Boston: Fort Point Press, 2018. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 355 PP. Scarce hardcover edition of this memoir from Eyles, an insider who aided in the development of the onboard computer systems and programming used for the Apollo missions. Original price of $32.00 intact on front..... 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
New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 236 [1] PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line on the copyright page. Original price of $7.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by the author on the FFEP. Author's name written..... More
St. Louis, MO: McDonnell, 1963. Ephemera. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. Original 4 PP synopsis for the Mercury missions that spanned the years 1961 thru 1963 at NASA. Signed on the front cover by Astronauts John Glenn, Wally Schirra, Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper. A very scarce piece..... 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
Waseca, MN: Walter's Publishing, 1986. First Edition, First Printing (Assumed). Spiral bound. 7 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 188 PP + Tables & Ads. Original "Teacher in Space Cookbook" issued prior to the January 28, 1986 Challenger tragedy. President Ronald Reagan announced his search for a "teacher passenger" for a...... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 Inches. 118 PP. Signed, "To my good friend & associate / "Hugh Knowlton" / With my very best wish(es) / Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker 1943" directly on the FFEP. Stated "First Edition" on the..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1999. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 723 PP. Bound in original leather with gilt trim, ruling and title stamping to covers and spine. AEG. A sharp copy overall. More
Washington DC: Training Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, US Navy, 1943. First Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/2 X 7 Inches. 155 PP. Part one of this WWII era US Navy flight manual. Illustrated throughout. Hint of wear at edges and folds, but an extremely well-preserved copy overall. More
Shelton, CT: Greenwich Workshop Press, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 1/4 X 12 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. "I believe this nation should commit itself, to achieving the goal, before the decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." John..... More
Norwalk, CT: The, 2005. Signed Limited Edition. Leather bound. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 378 PP. Signed by Jim Lovell and Kluger directly on the limitation page. Original blue leather with gilt title and decoration to cover and spine. Hint of rubbing to covers. A sharp copy. Original COA laid-in..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2008. First Thus. Leather bound. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 474 PP. Signed by Apollo VII astronaut Walt Cunningham direclty on the limitation page. Original decorated green cloth binding. Hint of rubbing to covers and gilt edges. A very attractive copy overall. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 110 PP. Stated "First Edition" with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Sally Ride on the FFEP. More
San Diego, CA: Sally Ride Science, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 5/8 X 11 1/4 Inches. 40 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by Sally Ride directly on the FFEP. Color illustrations throughout. 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
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: Harper & Row, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 163 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.79 intact on lower edge of front flap. Top flap clipped for some reason. Illustrated boards clean and sharp. Original Harper..... More
New York: Harcourt Inc., 2002. Uncorrected Proof. Original wraps. 6 X 9 Inches. 357 PP. Stated "Uncorrected Proof" on the front panel. Signed by Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter directly on the front cover. Carpenter was one of the original Mercury Astronauts, memorialized forever by author Tom Wolfe in his "The..... 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
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
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
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 198 PP. NASA publication SP-4003. Original stamp from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library on front cover (with no other markings). Very important early record of the study of the..... More
Binghamton, NY: Brundage Publishing, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 139 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Inscribed to former owner on second page. The recipients name has been "scratched" from the author inscription. The author's claim to fame is the fact..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 Inches. 304 PP. True first UK printing in the scarce original DJ. Signed by early female aviator Jean Batten on a slip cut from an autogaph album. Signature taped to FFEP. Batten made the first solo..... More
American Airlines, Inc. Original circa 1940's Wrigley's Chewing Gum Hand-Out from American Airlines. One piece of the original gum is still attached, although chewing not advised after some 70 years... A beautiful cross-advertising piece featuring two icons of 20th Century America, American Airlines and Wrigley's! Offsetting to rear panel. Hint..... More