THE CONQUEST OF SPACE
Ley, Willy. Illustrated by Bonestell, Chesley
Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1951
Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 6th printing, 1951. Covers faded along top edge. Dust jacket worn, with tears along edges.
The Conquest of Space is a speculative science book first published in 1949 written by Willy Ley and illustrated by Chesley Bonestell. The book contains a portfolio of paintings by Bonestell depicting the possible future exploration of the Solar System, with explanatory text by Ley.
Willy Ley was one of the early members of the illustrious "Verein für Raumschiffahrt" (Spaceflight Society) founded in Berlin in 1927, who emigrated to the United States in 1935.
Chesley Bonestell was an American painter, designer, and illustrator. His paintings inspired the American space program, and they have been (and remain) influential in science fiction art and illustration. A pioneering creator of astronomical art, Bonestell has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Space art".
Both of them were to have an enormous influence on the general public's perception of spaceflight through their contributions to the Colliers magazine's series on that subject in 1952, and to Disney's television series in 1955. Together with Wernher von Braun, they managed to convince the American public that spaceflight was a realistic possibility within the near future.
Ley, Willy. Illustrated by Bonestell, Chesley
Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1951
Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 6th printing, 1951. Covers faded along top edge. Dust jacket worn, with tears along edges.
The Conquest of Space is a speculative science book first published in 1949 written by Willy Ley and illustrated by Chesley Bonestell. The book contains a portfolio of paintings by Bonestell depicting the possible future exploration of the Solar System, with explanatory text by Ley.
Willy Ley was one of the early members of the illustrious "Verein für Raumschiffahrt" (Spaceflight Society) founded in Berlin in 1927, who emigrated to the United States in 1935.
Chesley Bonestell was an American painter, designer, and illustrator. His paintings inspired the American space program, and they have been (and remain) influential in science fiction art and illustration. A pioneering creator of astronomical art, Bonestell has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Space art".
Both of them were to have an enormous influence on the general public's perception of spaceflight through their contributions to the Colliers magazine's series on that subject in 1952, and to Disney's television series in 1955. Together with Wernher von Braun, they managed to convince the American public that spaceflight was a realistic possibility within the near future.
Ley, Willy. Illustrated by Bonestell, Chesley
Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1951
Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 6th printing, 1951. Covers faded along top edge. Dust jacket worn, with tears along edges.
The Conquest of Space is a speculative science book first published in 1949 written by Willy Ley and illustrated by Chesley Bonestell. The book contains a portfolio of paintings by Bonestell depicting the possible future exploration of the Solar System, with explanatory text by Ley.
Willy Ley was one of the early members of the illustrious "Verein für Raumschiffahrt" (Spaceflight Society) founded in Berlin in 1927, who emigrated to the United States in 1935.
Chesley Bonestell was an American painter, designer, and illustrator. His paintings inspired the American space program, and they have been (and remain) influential in science fiction art and illustration. A pioneering creator of astronomical art, Bonestell has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Space art".
Both of them were to have an enormous influence on the general public's perception of spaceflight through their contributions to the Colliers magazine's series on that subject in 1952, and to Disney's television series in 1955. Together with Wernher von Braun, they managed to convince the American public that spaceflight was a realistic possibility within the near future.