MILLER, RON (SIGNED); DURANT, FREDERICK C. III (SIGNED); SCHUETZ, MELVIN H.; CLARKE, ARTHUR C. (FOREWORD) - The Art of Chesley BonestellGreat Britain: Paper Tiger, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1855858843. Illustrated by Bonestell, Chesley. Signed and inscribed by editors Ron Miller and Fred Durant upon custom bookplate facing title page. "Chesley Bonestell was, without a doubt, the most influential space artist of all time. His immensely popular art was in large part responsible for sparking public enthusiasm for space exploration without which the US space program would never have left the ground. This glorious collection of over 300 illustrations covering all facets of Bonestell's art and career includes a full-length biographical commentary." - dust jacket. "Chesley's paintings had a colossal impact on my thinking about space travel." - Arthur C. Clarke. "I didn't know what other worlds looked like until I saw Bonestell's paintings of the solar system." - Carl Sagan. 256 glossy pages predominately illustrated in vibrant color. Index. List of sources. Book clean, tight, bright and unmarked with moderate external wear. Slight lean to spine. Light wear to complete dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A special copy of this, the definitive book on Bonestell's art. 31 x 24cm. 1.6kg.; Color Illustrations; 4to; Signed by Editors. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket . USD 1500.00 [Appr.: EURO 1289.75 | £UK 1117.5 | JP¥ 222415] Book number 131j0862is offered by:
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