Man In Space; America in Space: The First Decade
by Anderton, David A
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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North Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1968. First Edition. B&W card wraps with two staple binding, illustration of space walk reproduced four times on the cover. Very good. 8" x 10.25", pp. 1 - 30, with frontispiece of an astronaut in space walk and B&W photos and illustrations throughout. This is the most uncommonly found booklet (EP-57) in a series of 13 (published on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of NASA. Some scuffing along spine vertical, light wrinkles emanating from spine where opened and read, however inside is clean and collectible. "Man in Space" covers the ground from those pre-Sputnik days when only a handful of scientists and engineers in the United States believed that man would ever fly in space, to the preparation for a manned lunar landing and return in this decade." (Introduction: George E. Mueller).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Montgomery Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2492
- Title
- Man In Space; America in Space: The First Decade
- Author
- Anderton, David A
- Format/Binding
- B&W card wraps with two staple binding, illustration of space walk reproduced four times on the cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1968
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About the Seller
Montgomery Rare Books
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North Haven, Connecticut
About Montgomery Rare Books
I started as a collector of signed Presidents and Politicians more than 30 years ago. I have expanded that original collection to include signed documents, ephemera, historical, Americana. Montgomery also excels at assisting clients de-acquisition their inherited books or your own collection. We also attend multiple books fairs each year in the Western U. S.
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