Currey p. 101. Samuelson A 3 c. – First UK edition and first hardcover edition, as compared with the first American edition of 1951 (as a paperback, New York, World Editions Inc.), with textual revisions. – Written in 1947, the novel follows a historian documenting the upcoming launch of Prometheus, the world’s first moonbound spacecraft. It is highly regarded by science fiction collectors for its accurate technological predictions, which heavily mirrored the actual Space Shuttle program decades later. – „Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was one of the most visionary minds of the 20th century—a rare figure who bridged the worlds of hard science and speculative fiction with equal mastery. Born on December 16, 1917, in the small seaside town of Minehead, England, Clarke’s fascination with the future began early. As a boy, he devoured American science fiction pulp magazines and built his first telescope from cardboard tubes, gazing at the moon with a longing that would define his life’s work. … As a writer, Clarke’s career soared with the 1951 publication of Childhood’s End, a novel that explored human evolution and cosmic transcendence. His true masterpiece arrived in 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he developed in parallel with Stanley Kubrick’s landmark film. Both the novel and the film redefined science fiction, presenting a realistic, awe-inspiring vision of humanity’s journey into the cosmos“ (L. W. Currey). – The dust jacket has small areas missing from the top edge and is slightly scuffed, but is otherwise in very good condition.

Schlagwörter: Fantasy, Phantastik / Utopie, Raumfahrt, Science Fiction

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Vollständiger Jahrgang der wichtigsten sowjetischen Propaganda- und Kulturzeitschrift nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, die seit 1950 erschienen ist. Vorläufer war die berühmte Zeitschrift „UdSSR im Bau“. Die Zeitschrift erschien weltweit in sechszehn Sprachen. – Die künstlerische Leitung und visuelle Identität der Zeitschrift lag über vier Jahrzehnte (von 1950 bis 1992) in den Händen von Alexander Schitomirski (1907-1993), einer der bedeutendsten sowjetischen Grafiker, Karikaturisten und Meister der politischen Fotomontage. Mit hervorragenden Aufnahmen zahlreicher Fotografen. Darunter auch Georgi Petrusow (1903-1971), Pionier der sowjetischen Avantgarde-Fotografie (der schon in den 1930ern für den Vorgänger UdSSR im Bau fotografiert hatte). Er lieferte 1963 technisch perfekte Industrie- und Kulturreportagen. – Mit interessanten Berichten zum sowjetischen Raumfahrt-Programm; über die Flüge von Wostok 5 (Waleri Bykowski) und Wostok 6 (Walentina Tereschkowa, die erste Frau im Weltraum) im Juni 1963. Reportagen über den Bau von Wasserkraftwerken in Sibirien und die Erschließung neuer Industriegebiete. Außerdem Porträts von Arbeitern, Künstlern, wissenschaftlichen Instituten und über den Sport in der Sowjetunion. Im letzten Heft des Jahrgangs sind auf Seite 3 zwei Beileidsschreiben zum Kennedy-Attentat abgedruckt von N. Chrustschow und L. Breshnew. – Sehr gutes sauberes Exemplar.
A complete annual volume of the most important Soviet propaganda and cultural magazine of the post-World War II era, published since 1950. Its predecessor was the famous magazine *USSR in Construction*. The magazine was published worldwide in sixteen languages. – For over four decades (from 1950 to 1992), the artistic direction and visual identity of the magazine were in the hands of Alexander Zhitomirsky (1907–1993), one of the most significant Soviet graphic artists, caricaturists, and masters of political photomontage. It features outstanding images by numerous photographers, including Georgy Petrusov (1903–1971), a pioneer of Soviet avant-garde photography (who had already photographed for the predecessor *USSR in Construction* in the 1930s); in 1963, he contributed technically flawless photo-reportage on industry and culture. – Includes interesting reports on the Soviet space program, covering the flights of Vostok 5 (Valery Bykovsky) and Vostok 6 (Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space) in June 1963. Also features reports on the construction of hydroelectric power plants in Siberia and the development of new industrial regions, as well as portraits of workers, artists, and scientific institutes, and coverage of sports in the Soviet Union. The final issue of the year includes, on page 3, two letters of condolence regarding the assassination of President Kennedy, from N. Khrushchev and L. Brezhnev. – A very good, clean copy.

Schlagwörter: Kulturgeschichte, Propaganda, Raumfahrt, Russia, Russland, Soviet Union, Sowjetunion, UdSSR, Zeitschriften

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Neuwertiges Exemplar, originalverschweißt.

Schlagwörter: Luftfahrt, Mondlandung, Photographie, Raumfahrt

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