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: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 436 [1] PP. Stated "First Printing, 1979" on the copyright page. Original price of $12.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by Wolfe directly on the half title-page. Purple and red stamping..... More
Washington DC: American Geophysical Union, 1977. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. Profusely illustrated NASA release of data on the two 1976 VIKING Mars landers. Original wraps a bit worn at edges and spine, but an attractive copy overall. 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: Pocket Books, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 371 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Carpenter directly on the title-page. One of the original..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 279 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $25.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Gordon Cooper directly on the title-page. One of the original..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 436 [1] PP. Stated "First Printing, 1979" on the copyright page. Original price of $12.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Wolfe directly on the half title-page. Purple and red stamping to spine..... 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
Houston, TX: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. NASA Biographical Data Fact Sheet SIGNED by Sally Ride, the first woman in space. Ink a bit faded at bottom of front and rear. 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
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1941. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 3/8 Inches. 204 PP. Original blue publisher cloth with white title stamping to spine. From the collection of former RAF Pilot Derek Mason (WWII era). His bookplate on front pastedown. Price-clipped. A very appealing copy overall..... More
Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Signed and inscribed by Astronaut Don Lind and his wife Kathleen directly on the FFEP ("Warm Regards to Sarah DuRee, we love your Grandparents. Choice people. From The Lind's, Don..... More
Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. First printing stated on copyright page. Original price of $9.95 on front flap of DJ. Signed by Don Lind and Kathleen Lind directly on the FFEP. The book is accompanied..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 304 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original price of $11.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Hint of wear to DJ edges. A very nice copy overall. More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 264 PP. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed to WWII B-17 Pilot Les Williams. Accompanied by note signed by Stearman asking Williams to..... More
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. 7 1/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. Signed and inscribed, "To the Carr Brothers - May you always fly high! Stephen B. Goddard" directly on the title-page. Sharp corners and spine. More
Columbus, OH: Mid Coast Marketing, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 339 PP. First printing signed and dated by Paul Tibbets directly under the group photograph on first page. Accompanied by official "Enola Gay" Mid Coast Marketing business card and candid photograph of Tibbets..... More
St. Paul, MN: Phalanx Publishing, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 205 PP. SIGNED TWICE BY WALLY SCHIRRA - ORIGINAL "WE SEVEN" MERCURY ASTRONAUT! Signed by all three authors to previous owner, Robert Goddard. Signed, "Welcome aboard, Robert. Your name-sake gave me a lift. Wally..... More
New York: Fiction Publications, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 5 1/2 Inches. 66 PP. Important little gossip rag from the 50's featuring the "I Joined a Girl Gang" expose as well as six-page Communist propaganda story featuring Wernher Von Braun. Following the April 12, 1961..... More
California: Publishers Group West, 1994. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 9 3/4 X 12 7/8 Inches. 224 PP. Signed by Astronauts Scott Carpenter (WE SEVEN), Thomas Stafford (Gemini), Edward Gibson (Skylab 4), Charles Conrad Jr. (Gemini and Apollo), Alan Bean (Apollo) and Sally Ride (Challenger) directly on the numbered limitation bookplate..... More
Van Nuys, CA: Tiger Originals, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 362 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed by "Tex" Hill, R.T. Smith, Dick Rossi, Erik Shilling, Ed Rector, Charlie Bond and Kenneth Jernstedt directly on the title-page. Five of the..... More