Rocket
New York: Philosophical Library, 1957. Octavo, dark-tan hardcover, spine embossed with black ink, cover embossed with black publishers logo, 190 pp., frontispiece, seven double-sided plates of black-and-white photographs and two diagrams, two appendices included. Spine ends bumped and rubbed, corners slightly bumped, light wear on spine ends of dust-jacket; otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition, scarce.
This fascinating work by Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté, who was A.O.C.-inC. Coastal Command from 1941 to 1943, includes not only a history of rocket technology but also an account of the German army's development of the V1 and V2 rockets at Peenemünde as told from the Allied point of view. Item #4896
Price (AUD): $70.00