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John Glenn: A Memoir; with Nick Taylor
by Glenn, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0553110748
- ISBN 13
- 9780553110746
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition of John Glenn: A Memoir, signed by Senator John Glenn and his wife, Annie Glenn.. Octavo, 422pp. Blue hardcover, title in silver on spine. Faint shelf wear, wear to rear pane at heel of spine. Full number line on copyright page. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap, a touch of shelf wear, but an overall fine example. Signed on the half-title by John Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth in 1962 and returned to space in 1998. He served in the United States Senate from 1974-1999. His wife, Annie Glenn, was a lifelong advocate for people with disabilities and communication disorders. She died in 2020.
Synopsis
John Glenn has spent most of his life in public service, as a distinguished U.S. Senator and a veteran of twenty-three years in the Marine corps, during which time he was awarded numerous medals for his achievements, as well as the NASA Distinguished Service medal and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. He and his wife of fifty-six years, Annie, have two grown children and two grandchildren. Nick Taylor is the author of seven nonfiction books and collaborated with John Glenn on his memoir. He lives in New York City.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10307
- Title
- John Glenn: A Memoir; with Nick Taylor
- Author
- Glenn, John
- Illustrator
- First edition of John Glenn: A Memoir, signed by Senator John Glenn and his wife, Annie Glenn.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0553110748
- ISBN 13
- 9780553110746
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- first edition John Glenn, astronaut John Glenn, A Memoir John Glenn, signed book John Glenn, signed book Annie Glenn, We Seven Glenn, Letters to John Glenn, Back in Orbit Glenn, The Right Stuff Tom Wolfe
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