USA: Rand McNally, 1969. Map. Lithograph. 24 7/8 x 18 3/8 inches. Mid 20th century map of the moon with insets of five Lunar Landing Sites. On the left, text and pictures give information regarding four Apollo missions, Apollo 8, Apollo 9, Apollo10, and Apollo 11, including details regarding the interior of the lunar module from Apollo 11. Other side of the map shows a "Modern Map of Outer Space" showing from the sun all the way out to Pluto..... More
Cape Canveral: 1969. Interesting collection of 18 First Day, Launch, Landing, Space Walk, and Recovery imprinted cachet commemorative cancelled covers all pertaining to various space flights of the Apollo program. Each is postmarked on the day of its respective historical event. Includes Apollo 11: (6) different First Day Covers of stamp C-76 all with Moon Landing (July 20, 1969) and First Day (September 9, 1969) cancellations. One additional cover commemorates the recovery by the USS Hornet CVS-12, postmarked, Cape Canaveral..... More
Washington: National Geographic Society, 1996. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, many full-bleed. 223 pages, square 4to, grey-blue boards with silver stamping, dust wrapper. Washington: National Geographic Society, (1996). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Vintage photograph. An official NASA color lithograph photograph of the Apollo 12 Astronaut at work near the LEM on the lunar surface, inscribed in ballpoint ink: "Pete putting the tools in the carrier - Alan Bean." Fine condition. American Astronaut. More
American Astronaut. A very scarce red-numbered NASA color image of Alan Bean attired in his white space suit, kneeling at base of the Luna Module, boldly inscribed: "To Lee - With Best Wishes, Alan Bean". Fine. More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, (2001). Near Fine. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1990. 300pp. 8vo, gilt-stamped green leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1990). A fine copy. Limited edition, signed by the author on a preliminary page. More
Official Eastern Airlines color 8" X 10", depicting Borman dressed in a business suit in his office as head of Eastern Airlines, holding a model plane of the Douglas DC-9 aircraft. Boldly signed with his full signature: "To Phil - Best Wishes - Frank Borman." Fine. American Astronaut. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. 289pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. Very good. Signed by the author. More
New York: Abrams, 2000. Many color and b/w Illus. 96pp. 4to, pictorial wrappers. (New York): Abrams, (2000). Near Fine. More
New York: Knopf, 1995. 476pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Knopf, 1995. Very good. More
Hartford: F. J. Huntington, 1835. Map. Framed hand-colored engraving. Image measures 15" x 20". Frame measures 26" x 31.5" x 1". Shows some light foxing. In very good condition. Archival frame with conservation glass. Includes a scale exhibiting the sun's place in the ecliptic every day of the year. Published in Burritt's 'Atlas, Designed To Illustrate The Geography Of The Heavens'. Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1794 - 1838) was an American astronomer and mathematician based in Connecticut. More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1963. 300pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. chipped. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1963). Very good. More
New York: Viking, 1979. Illus. 154pp. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1979). Very good. More
Port Canaveral, FL: 1962. 3.5 x 6.5-inch First Day Cover commemorating "Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter 2nd American in Orbit" and the "Capsule - Aurora 7." Signed in full with a red pen by Carpenter and postmarked in Port Canaveral, Florida, on May 24, 1962. The envelope features a bust portrait of Carpenter in his space suit beside a photo of the rocket, along with a cancelled four-cent "Project Mercury U.S. Man in Space" stamp. Float mounted, matted in white, and..... More
American Astronaut. Early signed official NASA color lithograph photograph, 8" X 10", depicting Carpenter attired in a business suit with a flag background. Full signature "Scott Carpenter." Fine condition. More
American Astronaut. Official NASA color photograph signed "Gene Cernan", 10" X 8", of the suited-up crew of the Apollo 17 posed with the Lunar Rover, in front of the Saturn V rocket, as it stands on the launching pad behind them. Fine. More
Official NASA, 8" X 10" color lithograph of the Apollo 10 crew dressed in their white space suits, posed in front of an open-hatched Apollo capsule, inscribed across the image: "To Jacob Bacal - My Very Best Wishes - Gene Cernan." Boldly signed and in excellent condition. American Astronaut. More
1984. Outstanding official NASA photograph signed by three members of Flight 41B, Challenger's 4th mission. This vibrant color 10 x 8-inch photo features all five flight members -- Robert L. Stewart, Ronald McNair, Bruce McCandless II, Vance D. Brand, and Robert L. Gibson -- with McCandless and Stewart in full flight gear. Includes Brand ("V. Brand") and Gibson's ("Robert L. Gibson") signature as well as McNair's, the first African-American astronaut, who later died when Challenger exploded on its 10th mission..... More
New York: Bell Publishing, 1967. 158pp. thinl 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (d.w. edgeworn). New York: Bell Publishing, (1967). Very good. More
New York: Harper, 1951. Illustrated. 199pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. chipped. New York, Harper & Brothers, (1951). Very good. More
New York: Harper, 1968. Illustrated. 325pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, (1968). Very good. More
New York: Random House, 1978. 273pp. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. (lightly edge worn) New York: Random House, (1978). Near fine in very good d.w. More
American Astronaut. Official NASA signed photograph "Charles Conrad", 8" X 10", color photograph, depicting Charles Conrad on the lunar surface, with a portion of the LEM behind him. Excellent contrast. More
New York: New American Library, 2005. Illustrated. xiv + 301 pages, 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. (New York): New American Library, (2005). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy by Nancy Conrad, widow of Pete Conrad. More
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