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Washington: NASA, 2004. reprint. Nice Copy. lge. octavo. stiff wrappers 114pp., b/w plates, text ills., index, NASA Sp-2004-4503. Monographs in Aerospace History

Washington: NASA, 1975. 1st edition. As New. lge. octavo. laminated boards xi + 313pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., index, NASA SP-350. Ownership inscription o/w Ôas newÕ . First original NASA publication

Chichester: Praxis / Springer, 2015. 1st edition. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers xxix + 344pp., b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, ÔFollows the development and in flight testing of the Apollo lunar spacecraft prior to Apollo 11 as well as missions planned following that first landing. Drawing upon combinations of archival documentation from the first four manned Apollo missions and future mission plans evolved in the summer of 1969 Apollo - The Lost and Forgotten Missions will fill this void.Õ

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2017. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket xv + 134pp., b/w plates, sources, index, ÔIn October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7. The first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first manned flight after a fire during a launch pad test killed three astronauts in early 1967, Apollo 7 helped restart NASA's manned-spaceflight program. Known to many as a goofy, lighthearted prankster, Eisele worked his way from the U.S. Naval Academy to test pilot school and then into the select ranks of America's prestigious astronaut corps.Õ

Washington: NASA, 2000. 1st edition. As New. quarto. stiff wrappers viii + 334pp., b/w plates, text ills., appends., bibliog., index, NASA SP-2000-4029. The purpose of this work is to provide researchers, students, and space enthusiasts with a comprehensive reference for facts about Project Apollo, America's effort to put humans in the Moon. Research for this work started in 1988, when the author discovered that, despite the excellent books that focused on the events that highlighted Apollo, there were none that focused on the drama of the numbers. This book is separated into two parts. The first part contains narratives for the Apollo 1 fire and the 11 flown Apollo missions. Included after each narrative is a series of data tables, followed by a comprehensive timeline of events from just before liftoff to just after crew & spacecraft recovery

London: Muller, 1966. 1st edition. Near Fine. small octavo. chipped dust jacket 237pp., b/w pls., text ills., diags., index, A look at the historical background of ManÕs dream to go to the Moon and the technologies which have followed. Scarce

London: Bison Books, 1986. 1st edition. Near Fine. lge. octavo. dust jacket 192pp., col. & b/w pls., The First 25 Years of Manned Space Space Flight. Covers both US & Soviet Programs. Ownership signature /inscription o/w VG

New York: Little, Brown, 2013. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 295pp., colour & b/w plates, index, Colonel Hadfield has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. Signed by Chris Hadfield on the title-page

London: Bison Books, 1986. 1st edition. Fine. lge. octavo. dust jacket 192pp., col. & b/w pls., The First 25 Years of Manned Space Space Flight

London: Bison Books, 1986. 1st edition. Very Good. folio. dust jacket 192pp., col. & b/w pls., diags., index, The First 25 Years of Manned Space Space Flight. Covers both US & Soviet Programs

Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2008. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket xix + 460pp., b/w plates, notes, bibliog., index, ÔOne of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASAÕs history, George W. S. Abbey was called Òthe Dark Lord,Ó Òthe Godfather,Ó and ÒUNOÓÑshort for unidentified NASA official. He was said to be secretive, despotic, a Space Age Machiavelli. Yet Abbey had more influence on human spaceflight than almost anyone in history. His story has never been toldÑuntil nowÕ. Presentation copy signed & inscribed by George W. S. Abbey (Director of flight operations JSC)

London: Harrap, 1962. 1st edition. Near Fine. octavo. dust jacket 230pp., b/w pls., text ills., appends., bibliog., index, An assessment of imminent developments in interplanetary flight. Ownership signature o/w nice copy

New York: Northrop / McGraw Hill, 1972. 4th edition. Fine. Quarto. orig. cloth 420pp., b/w pls., diags., appendix, index, Northrop Institute of Technology. Very comprehensive standard text. Ownership signature o/w nice copy

Washington: NASA, 1999. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket xiv + 408pp., b/w plates, bibliog., index, NASA SP 4223. Collection of Oral histories of those involved in the Apollo program. OwnerÕs bookplate o/w Fine copy

Washington: NASA, 1999. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket xiv + 408pp., b/w plates, bibliog., index, NASA SP 4223. Collection of Oral histories of those involved in the Apollo program

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1965. 1st edition. Nice Copy. lge. octavo. dust jacket xix + 108pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., appendix, bibliog., index, Foreword by Dr. Wernher von Braun; Superb colour plates by Chesney Bonestell. Very nice copy in like illustrated dust jacket with minimal edge-wear. Scarce in this condition

Washington: NASA, 1997. 1st edition. Fine. octavo. dust jacket 321pp., b/w pls., appends., index, NASA SP 4217. Collection of Papers presented in a Seminar in Washington to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Arthur C. ClarkeÕs suggestion to use geostationary satellites for communication in 1945. Ownership signature o/w nice copy

New York: Dover, 2010. 1st ed. thus. New Book. octavo. stiff wrappers xvi + 497pp., b/w pls., text ills., appends., sources, index, Originally published in 1980 in the NASA History series

Minneapolis: Zenith Press, 2011. 1st edition. As New. quarto. dust jacket 160pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., appendix, index, Years ago, Burt Rutan told a reporter for Popular Mechanics, ÒIf we make a courageous decision like the goal and program we kicked off for Apollo in 1961, we will see our children or grandchildren in outposts on other planets.Ó Legendary science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clark would later recall RutanÕs quote in a piece he wrote about SpaceShipOne and comment, ÒFortunately, we need not rely solely on governments for expanding humanityÕs presence beyond the Earth.Ó

West Lafayette: Purdue University Press, 2016. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket xiii + 378pp., b/w plates, notes, bibliog., index, Purdue Studies in Aeronautics and Astronautics. "Gus" Grissom never had the chance to publish his memoirs. Killed along with his crew in a launch pad fire on January 27, 1967, Grissom also lost his chance to walk on the moon and return to describe his journey. Others went in his place. Stories of the moon walkers are familiar. Less appreciated are Grissom's contributions. Signed & inscribed ÔFor Kate (Kathleen Doolan) A fellow author, George LeopoldÕ