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Advances in Space Science and Technology, Volume 3
New York: Academic Press, 1961. First? Edition. First? Printing. 450, illus., references, index, DJ in plastic sleeve, tape residue on DJ and boards. More
Space Exploration
Apollo-Soyuz Pamphlet No. 3: Sun, Stars, In Between. EP-135
Washington, DC: GPO, 1977. 54, illus., figures, appendices, glossary, reading list, some soiling to covers, small creases at spine, white-out on fr cover. More
Venus: One World Nearer Paradise?
Penobscot, ME: Traversity Press, 1961. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 132, illus., boards somewhat worn and soiled, slightly cocked, publisher's ephemera laid in. Inscribed by the author. More
Advances in Astronautical Sciences, Volume 3: Proceedings of the Western Regional Meeting of the AAS, August, 1958
New York: Plenum Press, Inc., 1958. Approx. 400, illus., diagrams, graphs, usual library markings (some blacked out), DJ in plastic sleeve, tape marks inside boards. More
Advances in Astronautical Sciences: Proceedings, Volume 2. Proceedings of the 4th Annual Meeting of the AAS, December 1957
New York: Plenum Press, Inc., 1958. First? Edition. First? Printing. Approx. 350, illus., charts, diagrams, references, usual library markings (some blacked out), DJ in plastic sleeve, tape marks ins boards. More
Advances in Astronautical Sciences, Volume I: Proceedings of the Third Annual Meeting of the AAS, December, 1956
New York: Plenum Press, Inc., 1957. 177, illus., charts, diagrams, usual library markings, board and spine edges somewhat worn, boards and spine soiled. More
Your Trip into Space
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. First? Edition. First? Printing. 224, illus., index, boards somewhat worn and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Out of This World
Chicago, IL: Popular Mechanics Press, [1959]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 27 cm, 180, illus., some wear and soiling to DJ. More
Mars: Past, Present, & Future
Washington, DC: AIAA, 1992. First? Edition. First? Printing. 332, illus., references, author index, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, 145. More
The Mars Pathfinder Approach to "Faster-Better-Cheaper"; An Employee Handbook on Innovation. Hard Proof From the NASA/JPL Pathfinder Team on How Limitations Can Guide You to Breakthroughs
Pritchett & Associates, Inc., 1998. Trade paperback. [6], 84, [6] pages. Illustrations (color). Price Pritchett is a business advisor, speaker, and author specializing in mergers, culture, and organizational change. In 1974, he founded the Dallas-based Pritchett & Associates (now PRITCHETT, LP), the first firm in the U.S. to specialize in merger integration strategy. Pritchett’s work in mergers and change management spawned a popular series of small, tightly written handbooks covering an array of topics including mergers, large scale change, leadership, culture, plus personal and organizational performance. More
The Mars Pathfinder: Approach to "Faster-Better-Cheaper"
Dallas, TX: Pritchett & Associates, c1998. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 48, wraps, color illus., some wear and soiling to covers. More
Soyuz Apollo [Translation of Russian title]
Moscow: Mashino Stroyenie, 1975. 100, profusely illus. (some in color), some wear to boards. Text is in Russian. More
The Giotto Mission: Its Scientific Investigations. ESA SP-1077.
