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VALIER, MAX. Der Vorstoss in den Weltenraum. Eine technische Möglichkeit? Eine wissenschaftlich-gemeinverständliche Betrachtung . . . 2. Auflage. 35 text illustrations. 94, [2] pages, including final ad leaf * Raketenfahrt. 72 text illustrations. xi, [1], 252 pages. Fifth edition of Der Vorstoss in den Weltenraum, extensively revised and enlarged. Together, 2 volumes. 8vo, 228x146 and 217x138 mm, original wrappers, the first worn and fragile, missing rear wrapper, spine of the second reinforced with clear tape; both clean internally, with only contemporary owner's signature on title in the first volume, and stamp of Prof. Dr. Karl J. R. Arndt on title in the second. Munich: R. Oldenbourg, 1924; 1928
Popular works on the possibility of space travel by one of the founders of the Verein für Raumschiffahrt, the first private association devoted to the development of rockets for space flight.
