ROCKETS THROUGH SPACE by Lester del Rey John C. Winston Co., 1957 First Edition Condition: Very Good Plus Lester del Rey was a popular science fiction writer, chiefly of the '40s, '50s & '60s. This oversize science-fact book was a companion to the Winston juvenile science fiction series, for which he also contributed some novels. The book is subtitled "The Story of Man's Preparations to Explore the Universe". It is illustrated by James Heugh. This copy has moderately bent corners, but otherwise just light cover wear. The binding is firm and the pages are nice and mostly white. A name and address are written on the ffep. The book lacks the dust jacket.