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Chesley Bonestell signed first edition of ''The Conquest of Space'', filled with artwork of what he envisioned space to look like. New York: Viking Press, 1949 first edition, third printing. Signed on the half-title page, ''To Jane and Steve / from Chesley Bonestell / with best wishes''. Bonestell's beautiful illustrations of space, moons, rockets and distant planets are prescient of what later photographs would reveal, giving him the name, ''Father of Modern Space Art''. With accompanying text by Willy Ley. Book runs 160pp. and measures 8.25'' x 11''. Housed in original dust jacket which has some chipping and small paper loss on rear cover. Light shelf wear to book, overall in very good to near fine condition.