First Men to the Moon

Overview:

• Title: First Men to the Moon
• Author: Wernher von Braun
• Year: 1960
• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Price: $3.95
• Pages: 96
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Chapter Book
• Title Reference: First Men to the Moon
• Notes:
  • "Designed and Illustrated by Fred Freeman" on title page.
  • On copyright page:
    • "First Edition", "Copyright (c) 1958, 1959, 1960" and LCCN.
    • WvB's acknowledgment of Freeman "who illustrated the book with artistry and scientific exactness, and who conceived and executed the format and design of the whole work."
    • "Portions of this book have appeared in This Week magazine."
    • centered at bottom, "89074-0110" over "Printed in [U.S.A.]"
  • dedication: "To Iris and Margrit who will live in a world in which flights to the moon will be commonplace."
  • Illustrations (more information) include both endpapers, namely 4 pages diagrams with much technical information
  • 15-page Introduction signed (flushright) Wernher von Braun; flushleft "Redstone Arsenal // Huntsville Alabama // January 1960"
  • 4-page Index p93-96
  • listed, "[100] Outstanding Books for Young Readers" NY Times 1960-11-13 pCBS60
  • publ date per contemporary review by Kirkus (undated): "Prefaced by a series of common questions and logical, penetrating answers, this well-written story ... detail that is more truth than science-fiction. Portions of the book attracted wide attention when serialized in This Week ... [Freeman's] diagrams and schematics are clear and exciting."
  • cover artist per SFE3: "von Braun, Wehrner"