[SPACE FLIGHT PIONEER]. GODDARD, Robert H. (1882-1945). Rocket Development. Liquid-Fuel Rocket Research 1929-1941. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1948. 8vo. Illustrated throughout. xx, 1-291, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt, in the scarce original publisher's plain dust jacket with die-cut window on the spine (cloth spine a bit toned and rubbed, some offsetting to endleaves; jacket toned, edgeworn, foxed, with marginal chipping and tears, window on spine chipped). A near fine copy in a good jacket. FIRST EDITION IN THE SCARCE DUST JACKET.