Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press, Inc., 1998. First Printing. 176, few library markings, pencil erasure on half-title. Foreword by Scott Carpenter. More

Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Apogee Books, 2006. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Mass market paperback. Format is approximately 4.25 inches by 6.875 inches. 66 pages and 30 pages of color photographs and illustrations. Additional color and black and white illustrations to the text portion. This is a Pocket Space Guide. Complete with photographs and drawings from Russia's Rocket & Space Corporation Energia, this Pocket Space Guide, #8 in the series, is a condensed history of the Russian Space Program from 1946 to the present day. Fifteen years after the founding of the program, in April 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly in space, and the race was on. Fabulous spacecraft photos and facts illustrate and authenticate this authoritative history. Robert Godwin (born 1958) is a British author who has written about rock music and spaceflight. In 1984, Godwin wrote The Illustrated Led Zeppelin Collection a book for Led Zeppelin collectors. Books he authored between 1987 and 2007 include The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Led Zeppelin, Apollo 11 The First Men on the Moon, Project Apollo The Test Program, Project Apollo Exploring the Moon, Mars, The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook, Russian Spacecraft, Space Shuttle Fact Archive and The Making of Led Zeppelin IV. In 2005 Godwin co-authored Saturn with Alan Lawrie. The book won the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Best Presentation Written in 2006. In 2013 he co-authored a biography of Arthur C. Clarke with Fred Clarke, brother of Arthur. In 2014 he co-authored 2001 The Heritage and Legacy of the Space Odyssey with Frederick I. Ordway III, who was technical adviser to Stanley Kubrick for the film 2001 A Space Odyssey. More

Schenectady, NY: Hall of History, 1989. Second Edition. First Printing. 346, illus., bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and small tears, paperclip impressions in top margin of a few pages. More

Washington, DC: Cent/Strategic & Int'l Stud. 1997. First Printing. 172, wraps, abbreviations and acronyms, chapter notes. Significant Issues Series, Volume XIX, Number 4. More

New York: AIAA, 1977. 266, illus., diagrams, bds somewhat worn/soiled, some edge soiling. Includes a 75-page appendix with proceedings of 1974 conference. More

Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Pub. Co., [1974]. 28 cm, 144, wraps, illus. (some in color). More

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xviii, 392, [6] pages. A Note About Russian Names. Abbreviations. Appendix (A Chronology of the Moon Race, 1957-1974). Notes. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed and dated by author on the title page. Minor edge soiling. James Harford was the Executive Director Emeritus of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Washington, D.C. He had been involved in aerospace for over 40 years, and was a Verville Fellow at the National Air and Space Museum. He was a recipient of NASA's Public Service Medal. More

Place_Pub: Washington, DC: GPO, 1974. First? Edition. First? Printing. 30 cm, 179, illus., references, index, some wear to boards. More

San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1987. First Paperbk? Edition. First? Printing. 256, wraps, illus., index, pencil erasure on half-title. More

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. x, 398, [4] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, and small tears and chips. T. A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits. "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is."-The Times "A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. . . as good a one-volume overview of space as exists."-Scientific American. "Countdown is by far the best history of space flight I have ever read. It is detailed, lucidly written for the layman, and full of fascinating stories.-Adrian Berry, Daily Telegraph. "Science writer Heppenheimer's readable account provides a timely historical overview of the early visionaries, the engineers, and the geopolitical forces that placed men on the moon and created today's aerospace industry. . . . A thoughtful analysis that is highly recommended.-Library Journal. "By far the most significant and technically insightful account of the ventures into the space environment I have seen. . . . Heppenheimer] concentrates unerringly on key elements, both technical and managerial, in this account of man's initial space ventures."-Lee Atwood, Former president and chairman, North American Aviation Corporation. "Like a skilled artisan, Heppenheimer weaves social, political, scientific, technological, military, and economic threads of the history of space flight into a tapestry that reveals fascinating patterns and themes."-Publishers Weekly. More

New York: Delacorte Press, c1998. Seventh Printing. 25 cm, 368, erasure residue on front endpaper, slight wear and soiling to DJ. More

New York: Knopf, 1991. First Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 264, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More

San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman & Company, 1975. Second Printing. 179, wraps, illus. (some in color), index, questions and topics for discussion, pencil erasure on half-title, some cover wear/soil. More