The Illustrated History of Man in Space
New York: Mallard Press, 1989. 1st US Mallard Edition. 216, illus. (some color), glossary, index. More
New York: Mallard Press, 1989. 1st US Mallard Edition. 216, illus. (some color), glossary, index. More
New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1993. First Printing. 104, illus., index, title page partly detached, large ink "8" ins fr bd, library stamps inside rear flyleaf crossed out in marker DJ in plastic sleeve, library stickers on DJ and plastic sleeve (some crossed out in marker), library stamp on fore-edge. Book for young readers. More
New York: Random House, 2018. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. x, 372, [2] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Diagram of Apollo 8. Author's Note. A Note on Sources. Index. DJ has slight edge wear and soiling. Robert A. Kurson (born April 18, 1963) is an American author, best known for his 2004 bestselling book, Shadow Divers, the true story of two Americans who discover a World War II German U-boat sunk 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. Kurson began his career as a lawyer, graduating from Harvard Law School in 1990, and practicing real estate law. Kurson's professional writing career began at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he started as a sports clerk and soon gained a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published "My Favorite Teacher," his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He moved from the Sun-Times to Chicago magazine, then to Esquire magazine, where he was a contributing editor. His stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. In 2018 Kurson released Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon. The book recounts the Apollo 8 mission. The Washington Post wrote “Rocket Men is close-to-the-bone adventure-telling on a par with Alfred Lansing’s Endurance and Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air. It’s as close to a movie as writing gets.” The book was a New York Times bestseller, was featured on The Today Show, and optioned for film and television. More
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom: ORBIC Limited, 1990. Presumed first edition/first printing in book form. Trade paperback. viii, 162 p. Illustrations. Diagrams. Chronology. Index. More
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xxv, [1], 752, [4] p. More
Gainesville, FL: The Whispering Eagle Press, 1988. Second Printing. Wraps. 144 pages. Wraps, illus. (some in color), index, covers somewhat worn, soiled, and creased. Signed by the author. More
Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Apogee Books, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback with DVD at back. 328 pages and DVD at back cover. Contents include News Reference, Manufacturing and Test Records, Descriptions of instruments, facilities, testing, vehicle assembly, and flight history, glossary, and Index. Illustrations. Payload Planners Guide. Front cover has curve. Alan Lawrie is a satellite propulsion engineer who has 36 years of experience in the space industry and has published on the Saturn rockets as well as Images of Modern America: Sacramento's Moon Rockets. To achieve Kennedy's vision, NASA partnered with US industry to build the largest rocket ever produced, the Saturn V. It was designed and tested in record time and made its first flight in 1967. Less than two years later, the crew of Apollo 11 was launched on a Saturn V and watched by millions of people. Neil Armstrong made his famous giant leap for mankind, to be followed by 11 other astronauts who also walked on the moon. More
San Diego, CA: American Astronautical Soc. 1977. First? Edition. First? Printing. 322, illus., diagrams, references, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Checkmark Books, an Imprint of Facts On File, Inc., 2000. Second Edition [stated]. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. [11], 317, [1] pages. Illustrations (most in color). Index. Ex-library with usual library markings. The author was a Space Mission Design Engineer with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Without using a single mathematical formula or complicated scientific jargon, this book explores the functions and roles of satellites, the forces and masses fueling rocket science, the logistics of launching a shuttle into space, the stars and planets that comprise the Milky Way, and more. More
Moscow: Izobrazitel'noye Isskusstvo, 1976. Quarto, approx. 150, profusely illus. (most in color), slight discoloration to a few pages, 3D illustration set in front board circular frame loose. More
Santa Monica, CA and Los Angeles, CA: Geo Science Analytical, Inc. and University of California at Los Angeles, 1981. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Various paginations (approximately 1.5 inches thick). Footnotes. Figures. Tables. References. Ex-Los Alamos National Laboratory library with usual library markings. This collection of W. F. Libby's papers contains those on Solar System Physics and Chemistry, and Papers for the Public. Among the topics addressed include: Jupiter's Radio Emission, Free Radicals, Ice Caps on Venus, Jupiter Decametric Radiation, Solar Wind, Vegetative Life on Venus, Meteorite Carbon, Planetary Atmospheres, Radioactive Fallout, Astronauts, and Radioisotopes. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1961. First? Edition. First? Printing. 1392, wraps, footnotes, ink notation on spine, ink marks on front cover and table of contents, stamp on front and rear covers. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, [1969]. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 73, illus. (some color), crease and sticker residue to DJ flap, DJ somewhat worn and some tears. More
