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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 .
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Apollo: an Eyewitness Account - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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Exploring Our Solar System - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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New York: Random House. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375812040 . A first printing of the first edition in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by astronaut and author Sally Ride directly on the title page; Starting from the sun and working their way outward, Space Shuttle astronaut Sally Ride and Tam OShaughnessy embark on a tour of the nine planets and explain formation, current conditions, and possibility of life on each; 4to; [ii], 130 pages; Signed by Author .
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Flight Into Space - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Leonard, Jonathan Norton
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New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An attractive first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket with some rubbing along edges. Black binding with silver lettering and design; This book was written at the beginning of the space age, before Sputnik, but during the rocket test trials in White Sands, New Mexico. Leonard, the science editor of Time Magazine, separates the facts of space flight from the theories and fictions from a 1953 perspective; 8vo .
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New York: Random House. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Very Good dustjacket with chipping along edges and two small tears (one tape-repaired). Black binding with silver lettering and design; This book was written at the beginning of the space age, before Sputnik, but during the rocket test trials in White Sands, New Mexico. Leonard, the science editor of Time Magazine, separates the facts of space flight from the theories and fictions from a 1953 perspective; 8vo .
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The Gnomes Of Gnù - 1st English Language Edition
by Eco, Umberto
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Milano: Bompiani/Stefanel. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8845218856 . First English language edition, red-stamped off-white cloth in Fine condition in alike, pictorial dust-wrapper. 17 full-page color illustrations by Eugenio Carmi. Contursi Aa24b. Signed by Umberto Eco directly on the title page. A lovely collectible, scarce to see signed; Eco and Carmi's adventure resulting in the discovery of Earth. A children's story to also make adults (and potentates) stop and think. Fairy-tale? Science fiction? Ecological warning? All of these but also a bit of reality; 4to; [18] leaves pages; Signed by Author .
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History of NASA: America's Voyage to the Stars
by Dewaard, E. John and Nancy
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New York: Exeter Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1984. Hardcover. 0671069837 . Very Good+ condition with some aging and soiling to the boards in a Very Good- dust-jacket with scuffing, soiling and other wear. There is a sticker on the front pastedown; Discusses the challenge of aerospace travel to both man's minds and to man's bodies; Folio; 192 pages .
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John Glenn: A Memoir - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Glenn, John with Nick Taylor
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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…
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Leap of Faith: An Astronaut's Journey into the Unknown - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Cooper, Gordon [with Bruce Henderson]
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New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060194162 . A most beautiful first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket; One of the original Mercury 7 astronauts -- a select group of the nation's top military test pilots chosen for America's newly formed manned space exploration program -- Gordon Cooper made history. Now, in this compelling, down-to-earth memoir, he recalls his adventurous life pushing the envelope in the cockpits of planes and spacecraft alike. He also looks toward the next millennium of space travel, offering deeply held views on the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence -- including the distinct possibility that we have already made contact; 8vo; 279 pages .
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Letters From Mir
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New York: McGraw Hill. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0071400095 . An attractive first edition/later printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author and astronaut Jerry M. Linenger on the first free end paper; In 1997, astronaut Dr. Jerry Linenger embarked on a "routine" five-month mission to the Russian space station Mir, leaving behind his pregnant wife and 14-month-old son, and the everyday pleasures of planet Earth. Be fore he left, he promised to write. Though his mission did not go as planned, he kept his word. (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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New York: McGraw Hill. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0071400095 . A stunning first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author and astronaut Jerry M. Linenger on the first free end paper; In 1997, astronaut Dr. Jerry Linenger embarked on a "routine" five-month mission to the Russian space station Mir, leaving behind his pregnant wife and 14-month-old son, and the everyday pleasures of planet Earth. Be fore he left, he promised to write. Though his mission did not go as planned, he kept his word. (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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Off The Planet: Surviving Five Perilous Months Above The Space Station Mir - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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New York: Mcgraw-Hill. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 007136112X . A most handsome first edition, first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by U. S . Astronaut/MIR Cosmonaut Jerry Linenger on the half title page; U. S. Trained astronaut Jerry Linenger tells the story of his experiences aboard the Russian space station Mir as part of a joint initiative to lay the groundwork for a new International Space Station. Because of the MIR's age and decrepid condition, its crew was forced to endure harrowing working conditions and constant technical problems, many of which posed a threat to the life of the crew. This is an uncensored account of what can happen when everything that can go wrong does; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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Reach - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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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 .
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Rocket Man: Astronaut Pete Conrad's Incredible Ride to the Moon and Beyond - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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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 .
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Sightseeing, A Space Panorama
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; Second Printing. Cloth. 0394542436 . First edition/later printing in about Fine condition, a trace of sunning along edges in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on the front paste down; With a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke, Barbara Hitchcock invites to a fascinating space-walk with 84 photographs from NASA achives; Color Photographs; Square 4to; FSA .
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The Space Around Us - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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New York, Evanston And London: Harper & Row, Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1964. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition that is inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper in a clipped alike dust-jacket that still bears the price on the front foldover and general wear; Comprehensive survey of all we have learned about space up to publication and an educated guess as to where we are going from here; 8vo; 239 pages; Signed by Author .
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The Three Astronauts - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Eco, Umberto and Eugenio Carmi
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London: Secker & Warburg. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0436140942 . First British edition/first printing (following the Italian and American edition) , Contursi Aa03c. Fine condition in pictorial paper-covered boards in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Umberto Eco directly on the title page. A beautiful and scarce signed title; Three astronauts from different countries land on Mars, meet a strange Martian, and make an amazing discovery about the nature of humanity. The second of three children's books of Eco. Not just for children. Translated from the original Italian language by William Weaver ; Color Illustrations; 4to; [20] leaves pages; Signed by Author .
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San Diego New York London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0152863834 . First American edition/first printing (following the Italian editions from 1966 and 1988) , Contursi Aa03c. Fine condition in pictorial paper-covered boards in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Umberto Eco directly on the title page. A beautiful and scarce signed title; Three astronauts from different countries land on Mars, meet a strange Martian, and make an amazing discovery about the nature of humanity. The second of three children's books of Eco. Not just for children. Translated from the original Italian language by William Weaver ; Color Illustrations; 4to; [20] leaves pages; Signed by Author .
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The Way Of The Explorer
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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 .
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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 .
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