bizarre title for a children's space book I have found. In it facts about space travel are shared in the ...