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Washington, DC: NASA, 1972. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 586, wraps, 3-vol. set, illus., footnotes, chronology, references, bibliography, index, usual library markings. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1969. Quarto, 18, wraps, illus., figures, slight wear to cover edges. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1969. 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 title page. 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
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Booklet. [6], 18 pages. Wraps. illustrations. Diagram. Covers somewhat worn and soiled. Some page discoloration and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on title page. 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
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1969. presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 26 cm, [2], 18 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. This is one of the America in Space: The First Decade series. 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. Arthur C. Clarke described him as "Fort's latter-day - and much more scientific - successor." 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 was inspired by Charles Fort, who earlier also collected reports of unusual phenomena. Many of the articles in Corliss's works were mentioned in Charles Fort's works. Unlike Fort, known for his idiosyncratic writing style, Corliss initially offered little in the way of his own opinions or editorial comments, preferring to let the articles speak for themselves. 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
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1985. First Paperbk Printing. 248, wraps, illus., index, pencil erasure on half-title, small sticker scuff at rear cover. More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1983. First? Edition. First? Printing. 248, illus., index, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1980. First? Edition. First? Printing. 28 cm, 36, wraps, illus. (some color), maps, glossary. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1968. Quarto, 214, profusely illus. (some in color), endpaper maps, index, weakness to front board, boards scuffed & soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1975. Quarto, 313, profusely illus. (many in color), endpaper maps, chronology, index, library stamps, binding somewhat shaken, boards scuffed. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1975. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Quarto. XI, [1],, 313, [3] pages. Profusely illustrated (some in color). Endpaper maps. Key Events in Apollo. The Contributors. Editor's Note. Index. Illustrated cover. Edgar Maurice Cortright (July 29, 1923 – May 4, 2014) was a scientist and engineer, and senior official at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Cortright went to work at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory at NACA, in Cleveland, Ohio. There, he held the positions of Aeronautical Research Scientist ; Head of Small Supersonic Tunnels Section; and Chief, Eight-by-Six-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel Branch. He joined NASA agency in 1958 and worked at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. where he was Chief of Advanced Technology; Assistant Director for Lunar and Planetary Programs, Office of Space Flight Programs; Deputy Director for Space Science and Applications; Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications; and Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Manned Space Flight. Following the spacecraft explosion during the Apollo 13 spaceflight in April 1970, Cortright was appointed chairman of the Apollo 13 Review Board which was established to investigate the cause of the accident. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1978. First American Edition. First Printing. quarto, 61, profusely illus. in color, index, small rough spots ins front hinge & rear flyleaf, library stamp crossed out in marker front flyleaf creased, board corners bumped and threadbare, plastic coating on spine beginning to peel, library call number written on spine and covered with tape, library stickers on rear board crossed out in marker, board edges worn. This book for young readers contains easy projects and quick experiments. More
New York: Franklin Watts, 1988. Second Printing. quarto, 143, illus., source notes, glossary, reading list, index, library stamps inside rear flyleaf & to fore-edge, board corners worn library stickers on spine and rear board (some crossed out in marker). This book for young readers presents the lives and careers of ten well-known astronauts (Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Edward White, Walter Schirra, Neil Armstrong, Donald Slayton, John Young, Sally Ride, Guion Bluford, and Bruce McCandless), and highlights some of the famous firsts in the history of the U.S. space program. More
New York: Random House, 1965. 79, profusely illus., index, inside hinges repaired with masking tape, library stamps, library pocket partially removed. More
New York: Random House, 1959. 82, illus., index, pages soiled, scribbles & ink notes, library stamps & partial due slip, large rough spot inside rear board stains and library stamps to fore-edge, boards and spine soiled and scuffed and some edge wear, library call number on spine. Book for young readers covers rockets, satellites, putting a man into space, building a space station, living on the moon, and travelling to Mars, among other topics. More
New York: Random House, 1959. 82, illus., index, ink notation inside front flyleaf, slight soiling to spine. More
Chicago, IL: Childrens Press, 1985. First Printing. 128, profusely illus. (mostly in color), chronology, glossary, index, stray ink marks ins rear flyleaf & board, library stamps some library stamps crossed out in marker, small bubble in rear endpaper, library call number sticker taped to front board, library stickers on rear board crossed out in marker. Book for young readers on the history and development of the space shuttle. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, c1985. 25 cm, 601, illus., usual library markings. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1979. First? Edition. First? Printing. 477, illus., diagrams, references, usual library markings, pencil erasure on front endpaper. 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
Pasadena, CA: NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. 1991. Quarto, 270, wraps, illus., maps, figures, tables, references. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1988. First? Edition. First? Printing. 44, wraps, color illus., diagrams, covers somewhat worn and soiled, pencil erasure on first page. More
New York: Pocket Books, 1991. First Printing. Paperback. Pocket paperbk, 252 pages. Wraps, some wear and soiling to covers. Signed by the author. More
New York: Atheneum, 1987. First Edition. 237, illus., stamp inside 2nd front flyleaf, top corners boards & text bent, some soiling to fore-edge, some wear to DJ edges. More