Peterborough, NH: Cobblestone Publishing, Inc., 1995. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 48 pages, plus covers. Illustrations (photographs and drawings). Further Reading. Ex-library with usual library markings. Pencil erasure residue on first page. Space exploration is the ongoing discovery and exploration of celestial structures in outer space by means of continuously evolving and growing space technology. While the study of space is carried out mainly by astronomers with telescopes, the physical exploration of space is conducted both by unmanned robotic probes and human spaceflight. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. First Printing. 259, color illus., index. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 259 pages. Color illus., index, some wear & scratches to DJ, 1.5" tear in front DJ at DJ spine. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 259 pages. Color illus., index, some scratches to rear DJ, front DJ flap creased. Signed and dated by the author. More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1959. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [10], 245, [1] pages. Illustrations. Map. A Military Astronautics Glossary. A Space Bibliography. Index. DJ is price clipped. DJ has some wear, soiling, tears and chips. Some endpaper discoloration. Army General Billy Mitchell fought long and hard for the importance of airpower and the need for a strong national defense. Today, we know Mitchell as the father of the United States Air Force. After his passing in 1936, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, the commander of World War II Army Forces, succeeded Mitchell as the leading voice for airpower. Nearly a decade later, General Arnold’s advocacy for an independent civilian organization was incorporated as the Air Force Association. Our first national president was noted aviation pioneer and Medal of Honor recipient, General Jimmy Doolittle, who spent AFA’s inaugural year establishing chapters across the country. Air Force Magazine is published by the Association. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. Commemorative edition on the 30th Anniversary, second printing. Hardcover. xv, 378, [2] pages. Illustrations. Endpaper illustrations. Appendices. Index, Signed by Lovell on t-p. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Previously published as Lost Moon. Contains a new Preface. James Arthur "Jim" Lovell Jr. (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times. More
New York: Pocket Books, 1995. 1st Pocket Bks Printing. Mass market paperback. pocket paperbk, 418 pages, wraps, illus., appendices, index, some wear to cover and spine edges Jim Lovell was the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 flight. James Arthur "Jim" Lovell, Jr. (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 pepople to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times. More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Hardcover. 378 pages. Illus., appendices, index, date stamp & slight soiling to fore-edge, slight wear to DJ edges. Bookplate signed by Lovell. More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1997. Collector's Edition, Number 1103 of 3000. Hardcover. [10], 378 pages. Frontis (color). Illustrations. Appendices. Index. Removed from original shrinkwrap for cataloguing. The Easton Press's books are known for their elegant covers. Each book has the following features: Bound in genuine leather; Spine accented with 22 kt gold; Printed on archival paper; and Gilded page edges. The special contents of this edition were copyrighted in 1997 by The Easton Press. Facsimile signature of James Lovell on front cover. Authentic signature of James Lovell is on the Collector's Edition page above the number of the limited edition. Laid in is a Certificate of Authenticity signed by James Lovell and dated 11/06/96 and witnessed by Mary F. Werks and dated 11/26/96. The certificate indicated that the Author received 25 additional unnumbered copies over and above the 3000 individually numbered copies. The Certificate is also signed by Roy S. Pfeil, Publisher. Thus, there are two Lovell autographs! Also laid in is an unattached Easton bookplate. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Office of Policy and Plans, NASA History Office, 1998. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xxiii, [1], 427, [1] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. This is part of The NASA History Series. From Engineering Science to Big Science consists of essays on individual aerospace R&D projects throughout the history of both the NACA and NASA. These R&D projects are unified by the fact that each received the coveted Robert J. Collier Trophy for their numerous advances in the performance, efficiency, or safety of flying vehicles. Pamela E. Mack has edited a comprehensive and illuminating collection of articles on this important subject which provides a valuable and comprehensive analysis of key R&D projects. Pamela E. Mack is associate professor of history at Clemson University, a Ph.D. in the history of technology from the University of Pennsylvania, and the author of the seminal study, Viewing the Earth: The Social Construction of the Landsat Satellite System. The Editor is also the Coordinator of Clemson's Science and Technology in Society Program. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Office of Policy and Plans, NASA History Office, 1998. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xxiii, [1], 427, [1] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. Name, address of previous owner and date on fep. The previous owner was John D. Anderson, Jr, the author of one of the essay in this compilation, "Research in Supersonic Flight and the Breaking of the Sound Barrier." Among other contributors were: James R. Hanson, and John Logsdon. Among the other topics covered are: Engineering Science; Lew Rodert, Thermal De-Icing; X-15 Hypersonic Flight; Project Mercury Astronauts; Skylab Program; LANDSAT; Earth Resources Monitoring; Voyager: Space Shuttle; Manned Maneuvering Unit; Turboprop, Richard Truly, Challenger Accident, Hubble Space Telescope; Servicing Mission. This is part of The NASA History Series. From Engineering Science to Big Science consists of essays on individual aerospace R&D projects throughout the history of both the NACA and NASA. These R&D projects are unified by the fact that each received the coveted Robert J. Collier Trophy for their numerous advances in the performance, efficiency, or safety of flying vehicles. Pamela E. Mack has edited a comprehensive and illuminating collection of articles on this important subject which provides a valuable and comprehensive analysis of key R&D projects. Pamela E. Mack is associate professor of history at Clemson University, a Ph.D. in the history of technology from the University of Pennsylvania, and the author of the seminal study, Viewing the Earth: The Social Construction of the Landsat Satellite System. The Editor is also the Coordinator of Clemson's Science and Technology in Society Program. More