West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 274 PP. Still sealed in original publisher shrinkwrap. NEVER OPENED! More
New York: HarperCollins, 2005. Wendell Minor. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.99 on rear panel. Signed by both Buzz Aldrin and Wendell Minor on the title-page. PSA/DNA autograph..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 279 PP. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY GORDON COOPER TO FILMMAKER MICHAEL LENNICK directly on the title-page. One of the original "We Seven" Mercury Astronauts. A second printing copy with number line to the "2" on the copyright..... More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 6 5/8 X 9 3/4 Inches. 535 PP. First printing of NASA Publication SP-4212. Part of the NASA History Series. Illustrated throughout. Light wear to edges and spine. Covers a bit scuffed. A nice copy overall..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 334 PP. Signed, "With all good wishes, Ed Gibson 5/22/98" directly on the title-page. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Original price of $18.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Skylab 4 Astronaut with..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 110 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 on front flap. Signed by Sally Ride directly on the FFEP. A superb example with..... More
Boston: Quinlan Press, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 227 PP. Signed by Schirra on the half title-page. Original price of $16.95 on inside rear flap. A clean copy with hint of wear at DJ edges and crown of spine. An increasingly difficult book..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Chesley Bonestell. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 11 Inches. 147 PP. “Across the Space Frontier,” is a landmark anthology that gathered the most forward-thinking aerospace experts of its day—including Wernher von Braun, Willy Ley, and Heinz Haber—to outline technically credible visions..... More
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Apogee Books, 2002. First Thus. Original wraps. 6 7/8 X 10 Inches. Original collector reprint of the Apollo 16 mission reports. Sealed in wrap as issued. From the personal collection of an ex Apollo scientist [Paul Volz]. Includes original CD-ROM as issued. More
Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc., 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 370 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full letter code to the "A" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Scott Carpenter directly on the title-page. Carpenter was..... More
New York: Meredith Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 301 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Clarke to Frank Winter, former Curator of Rocketry of the National Air and Space Museum..... More
Houston, TX: Original Typed Letter Signed, 1982. One page, 8" x 10.5", February 26, 1982. Cunningham writes a personal and detailed letter to his friend Deke Slayton upon his retirement from NASA. In part: "You came first, you stayed longer and you contributed more than any of the rest of..... More
New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 453 PP. First printing of this history of of the early NASA missions that culmintated with the success of Apollo 11 in 1969. An interesting copy with four SIGNED personal business cards..... More
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Original Typed Letter Signed, 1982. One page, 8" x 10.5", February 26, 1982. Apollo Astronaut Don Eisele writes a personal and detailed letter to his friend Deke Slayton upon his retirement from NASA. In part: "I wanted to write and say "Congratulations" on completing one of the..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 4 3/4 X 7 1/4 Inches. 256 PP. First printing copy with early coverage of the Astronauts and craft that comprised the Mercury team. Original price clipped from lower corner of jacket flap. Nearly a hundred pages of color illustrations. A very attractive..... More
Concord, NH: Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, 1994. First Edition. Original wraps. 7 X 9 7/8 Inches. "Your own need to be shines out of any dream or creation you imagine..." - James Earl Jones Original stapled 8-page program signed by James Earl Jones, the featured guest and recipient of the Icefield..... More
New York: Knopf, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 387 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. One of an unknown number of copies signed on the blank page at the time of publishing and..... More
New York: Gallery Books, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 7/8 X 11 3/4 Inches. 71 PP. "The Shuttle has ushered in a new era in space flight." Classic 1980's photographic coverage of NASA and the newly introduced Space Shuttle! Includes coverage of several shuttle missions from 1981 to 1984. Includes..... More
New York: Dutton, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 371 PP. First printing with complete number to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $25.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Kraft to Astronaut and EVA specialist Arne Fugelang. Signed..... More
Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1989. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/4 X 10 3/4 Inches. 112 PP. Original June/July 1989 issue of Air & Space magazine. Special 20th Anniversary of Apollo 11 issue with the scarce wraparound advertising band intact! More
Various: Philosophical Library; et al. First Edition. Original wraps. "I think I've reached the point that I'm convinced enough of the reality of the ET presence and I'm not going to deny it and shy away from it.... It is time to open this up to the public." - Edgar..... More
Washington DC: NASA, 1962. First Edition. 8 X 10 1/2 Inches. Lot of THREE original NASA Press Releases from 1962. These bulletins are from the collection of NASA Chief of Public Relations, Ken Grine. The first piece is titled "Fact Sheet" and describes the John Glenn piloted mission from start..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 317 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper letter code on copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Astronaut/Congressman and now Head of NASA (appointed by President..... More
Las Cruces, NM: Privately Printed, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 11 1/8 Inches. 156 PP. Original blue buckram boards with silver title stamping to cover. Signed by Lowell Randall and Joe Gold. Randall was an early jet propulsion pioneer and a member of Robert Goddard's team. His work..... More
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 9 Inches. 446 PP. "This second edition takes account of the important changes that have swept the field since the end of the Cold War, including the rapid growth and change in commercial space-launch services, increasingly important issues of..... More