Noordwijk, The Netherlands: European Space Agency, 1986. First? Edition. First? Printing. 30 cm, 193, wraps, illus., diagrams, tables, part of one line underlined in ink on page v. More
Astronomy and Space Exploration
Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing Co, 1974. First? Printing. 342, wraps, glossary, index, covers worn, underlining and highlighting to text Addison-Wesley Series in Physics. More
Worlds Beyond:; A Report on the Search for Life in Space
New York: Harper & Row, 1976. First U.S. Edition [stated]. First Printing [stated]. Wraps. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 11.75 inches. 176 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Figures. Reading List. Index. Covers somewhat scuffed with some edge wear. Pencil erasure residue on half-title page. Ian William Ridpath (born 1 May 1947, Ilford, Essex) is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a popularizer of astronomy and a biographer of constellation history. As a UFO skeptic, he investigated and explained the Rendlesham Forest Incident of December 1980. His early books on the subject of extraterrestrial life and interstellar travel – Worlds Beyond (1975), Messages from the Stars (1978) and Life off Earth (1983) – led him to investigate UFOs. In 2012 he received the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Klumpke-Roberts Award for outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy. In 1990 he won an award in The Aventis Prizes for Science Books for The Giant Book of Space. More
The Society of Space
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. First Printing. 144, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears. More
Packing for Mars; The Curious Science of Life in the Void
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 334 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Time line. Bibliography. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959), is an American author, specializing in science and humor. She has published at least nine books,: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005) (published in some markets as Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010), My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places, The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011 (editor, 2010) Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2013), and Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2016), Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (2021, W. W. Norton & Company. Roach is noted for her curiosity and humor in addition to her research. Her many humor-laced articles in various publications over the decades include her monthly humor column, "My Planet", in Reader's Digest. Packing for Mars was also sixth on the New York Times Bestseller list. More
A Spacefaring People: Perspectives on Early Spaceflight; NASA SP-4405
Washington, DC: NASA, 1985. Trade paperback. viii, 156 pages. Wraps, illus., diagrams, references, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
The Cosmos on a Shoestring: Small Spacecraft for Space and Earth Science
Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 1998. First? Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 185, wraps, illus. More
TRW Space Log 1974; Volume 13
TRW, Inc. TRW Systems Group, Public Systems group. 1975. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 74, [6] pages. Illustrations, Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches. Small edge tear to front cover. TRW Inc. was an American corporation involved in aerospace, automotive, and credit reporting. It was a pioneer in multiple fields including electronic components, integrated circuits, computers, software and systems engineering. TRW built many spacecraft, including Pioneer 1, Pioneer 10, and several space-based observatories. In 1958 the company was called Thompson Ramo Woolridge, after three prominent leaders. This was later shortened to TRW. The company was acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2002. It helped create a variety of corporations, including the Aerospace Corporation, Bunker-Ramo, Experian, and TRW Automotive which is now part of ZF Friedrichshafen. Persons coming from TRW were important to build up corporations like SpaceX. In 1953, the company was recruited to lead the development of the United States' first ICBM. Starting with the initial design by Convair, the multi-corporate team launched Atlas in 1957. It flew its full range in 1958 and was adapted to fly the Mercury astronauts into orbit. TRW also led development of the Titan missile. More
Space: The New Frontier
Washington, DC: NASA, 1963. First? Edition. First? Printing. 72, wraps, illus., glossary, covers worn, soiled, and edges frayed, small spine tear, some page curling. More
Living in Space; The Astronaut and His Environment
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 192 pages. Illustrations (many in color). Figures (many in color). Reading list. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling and is in a plastic sleeve. This is one of the Doubleday Science Series. The author was an American science writer who had been associated for over a decade with space vehicle and guided weapons research, development, and testing. He has co-authored major textbooks and was a contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica. More
Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space
Huntsville, AL: Strode Publishers, [1969]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 119, illus., index, boards somewhat worn and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Poverkhnost' Marsa [Surface of Mars--translation of Russian title]
Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Nauka, 1980. 24 cm, 237, illus. (some color), large folded illus. & color maps at rear of book, fold-out map, figures, tables, chapter references. More
First American into Space
Derby, CT: Monarch Books, Inc., 1961. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Mass market paperback. 19 cm. 142, [2] pages. Wraps. Some wear to covers. Some page discoloration. Minor staining at bottom of some pages. Slightly cocked. Cover states "Collector's Edition. " Cover has images of Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and Gus Grissom. This unusual and timely book tells the whole story of Commander Shepard and his fantastic journey into outer space. This is a Monarch Books Non-Fiction Special. Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand Master of SF. He has attended every Hugo Awards ceremony since the inaugural event in 1953. In 1959, the market for science fiction collapsed, and Silverberg turned his ability to write copiously to other fields including historical non-fiction. More