The Mariner 6 and 7 Pictures of Mars. NASA SP-263
Washington, DC: GPO, 1971. Oversized, 159, profusely illus., color frontis, maps, tables, charts, bibliography, appendix, boards slightly scuffed & some edge wear. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1971. Oversized, 159, profusely illus., color frontis, maps, tables, charts, bibliography, appendix, boards slightly scuffed & some edge wear. More
Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, c1987. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 270, illus., ink stamp on front flyleaf. More
New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1969. Second Printing. Hardcover. [12], 144, [4] pages. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ has creases in plastic coating of DJ. Detailed procedures of what the astronauts would do on their first few visits to the moon. Mr. Cooper, a fifth-generation descendant of the early-19th-century herald of historical fiction, was the author of eight books, and a longtime writer for The New Yorker. Mr. Cooper celebrated scientific achievement, addressed scientific failure and demystified what was behind both. Reviewing his book “Apollo on the Moon” in 1969 in The New York Times, Franklin A. Long, who was the vice president for research at Cornell University, said that Mr. Cooper’s description of an imminent mission to the moon was “remarkably evocative” and that a reader “gets the feel of what it is like to be a crew member in the lunar module.”. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 210 pages. Illustrations (some color). Ex-library with usual library markings. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Henry S. F. Cooper Jr. was a writer who reached beyond the planet to pioneer reporting on space travel. Mr. Cooper, a descendant James Fenimore Cooper, was the author of eight books and a longtime writer for The New Yorker. Mr. Cooper celebrated scientific achievement, addressed scientific failure and demystified what was behind both. Mr. Cooper had hoped to join The New Yorker since he was a teenager. After college, at an editor’s invitation, he submitted two Talk of the Town articles — one on a cockroach hunter, the other on a meteorologist ensconced in Belvedere Castle in Central Park — but received no response. He then spent what he remembered as a few miserable months at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Finally, he was summoned by the editor, William Shawn, who was so impressed with his two articles that he simply asked, “When can you start?” He wrote for the magazine for 35 years. He also contributed to The New York Times Book Review and other publications. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Booklet. [6], 26 pages. Wraps. illustrations. Diagram. Covers somewhat worn and soiled. Some page discoloration and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on fep. William Roger Corliss (August 28, 1926 – July 8, 2011) was an American physicist and writer who was known for his interest in collecting data regarding anomalous phenomena. Starting in 1974, Corliss published a number of works in the "Sourcebook Project". Each volume was devoted to a scientific field (archeology, astronomy, geology, et cetera) and featured articles culled almost exclusively from scientific journals. Corliss initially offered little in the way of his own opinions or editorial comments, preferring to let the articles speak for themselves. Corliss quoted all relevant parts of articles. Corliss wrote many other books and articles, notably including 13 educational books about astronomy, outer space and space travel for NASA and a similar number for the Atomic Energy Commission and the National Science Foundation. More
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. First Bison Books printing [stated]. Trade paperback. xiv, 191, [3] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed and dated by author on fep. The author was the mother of Christa McAuliffe, who died in the space shuttle Challenger accident on January 28, 1986. Following the Challenger tragedy, for many years Grace carried on Christa’s message of the importance of education, traveling throughout the country as the keynote speaker at Challenger Centers, Space Camps, and elementary and high schools – many bearing Christa’s name. Christa’s message was also shared through the book, A Journal for Christa, authored by Grace. The author died in November, 2018 at the age of 94. More
New York: Pocket Books, 1983. First Printing. Pocket paperbk, 191 pages. Wraps, covers worn, soiled, and corner missing, some page browning. Signed by the author. More
Tarzana, CA: American Astronautical Soc. 1971. First? Edition. First? Printing. 183, illus., usual library markings (ex-library of John F. Kennedy Space Center). More
New York, N.Y. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1972. First Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. ix, [5], 258, xi, [3] pages. Footnotes. Appendices. Notes. Selected bibliography. Index. DJ has wear, tears and soiling. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads: To George and Barbara, whose enthusiasm for my literary efforts encourages me to more! Nick, March 31, 1972. [Unlikely that this was inscribed to President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush, but possible given the author's prominence.] Includes Acknowledgments and Prologue, as well as Chapters on The Cradle of Reason, The Dream at War, Secret Scientists, Korolyov, Khrushchev and the Space Race, Conceding the Moon Race, Proposals, and The Press. Also contains Perspectives, as well as Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Notes, Selected Bibliography, and an Index. Eight black and white illustrations of scientists and rocket pioneers follow page 80. The Russian venture into space--from the nineteenth-century experiments in rocketry to the landings on the moon. This is the first book by a Westerner to trace the development of the Russian space program from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century through the enormous success of Sputnik to the crucial decision--secretly arrived at and skillfully concealed--not to continue in the race to place a man on the moon in the 1960's. Nicholas Daniloff (born December 30, 1934) is an American journalist who graduated from Harvard University and was most prominent in the 1980s for his reporting on the Soviet Union. He came to wider international attention on September 2, 1986, when he was arrested in Moscow by the KGB and accused of espionage. More
Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press, c1984. 24 cm, 64, library binding, illus. (some in color), glossary, index, usual library markings. More
New York: Putnam, [1967]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 255, index, usual library markings (some blacked over), some soiling to boards and edges. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. 29 x 36 cm, 128, illus., references, index, usual library markings, front hinge cracked. More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1963. First Edition. First? Printing. Hardcover. 313 pages. Illus., index, inscription on front endpaper. Signed by the author. More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 243. More
