AUF KÜHNER FAHRT ZUM MARS. EINE KOSMISCHE ERZÄHLUNG.
Hannover: Norddeutsches Druck- und Verlagshaus, 1928. Octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-30 [31] [32: ads], original pictorial light gray-green wrappers printed in black, stapled. First edition, preceded by an offprint. A famous story first published as a six-part serial in six issues DER RAKETE (15 Juli --15 Dezember 1927) as "Die Fahrt ins All. Eine Kosmische Phantasie" (a 24-page paperbound offprint by Verlag "Die Rakete" titled AUF KUHNER FAHRT ZUM MARS. EINE KOSMISCHE PHANTASIE was done in 1927). The story was first published in English as "A Daring Trip to Mars," WONDER STORIES, July 1931. Tipped into this copy as a frontispiece is a photographic portrait of Valier, printed on a sheet of coated stock, captioned "Max Valier / Der Erfinder des Raketenantriebs" which is boldly signed by Valier below the caption [we believe these photographs were used by Valier for publicity purposes]. See Bloch (2002) 3187 (citing the 1927 offprint). Mild crease to front cover, else a fine copy. No copies of the 1928 edition reported by OCLC, COPAC or KVK; A copy of 1927 offprint is held by Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, no other copies located. Rare. (15670). Item #15670
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