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Shelton, CT: Greenwich Workshop Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0867130504 . A most handsome first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. This copy is SIGNED by author, artist and astronaut Alan Bean directly on the title page; In November, 1969, Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean became the fourth man to walk on the moon. After retiring from NASA in 1981, he concentrated on his art. This handsome volume includes dozens of Bean's realistic paintings of everything from lunar surfaces to astronaut gear, as well as a minute-by-minute narrative of the Apollo 12 mission; 4to ; Signed by Author .

New York, Toronto, London, Sydney And Auckland: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0553110748 . A handsome first edition/first printing with little edgewear, else Nearly Fine, housed in an equal dust-jacket minimally worn. Book is inscribed by the author on the half-title page; He was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. Nearly four decades later, as the world's oldest astronaut, his courage riveted a nation. But these two historic events only bracket a life that covers the sweep of an extraordinary century. In this engrossing book, John Glenn tells the story of his unique life--one lived at the center of a momentous time in history by a man who helped shape that history. He is the kind of hero who resists being called a hero. And yet his exploits in the service of his country, his dedication to family and friends, and his rock-ribbed traditional values have made this small-town boy from the Midwest a true… Read More

New York: Doubleday Publishing. As New in As New dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385261500 . A stunning first edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket. This copy SIGNED by author and Skylab III scientist-pilot Dr. Edward Gibson directly onto the title page; Ed Gibson gives us an unforgettable thriller set in the near future about a terrifying new challenge to our space program. Wayfarer 2 has been sent on a search mission out beyond the orbit of Pluto. They are about to discover an adversary that puts all mankind at risk. Dr. Edward Gibson was a member of the astronaut support crew and a capcom for the Apollo 12 lunar landing. He served as scientist-pilot for Skylab 3; 8vo; Signed by Author .

New York: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312874243 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket, SIGNED by astronaut and author Buzz Aldrin directly on the title page; On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin, along with Neil Armstrong, made history as they placed humankind's first steps on the moon. In The Return, written by award winning novelist John Barnes, Aldrin offers a compelling novel about the opportunities and dangers that confront us today-and shows why we must, and will, seize the challenges before us; 8vo; Signed by Author .

New York: New American Library. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0451215095 . A very nice first edition/first printing in Fine condition with minute bumps in Fine dustjacket. Introduction by Buzz Aldrin; The story of Charles ("Pete") Conrad, Jr. Who was an American astronaut and the third person to walk on the Moon as commander of Apollo 12. Conrad's last mission was commander of Skylab 2, the first crew aboard the space station. In July, 1999, just before the 30th anniversary of the first moon landing, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. Introduction by Buzz Aldrin; 8vo ; 301 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 0316154067 . A handsome Limited/Signed edition in unread As New condition, never taken out of its original shrinkwrap in As New black slipcase. Signed and numbered 200 of 400 copies printed preceding trade edition; One disastrous night, Cassie Black walks away from her life of crime and doesn't look back. Now she's thriving at a job selling Porshes to Hollywood hotshots, but Cassie is unsatisfied with the straight and narrow and soon falls back into her old ways. Little does Cassie know, she is about to discover a world of trouble she never dreamed of... ; 8vo; Signed by Author .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399141618 . A first printing of the first edition in about Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket, little water staining to verso; An Apollo astronaut's remarkable quest to reconcile science and religion in a self-organizing universe; 8vo; [x], 230 pages .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399141618 . A first printing of the first edition in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket; An Apollo astronaut's remarkable quest to reconcile science and religion in a self-organizing universe; 8vo; [x], 230 pages .