trying to locate a book need help

[bobby_hamill]

I remember back in the mid 1980s more like 1985-1989 time frame That I borrowed a book through
the local library through the Inter Library Loan Program. The Inter Library Loan Program does not keep records that far back.
Only 10-15 years max

The title was something like

Rockets Of The World

Sounding Rockets Of the World

Rockets And Missiles Of The World

I think it was a first or second edition copy, as the book was on the old side and it was a hardback
I believe most or all of the photos were in back and white .

The rockets were grouped by country of design .

This book had some photos of the French Meteorological Rocket ( sounding rocket ) called "Monica"
Attached is a photo that I know was included in the book

The Book was NOT by Mr Peter Alway

Thanks for any help / assistance

 

[Peartree]

If you don't get a host of replies here, I would email your question to Mr. Alway. I'd lay odds that if he doesn't have the book in his library, he certainly knows what it is.

 

[Steve Shannon]

Do any of these look familiar?



Steve Shannon

 

[RocketflierVB]

What did the cover look like?

 

[Dave A]

Go to abebooks.com

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[bobby_hamill]

Steve

Sorry none look familiar to me .

 

[bobby_hamill]

The hardback cover was plain with no photo if I remember correctly.
The book was broken down by individual countries then the rockets themselves.
For example; Japan, then rockets built by Japan
The copyright of the book had to be before the early 1980s as that is when I got it through inter library loan.

What did the cover look like?

 

[RocketflierVB]

Yea, the only book that fits that Bill would have been Pete's Rockets of the World...i'll keep looking.

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[PhlAsh]

https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=sounding+rockets&mtype=B&hs.x=0&hs.y=0

 

[Winston]

Searching for and requesting Interlibrary Loans (ILLs):

https://www.worldcat.org/

 

[bobby_hamill]

I have heard rumors of a website where you can post a photograph and the website can give a reference of where the photo originated or was posted in . Anyone else heard of this website ?

 

[Steve Shannon]

Yeah, that’s Google. You can look something up by submitting a photo and have Google search for it.

Might the book you’re looking for be one of Jane’s series?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane's_Information_Group

 

[GuySmith]

This looks like what you are looking for:

https://books.google.com/books/about/Sounding_Rockets.html?id=4hvQAAAAMAAJ

Guy

 

[rcktnut]

???? https://openlibrary.org/works/OL774...yclopedia_of_the_World's_Rockets_and_Missiles ?????

The hardback cover was plain with no photo if I remember correctly.

The book could have had an illustrated dust cover that could have been missing.

 

[bobby_hamill]

Guy

That looks promising .
If I could see the books index page I could tell you real quick if that was the book
It had a section on early French Rockets like the Veroniqe and the Monica . The Monica is the one I am looking for

Thanks for the searching guys !

 

[PhlAsh]

I have heard rumors of a website where you can post a photograph and the website can give a reference of where the photo originated or was posted in . Anyone else heard of this website ?

Google Images. Instead of entering a phase, either paste in the url of a picture or just drag the pic onto the textbox. If you're trying to search a Facebook pic, you have to view and drag it from 'theater mode' instead of from an inline post

 

[dave carver]

Guy

That looks promising .
If I could see the books index page I could tell you real quick if that was the book
It had a section on early French Rockets like the Veroniqe and the Monica . The Monica is the one I am looking for

Thanks for the searching guys !

Who made them? It might be productive to contact the manufacturers directly. I have to say the way you said the rockets were arranged country by country sounds like Jane's as well. They don't use cover art either.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?...520CD1EC754E32888EFBF53AC5E9C0359&FORM=IQFRBA

Using Bing gave me this. I need to check the link....


Ok, it worked. There's a real nice illustration when you scroll down a bit. Hope this helps

 

[bobby_hamill]

Dave
is the illustration of the Veroniqe or the Monica ?
I am looking for the Monica

Bobby

 

[bobby_hamill]

Dave

this photo looks like it came from the book but cant be sure yet
https://libraries.mit.edu/150books/files/2011/03/1956-lift-off-531x1024.jpg

The rocket is a French made Monica Rocket
made in the early 1954-1961

Bobby

 

[dave carver]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?...08014195347685396&selectedIndex=40&ajaxhist=0


Let's try this link...

Worked

 

[bobby_hamill]

Dave

That is one of the first images you get when you do a search for "Monica Rocket"
then a lot of references to Santa Monica Ca