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Kennedy Space Center, FL: John F. Kennedy Space Center NASA, (1973). softcover. Fine. Trade paperbook (6 5/8" by 9 3/4") v + 350 pages. Many black and white photo reproductions. 100104A

Alamogordo, NM: New Mexico Museum of Space History. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Brochure. Very good. Approximately 3.75 inches by 9.5 inches, brochure printed on both sides. Illustrations (most in color). The museum features four floors of space related exhibits including an interactive space shuttle simulator, a Moon rock brought back by Apollo 17 by New Mexico Astronaut Harrison Schmitt, and special tributes to Dr. John Paul Stapp and Dr. Robert Goddard. It has a wraparound domed screen and surround sound in its theater. The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the space age. It includes the International Space Hall of Fame. The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico has had in the U. S. space program, and is one of eight museums administered by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The museum has been accredited by American… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. Third Printing. good. pocket paperbk, 351, wraps, illus., bibliography, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some page discoloration This was formerly published as The Secret War. Foreword by Nevil Shute. From classified government files comes the exciting story of the special weapons developed for attack and defense. Gerald Pawle, former Flag Lieutenant-Commander in the British Navy, tells of scientists and inventors in a fascinating, dangerous, and highly secret war, and of weapons--some of them never put to use.

Colchester, Essex, England: Red Bird Publishing Ltd, 2000. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. NO STICKERS PRESENT.. 20 pages (including covers). NO STICKERS PRESENT. Illustrated. This eye-catching item presents 'Space, the final frontier...from early rockets to the Hubble Space Telecope and deep space probes..." in exploration space the reader will travel to the far reaches of the Universe.

Chicago, IL: Childrens Press, c1982. very good. 22 cm, 45, wraps, color illus., glossary, index, slight wear, soiling, and sticker residue to covers. A New True Book

New York: Associated Business Pubs, 1996. good. 28 cm, wraps, illus. (some color), mailing label removed from front cover

Redstone Arsenal AL: Research Branch, Redstone Scientific Information Center, U. S. Army Missile Command, 1965. Paperback. v, 58p., keyboard-set text, plain printed 11x8.5 inch wraps, very good copy. Contents cover the results of component testing, future or planned work, literature cited, bibliography, survey participants. The distribution list, covering about forty persons / organizations, most of whom get single copies, might be of mild interest. Contract no. DA 01 021 AMC 11706 (Z) Batelle Memorial Institute Columbus OH.

Masuru, Lesotho: the kingdom, 1981. Single leaf of thick glossy stock, 8x23 inches, recto and verso texts with seven exhibit photos in color, five of which of postal stamps. Voyager One had recently beamed images of Saturn; three stamps illustrate the probe's encounters and two the Space Shuttle. Find an Official Order Form at one end, it has suffered a teensy corner-crease, a very good copy.

Washington, D. C.: GPO, 1970. vii, 61p., plain printed white self-wraps, very good copy. 91st congress second session Serial R.

New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1969. Second Printing. fair to good. Paul Frame. 76, wraps, illus., index, pages have darkened, some soiling to covers and some edge wear. Book for young readers.

New York: New American Library, 1983. First Printing. fair to good. 224, wraps, illus., bibliography, index, ink underlining and notes on a few pages, some wear and scuffing to covers raised stamp on title page, lower corner front cover bent, sticker residue on rear cover. The military uses of outer space.

Windermere, FL: Ray Rourke Publishing Co, 1981. fair to good, ex-lib.. Roger Full et al.. 24, profusely illus. in color, glossary, index, library stamps ins rear flylf crossed out in marker, bds & spine soiled & scuffed board edges quite worn, board corners threadbare, library stickers on boards crossed out in marker, small tears in margins of a few pages and small stains to a few pages. Book for young readers on launching rockets, space shuttle, satellites, manned spacecraft, lunar explorers, space stations, and more.

Enfield, Middlesex, U.K.: Guiness Surperlatives Ltd, 1973. Twentieth Edition. poor. 349, illus. (some in color), index, pp. 3-4, 259-262, 293-294, 345-349 disbound but present, spine torn, text believed complete Foreword by the Right Honorable Earl of Iveagh. Cover depicts the circus. Inside the front cover (page 2) has a summary of major circus records.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+. 1970. Hardcover. Includes history, rockets into space, men into space, reaching the moon, guidance and control, experiments for the future, etc. Contains an index and a breif suggested reading list in the rear. Contains 215 color illustrations. Bound in the publisher's original color pictorial covers with a little faint age spotting, this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. ; Grosset All Color Guides Series; Color Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 159 pages .

New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. First Printing. good. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus. Introduction by Barrie Pitt. World War II was a laboratory for the development of secret weapons. The Allied powers desperately needed to discover new and more effective measures to counter the enemy onslaught. The efforts of military science were crucial to their final victory.

London: MacDonald, 1969. First U.K.? Edition. First? Printing. good. 160, illus., map, bookplate over bookplate, some wear and soiling to covers. Introduction by Barrie Pitt.

Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing Co, 1974. First? Printing. fair. 342, wraps, glossary, index, covers worn, underlining and highlighting to text Addison-Wesley Series in Physics.

1960 hardcover as pictured. Stated first edition. Binding is firm. Black boards with silver stamping show edge wear. Edges aged, text is clean and appears unmarked. Dust jacket is rubbed with small tears at edges. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s (AR)

1963 hardcover as pictured. Ex-library with usual markings. Binding is intact. Blue cloth boards are clean and show only light edge wear. Dust jacket is complete and protected in a mylar sleeve. Lower corner of FFEP is missing. Some pencil markings in text. Includes many b&w photos and illustrations. An interesting book particularly since the revival of the NASA moon program. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Toronto: Northern Book House, 1958. 45p., staplebound wraps, toned newsprint; front cover heavily foxed. Northern Translations Service Report #7. "More than 30 top cosmic scientists of the Soviet Union give you their authoritative, fascinating views." Pro-Soviet Canadian press.