Buffalo, NY: Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Brochure. This is a tourism promotional brochure. Format is 8 inches by 9 inches folded so that is appears 4 inches by 9 inches. 12 pages with color illustrations and maps. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features exhibits and displays, historic spacecraft and memorabilia, shows, two IMAX theaters, and a range of bus tours of the spaceport. "Space Shuttle Atlantis" is home to the real Space Shuttle Atlantis orbiter and the Shuttle Launch Experience, a simulated ride into space. Until recently, the center now provides astronaut training experiences, including a multi-axial chair and Mars Base simulator. The visitor complex also has daily presentations from a veteran NASA astronaut. A bus tour, included with admission, encompasses the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center. There were 1.7 million visitors to the visitor complex in 2016. More
Washington DC: Democratic National Committee, 1964. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 28 pages, counting covers. Cover worn, torn and soiled. Damp stains at bottom edge. Corner of page 25/26 missing (no loss of text). Minor edge loss noted elsewhere. This platform addresses One Nation, One People, Peace, Freedom and Well Being. Carl Albert was the Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions and Platform. A summary of the Democrats' platform for the 1964 election, in which President Lyndon Johnson trounced Senator Barry Goldwater. The Democrats also published a longer version of the platform under the same title; this appears to be a quick summary. OCLC shows about dozen institutional holdings of the longer version but none for this version. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office. It organizes the Democratic National Convention held every four years to nominate a candidate for President of the United States and to formulate the party platform. While it provides support for party candidates, it does not have direct authority over elected officials. Its chair is elected by the committee. It conducts fundraising to support its activities. The DNC was established at the 1848 Democratic National Convention. More
[New York?]: Newsweek/C. S. Hammond & Co., 1961. Classics Edition. First Printing. 319, illus., maps, boards somewhat worn and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Exeter Books, 1985. 192, profusely illus. in color, index. A Bison Book. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, History Division, 2008. Presumed First Edition, First printing. ardcover. xiii, [1], 465, [1] pages. Illustrations (some in color). About the Authors. Acronyms and Abbreviations. NASA History Series. Index. Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch in October 1957 and the dawn of the space age. Among the authors are: Roger D. Launius, John M. Logsdon, and Hans Mark. Steven J. Dick (born October 24, 1949, Evansville, Indiana) is an American astronomer, author, and historian of science most noted for his work in the field of astrobiology. Dick served as the Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 2003 to 2009 and as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology from 2013 to 2014. Before that, he was an astronomer and historian of science at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, from 1979 to 2003. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, NASA History Division, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. ix, [1], 294 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Steven J. Dick (born October 24, 1949, Evansville, Indiana) is an American astronomer, author, and historian of science most noted for his work in the field of astrobiology. Dick served as the Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 2003 to 2009 and as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology from 2013 to 2014. Before that, he was an astronomer and historian of science at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, from 1979 to 2003. In 2003, he was named the Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). During his years at NASA, Dick wrote on the importance of exploration to society, commissioned numerous histories of spaceflight, and edited several volumes on the societal impact of space flight and on the occasion of the 50th anniversaries of NASA and the space age. Keith Cowing is an astrobiologist, an American former NASA employee and the editor of the American space program blog NASA Watch. He is a credentialed NASA journalist and is known to be a critic of NASA activities and policies. Cowing is a strong supporter of human spaceflight. For several years, NASA refused to accredit Cowing as a journalist and denied him access to NASA media events. Cowing was eventually granted full press accreditation. Cowing obtained exclusive first-hand information about the genesis of the Vision for Space Exploration, detailed in New Moon Rising. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Division, 2005. Hardcover. ix, 294 p. Illustrations (some in color). Index. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, History Division, 2006. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xi, [1], 659, [1] pages. Frontis is a color illustrations. Footnotes. Illustrations. Afterword by Martin Collins. About the Authors. Acronyms and Abbreviations. The NASA History Series. Index. DJ has some soiling and spotting on back. Minor rippling at bottom of several back pages. Steven J. Dick was the Chief Historian for NASA. He worked as an astronomer and historian of science at the U.S. Naval Observatory for about a quarter century before joining NASA. He received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and a NASA Group Achievement Award. Roger D. Launius was the Chair of the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Prior to that he served as NASA's Chief Historian. At the time of this publication, he had written or edited more than 20 books on aerospace history. More
Kennedy Space Center, FL: DNC Parks & Resorts at KSC, Inc., 2010. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Brochure. This is a tourism promotional brochure. Format is 8 inches by 9 inches folded so that is appears 4 inches by 9 inches. 16 pages with illustrations (most in color) and maps. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features exhibits and displays, historic spacecraft and memorabilia, shows, two IMAX theaters, and a range of bus tours of the spaceport. "Space Shuttle Atlantis" is home to the real Space Shuttle Atlantis orbiter and the Shuttle Launch Experience, a simulated ride into space. Until recently, the center now provides astronaut training experiences, including a multi-axial chair and Mars Base simulator. The visitor complex also has daily presentations from a veteran NASA astronaut. A bus tour, included with admission, encompasses the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center. There were 1.7 million visitors to the visitor complex in 2016. More
New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition. First Printing. 242, illus. (including one fold-out), footnotes, glossary, related reading material, index, some wear and soiling to DJ. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1961. First Edition. First? Printing. 264, illus., front DJ flap price clipped, DJ in plastic sleeve, DJ somewhat worn and edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More