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The Conquest of Space

Willy Ley & Chesley Bonestell

First published 1949
Publisher The Viking Press
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
Cover art Chesley Bonestell
Pages 168

Notes

  • Year, publisher & price from Tuck.
  • Tuck says 168 pages for the first edition. OCLC says 160 pages, possibly because, as noted by Tuck, later editions omitted the original Appendix.
  • Copyright page of the 5th printing notes, "First published by the Viking Press in September 1949. Second printing October 1949. Third printing October 1949. Fourth printing January 1950. Fifth printing March 1950".
  • 48 illustrations (16 in full color) from Tuck.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
1951 International Fantasy Award Non-Fiction Winner

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Conquest of Space Cover 1950 The Viking Press Hardcover Nonfiction Chesley Bonestell 160
The Conquest of Space Cover 1950 Sidgwick & Jackson Hardcover Nonfiction Chesley Bonestell 160
The Conquest of Space 1952 Readers Union with Sidgwick and Jackson Hardcover Nonfiction 160
The Conquest of Space Cover 1959 The Viking Press Hardcover Nonfiction Chesley Bonestell 168