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Alamogordo, NM: New Mexico Museum of Space History. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Brochure. Very good. Approximately 3.75 inches by 9.5 inches, brochure printed on both sides. Illustrations (most in color). The museum features four floors of space related exhibits including an interactive space shuttle simulator, a Moon rock brought back by Apollo 17 by New Mexico Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, and special tributes to Dr. John Paul Stapp and Dr. Robert Goddard. It has a wraparound domed screen and surround sound in its theater. The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the space age. It includes the International Space Hall of Fame. The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico has had in the U. S. space program, and is one of eight museums administered by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The museum has been accredited by American… Read More

Kennedy Space Center, FL: John F. Kennedy Space Center NASA, (1973). softcover. Fine. Trade paperbook (6 5/8" by 9 3/4") v + 350 pages. Many black and white photo reproductions. 100104A

New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. Third Printing. good. pocket paperbk, 351, wraps, illus., bibliography, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some page discoloration This was formerly published as The Secret War. Foreword by Nevil Shute. From classified government files comes the exciting story of the special weapons developed for attack and defense. Gerald Pawle, former Flag Lieutenant-Commander in the British Navy, tells of scientists and inventors in a fascinating, dangerous, and highly secret war, and of weapons--some of them never put to use.

Colchester, Essex, England: Red Bird Publishing Ltd, 2000. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. NO STICKERS PRESENT.. 20 pages (including covers). NO STICKERS PRESENT. Illustrated. This eye-catching item presents 'Space, the final frontier...from early rockets to the Hubble Space Telecope and deep space probes..." in exploration space the reader will travel to the far reaches of the Universe.

New York: Associated Business Pubs, 1996. good. 28 cm, wraps, illus. (some color), mailing label removed from front cover

Chicago, IL: Childrens Press, c1982. very good. 22 cm, 45, wraps, color illus., glossary, index, slight wear, soiling, and sticker residue to covers. A New True Book

Enfield, Middlesex, U.K.: Guiness Surperlatives Ltd, 1973. Twentieth Edition. poor. 349, illus. (some in color), index, pp. 3-4, 259-262, 293-294, 345-349 disbound but present, spine torn, text believed complete Foreword by the Right Honorable Earl of Iveagh. Cover depicts the circus. Inside the front cover (page 2) has a summary of major circus records.

Windermere, FL: Ray Rourke Publishing Co, 1981. fair to good, ex-lib.. Roger Full et al.. 24, profusely illus. in color, glossary, index, library stamps ins rear flylf crossed out in marker, bds & spine soiled & scuffed board edges quite worn, board corners threadbare, library stickers on boards crossed out in marker, small tears in margins of a few pages and small stains to a few pages. Book for young readers on launching rockets, space shuttle, satellites, manned spacecraft, lunar explorers, space stations, and more.

New York: New American Library, 1983. First Printing. fair to good. 224, wraps, illus., bibliography, index, ink underlining and notes on a few pages, some wear and scuffing to covers raised stamp on title page, lower corner front cover bent, sticker residue on rear cover. The military uses of outer space.

New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1969. Second Printing. fair to good. Paul Frame. 76, wraps, illus., index, pages have darkened, some soiling to covers and some edge wear. Book for young readers.

London: MacDonald, 1969. First U.K.? Edition. First? Printing. good. 160, illus., map, bookplate over bookplate, some wear and soiling to covers. Introduction by Barrie Pitt.

Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing Co, 1974. First? Printing. fair. 342, wraps, glossary, index, covers worn, underlining and highlighting to text Addison-Wesley Series in Physics.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. First Printing. good. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus. Introduction by Barrie Pitt. World War II was a laboratory for the development of secret weapons. The Allied powers desperately needed to discover new and more effective measures to counter the enemy onslaught. The efforts of military science were crucial to their final victory.

Bethesda, MD: 3rd Eye Books, 2003. First Edition. First? Printing. very good. 189, wraps, covers slightly worn and soiledFive inventive young teens and one homemade robot are spending their summer at a futuristic space camp playing with abandoned satellites--space junk. When mysterious events begin to wreak havoc on Earth, the campers power up the antique satellites and send outdated rockets to help save their home planet. Inanimate objects such as the Hubble Space Telescope, Keyhole spy satellites and Reagan-era laser platforms figure prominently in the plot. The dialogue is sharp-witted, theaction continuous, and the ending a bombshell.

New York: Golden Press, c. 1959. as is (title page through page 6 torn out). 7 thru 54 only, profusely illus. in color, figures, index, pages slightly darkened, ink names ins fr flylf & rear bd, ink marks ins fr bdboards soiled, board and spine edges worn, price sticker on front board, plastic coating on boards starting to peel slightly. Part of the Golden Library of Knowledge series for young readers. Index has no entries prior to page 7, so the lost pages appear to be title page, flyleaf, table of contents and such like. Text appears to be complete.

Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Inc, 1996. Presumed First Edition. Stiff boards. Good. Miriam Sagasti. Format is approximately 6 inches by 10 inches. 28 pages, counting covers. Stiff card pages. Color illustrations. Name in marker on back cover. Come along with the twins as they look to the stars and wonder what it would be like to be astronauts. The twins - Anna and Josh - visit a space museum and touch a rock from the moon!

St. Louis, MO: Webster Publishing Company, 1960. Wraps. Good. Tom Lovelle. 24 pages, plus covers. Illustrations (some in color). Ex-library with usual markings. This is one of the Webster Junior Science Series. Dr. Tannenbaum was a Professor of Science Education at the State University College of Education at New Paltz, New York. Dr. Stillman was the Director of the Child Study Center and Professor of Education at the same institution. Dr. Tannenbaum was a major figure in the mid-Twentieth Century on elementary school science education and the preparation of teachers of science. A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle that obtains thrust from a rocket engine. Rocket engine exhaust is formed entirely from propellant carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction and push rockets forward simply by expelling their exhaust in the opposite direction at high speed, and can therefore work in the vacuum of space.

Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command, 1964. fair to good. 112, wraps, illus., maps, table, notes, discoloration and small tears to cover edges, covers somewhat soiled, some spine wear. Contains an article on "The Army and Civil Defense" by Robert Lamson (pp. 3-12). Also contains articles on aerospace power, Soviet rocketry and the space age, disarmament in historical perspective, Laos, and Thailand.

Alamorgordo, NM: Space Center, 1989. good. 31, wraps, illus., map, ink notes on front cover and p. 21 Guide to the museum.

Newmarket, England: Brimax Books, 1985. good. Tony Gibbons. 7.5" x 10.25", 18, wraps, profusely illus. in color, some wear to cover and spine edges, small stains to rear cover. Book for young readers