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| LOVELL, JIM AND JEFFREY KLUGER, Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13. Norwalk, CT:, The Easton Press,, 1997. Easton Press Collector's Edition. Limited to 3000 copies of which this is No. 1076. Signed by Lovell on the special signature and limitation page. Color frontis. photographic portrait of Lovell in his space suit. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. There is a double-page drawing of the Aquarius Lunar Module with a diagram of the flight path of Apollo 13. Appendices with Apollo 13 Mission Timeline, Apollo 13 Dramatis Personae, LIst of the Apollo Manned Missions, Author's Notes and Index. 9 3/8 X 6 1/4. Bound in full black leather, with elaborate gilt-stamped decorations on the front and back covers. The front cover has a gilt-stamped title and facsimile of Lovell's signature. Four raised bands on the spine with gilt decorations in three of the spine panels and gilt-stamped titling in the others. Gold moire end papers and a bound-in silk book mark. All edges are gilt. Fine condition with a laid-in (neither are attached) Easton Press book plate and certificate of authenticity also signed by Lovell. This is Lovell's, the commander of Apollo 13, account of the ill-fated mission. It is as breathtaking story of the hazards of that flight and the courage of the crew. This is one of the most memorable accounts of the U.S. Space Program and is in a beautifully bound book, signed by Lovell. USD 425.00 [Appr.: EURO 282 | £UK 256.5 | JP¥ 36548] Book number: 10513 Click here to order or inquire at Sun Mountain Books. | ||
| MCCALL, ROBERT AND ISAAC ASIMOV, Our World in Space. Greenwich, Conn:, New York Graphic Society,, 1974. 1st printing. Illus. with paintings by McCall. Almost squate, about 11 1/2" Blue cloth with silver titles on front cover and spine. Former owner name on front paste down, else VG/ some scratches and a bit of edge wear to the striking metallic-like dust jacket. This is an unusual book with beautiful art work and text by Asimov. USD 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 15 | £UK 13.75 | JP¥ 1935] Book number: 8915 Click here to order or inquire at Sun Mountain Books. | ||
| SCHIRRA, CAPTAIN WALTER M., JR. WITH RICHARD N. BILLINGS. Schirra's Space. Norwalk, CT:, The Easton Press,, 1997. Easton Press Collector's Edition. Limited to 3000 copies of which this is No. 1076. Signed by Schirra on the special signature and limitation page. Color frontis. of Schirra in his space suit. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Index. 9 3/8 X 6 1/4. Bound in full black leather, with elaborate gilt-stamped decorations on the front and back covers. The front cover has a gilt-stamped title and facsimile of Schirra's signature. Four raised bands on the spine with gilt decorations in three of the spine panels and gilt-stamped titling in the others. Light gold moire end papers and a bound-in silk book mark. All edges are gilt. Fine condition. I doubt that this book was ever opened until we gently did so to catalog it. There are a laid-in (neither are attached) Easton Press book plate and certificate of authenticity signed by Schirra and witnessed by his wife, Josephine, who also signed it. Important history of the U. S. Space Program and autobiography of one its pioneers in a spectacularly beautiful binding. USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 331.75 | £UK 301.75 | JP¥ 42997] Book number: 10520 Click here to order or inquire at Sun Mountain Books. |
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