Riddle of the Ice: A Scientific Adventure into the Arctic
New York: Doubleday, 1998. First Anchor Books Edition [stated], first printing. Hardcover. xvii, 267 p. Illustrations. Maps. Notes and Sources. Bibliography. More
New York: Doubleday, 1998. First Anchor Books Edition [stated], first printing. Hardcover. xvii, 267 p. Illustrations. Maps. Notes and Sources. Bibliography. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1969. 20th Anniversary Edition. Wraps. Oversized, 24, wraps, profusely illus. in color, covers somewhat soiled. More
New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1993. oversized, 240, profusely illus. in color, book has been separated from binding and reglued/repaired, usual library markings, DJ in plastic sl DJ edges chipped and worn. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Division, 2010. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xviii, 392, [4] pages. Monographs in Aerospace History. Illustrations. Bibliographic Essay. Interview List. List of Images. Index. Robert S. Arrighi is an archivist and historian at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He has worked on numerous textual and audiovisual collections, many of which have been central for his histories of several historic test facilities at the Center. He is the coauthor of NASA’s Nuclear Frontier (2004) and author of Revolutionary Atmosphere: History of the Altitude Wind Tunnel and Space Chambers (2010), Pursuit of Power: NASA Glenn’s Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2 (2012), and other works. He has also curated complementary websites and interactives. His Altitude Wind Tunnel Interactive CD-ROM won SHFG’s Powell Award in 2009. More
Arthur D. Little. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 11.75 inches. 16 pages [pages 1/2 and 15/16 duplicated and bound in (and missing pages 3/4 and 13/14). Illustrations. Scarce business advertisement/ephemera. Even scarce since there is a production error (duplicated and missing pages that were released despite renown quality controls at the company). Arthur D. Little is an international management consulting firm originally headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and formally incorporated by that name in 1909 by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who had discovered acetate. Arthur D. Little pioneered the concept of contracted professional services. The company played key roles in the development of business strategy, operations research, the word processor, the first synthetic penicillin, LexisNexis, SABRE and NASDAQ. Today the company is a multi-national management consulting firm operating as a partnership. More
Washington, DC: Am Astronautical Society, 1965. First? Edition. First? Printing. 358, illus., references, usual library markings. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, c1982. 25 cm, 489, illus., usual library markings. More
San Diego, CA: American Astronautical Soc. 1981. First? Edition. First? Printing. 292, binding missing. More
New York: Random House Reference Pub. 2000. First Edition. First Printing. 128, illus., index, usual library markings, DJ in plastic sleeve, DJ pasted to boards "Scientific American" presents over 60 inventions developed by NASA for use in space and shows how they are used every day on Earth. Vividly designed spreads and clear diagrams explain how each works. Organized by subject, with cross-references. More
New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1979. First Edition. Oversized, 64, wraps, profusely illus. (many in color), index, some weakness to covers, covers somewhat soiled and edges worn. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, [1963]. Hardcover. 24 cm, 422 pages, illustrations. Name written in ink inside front board, DJ worn, torn in places, and missing small pieces. Space Communications can be defined as communications between a vehicle in outer space and Earth, using high-frequency electromagnetic radiation (radio waves). Provision for such communication is an essential requirement of any space mission. The total communication system ordinarily includes (1) command, the transmission of instructions to the spacecraft; (2) telemetry, the transmission of scientific and applications data from the spacecraft to Earth; and (3) tracking, the determination of the distance (range) from Earth to the spacecraft and its radial velocity (range-rate) toward or away from Earth by the measurement of the round-trip radio transmission time and Doppler frequency shift (magnitude and direction). A specialized but commercially important application, which is excluded from consideration here, is the communications satellite system in which the spacecraft serves solely as a relay station between remote points on Earth. More
New York: The Associated Press, 1969. Quarto, 216, profusely illus. in color, index, DJ scuffed and creased: small tears, small pieces missing, larger piece missing at spine. More
New York: Gallery Books, c1984. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 30 cm, 72, color illus., bookplate. More
New York: Gallery Books, 1984. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. 30 cm, 72, color illus., More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1988. First? Edition. First? Printing. 169, wraps, illus., diagrams, references, mailing label on rear cover, covers somewhat worn/soiled, pencil erasure on title page. More
Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press {National Academy Press], 2000. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xii, 249 p. Illustrations. COda. Bibliography. Index. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1979. Oversized, 146, maps, tables, errata, appendices, bibliography, foxing inside boards, flyleaves, & title page, some wear to board corners. More
Washington, DC: Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and... 1984. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. vii, [1], 175, [3] p. : ill. (some col. ) 36 cm. References. Index. More
Shelton, CT: The Greenwich Workshop Press, 1998. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 12 inches. 176 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Minor nick to fep. Several color illustrations by Astronaut Bean. Signed by the author (Bean) on the title page. Introduction by Senator John Glenn. Includes the Artist's Forward, An Artist on the Moon, The Making of an Astronaut, Fast Times on the Ocean of Storms, What Do You Do For an Encore?, and One Priceless Moment. There is also a List of Paintings. Alan LaVern "Al" Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut; he was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3. Before becoming an astronaut, Bean graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Texas at Austin and re-joined the U.S. Navy—he served for a year after his high school graduation. In 1956 he received his naval aviator wings. In 1960 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to land on the Moon in November 1969. He made his final flight into space on the Skylab 3 mission in 1973, the second crewed mission to the Skylab space station. After retiring from the United States Navy in 1975 and NASA in 1981, he pursued his interest in painting, depicting various space-related scenes and documenting his own experiences in space as well as those of his fellow Apollo program astronauts. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1970. Quarto, 23, wraps, figures, tables, references, ink name on front cover. More
New York: Sterling Pub. Co., [1972]. 27 cm, 160, illus. Introduction by Wernher von Braun. More
London: Macmillan Children's Books, 1980. First Edition. Quarto, 31, profusely illus. in color, pictures clipped pp. 21, 27, 29 (loss of text), small stains and some soiling to text. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1973. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 12 inches by 15 inches. 267 pages. Illustrated endpaper. 278 illustrations, including 143 in full color (from DJ front flap) and fold-out mission diagram. Some illustrations are tipped in (two have some looseness. Includes essays entitled Man and the Moon by Silvio A. Bedini, A Step Toward Immortality by Wernher von Braun, and The Moon Gives Up Its Secrets by Fred Whipple. Other sections are entitled: Introduction, The Space Age, Apollo 11 To the Moon, Moon Talk, The Moon Revisited [about the Apollo 12 mission], and Space Age Chronology. There is a listing of Maps and Charts and Photo and Chart Credits. The title page has the signatures in ink of Silvio A. Bedini and the crews of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Charles Conrad, Dick Gordon, and Alan Bean). The pages are made of high gloss paper, and ink can bead before drying. It has been reported that NASA astronauts were provided with signature stamps they could personally use, in addition to, or instead of, personally signing items. In this book, there are variations in the color in some signatures, such as Dick Gordon's, which make his signature more likely to be personally signed than personally stamped. It is clear is that each of the six astronauts personally signed or stamped their signatures on this book, most likely at the same time. The book has been clearly signed by the author Silvio A. Bedini. This is a wonderful book that is focused on the missions of Apollo 11 and 12, and has this signature connection to each crew member. Rare in any signed form. More
New York: Scholastic Inc., 1985. 7.5" x 10.25, 47, wraps, profusely illus. in color. Book for young readers. More