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1997ref. 117093Lerner Publications. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. Hardback. The book is signed by its author Angelica Shirley Carpenter.; Lerner Biographies; 8.79 X 6.34 X 0.60 inches; 144 pages; Signed by Author . 0822549557 . Lerner Publications hardcover
1937ref. 318991East Aurora: Roycrofters 1937. Limited. hardcover. near fine. 10 photographic illustrations text printed on rice paper. Thin 16mo 5.2 x 7 inches flexible faux leather. East Aurora: Roycrofters 1937. Limited Edition. Presentation copy. Very scarce as only a few copies were privately printed for the author to give as gifts. Roycrofters unknown
ref. 1162934158.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2021ref. __1978804857Rutgers Univ Pr 2021. Hardcover. New. 207 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. Rutgers Univ Pr hardcover
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2008ref. __0736065644Human Kinetics 2008. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 252 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.75 inches. Human Kinetics paperback
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1991ref. 150630New York: Pocket Books 1991. First edition of the first novel written by astronaut Scott Carpenter. Octavo original half-cloth. Boldly signed by Scott Carpenter on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Myles Sprinzen. The Steel Albatross by Scott Carpenter is a techno-thriller novel about a revolutionary top-secret submarine and the dangerous mission surrounding its first real test. The story follows Navy Commander Rick Tallman who is assigned to pilot the Steel Albatross an experimental underwater craft capable of unprecedented speed stealth and maneuverability. When the vessel is sent on a covert operation in the Pacific near Guam the mission escalates into an international crisis involving political tension espionage and an intense underwater confrontation. "Adventure and authenticity superb. I had a sly sensation I was reading highly classified material with every turn of the page" Clive Cussler. Pocket Books hardcover
1962ref. 148461New York: Simon and Schuster 1962. First edition early printing of this first-hand account of the genesis of America’s manned space program. Octavo original half-cloth top stain orange pictorial endpapers illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Mercury Seven Astronaut Scott Carpenter on the second front free endpaper "Scott Carpenter Aurora 7." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. “The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort… In volunteering to entrust their lives to Mercury’s spirit and Atlas’ strength to blaze a trail for man into the empyrean they chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance circumstance technology and history had prepared for them” Swenson Grimwood & Alexander 164-65. We Seven chronicles the beginnings of American manned space exploration from the perspectives of those who pioneered it with each member of Project Mercury contributing at least three essay-length sections. Simon and Schuster hardcover
ref. 0331216892.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1961ref. 2750London: Collins 1961. Cloth. Good. FIRST EDITIONS INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR-EDITOR. 8vos incl. b/w plates. Original red green and blue cloth spines lettered in gilt. Extremities bruised and bumped foxed and toned. Inscribed by Smith in blue ink to ffep of each volume: "Inscribed for Peter Carpenter by Constance Babington Smith 1986". Else clean and tight. In the original dust jackets by John Woodcock and M. Mohan: price-clipped spines sunned foxed and toned some losses nicking and staining. Good/good A pleasing association quartet comprising the three volumes of Macaulay's Letters and Constance Babington Smith's biography of her cousin all inscribed by the the WAAF photo intelligence officer. Published posthumously and edited by Smith Letters to a Friend 1961 and Last Letters to a Friend 1962 comprise Macaulay's post-war correspondence with another "distant cousin" the Revd J. H. C. Johnson which played a key role in the author re-entering the Church of England in 1950 "after a long estrangement" ODNB. The third volume Letters to a Sister 1964 includes a selection of letters to Macaulay's sister Jean plus a fragment of Venice Besieged the novel she was working when she died. Smith's biography of her cousin appeared eight years later in 1972. Constance Babington Smith MBE FRSL 1912-2000 was an author and photographic interpreter for the RAF. Trained by its Photographic Development Unit Smith worked in photo intelligence and unusually for a WAAF set up and led the Unit's aircraft recognition section. From 1941 she was based at the Central Interpretation Unit CIU at RAF Medmenham where she identified V1 flying bombs at Peenemünde Germany. Her intelligence work was recognised by an MBE awarded in 1945 and a year later the United States awarded her the Legion of Merit for her work with USAAF Intelligence. Collins hardcover
1955ref. 2301110042Allyn and Bacon 1955. Interior is excellent. very good cover Allyn and Bacon unknown
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2005ref. 019873New York New York: Free Press 2005. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Carpenter Jim. Longtime Dead enthusiast & librarian/editor of multiple Dead sites offers this annotated guide to ALL their lyrics in 480 pages with Index Bibliography in rear; enhanced throughout with pen-and-ink illustrations by Jim Carpenter. Just removed from stored stock this hardcover book & DJ are BRAND NEW and GUARANTEED gift-giving quality! Completely clean binding straight & strong hinges intact pages white NO tanning or foxing. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless--NO fading or edgewear--protected in new clear mylar cover for years of reading pleasure! Please see our photos--they show the exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't have on hand! Photos & description sole property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays Pacific time; weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Free Press hardcover
1854ref. 016720Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Lippincott Grambo & Co. 1854. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Poor. One in a series of detailed histories of the American states with detailed look at battles with Native Americans immigration history early politics war with the British & local involvement in the American Revolution the Declaration of Independence & its aftermath development of various towns early laws etc. A FIRST EDITION first printing from 1854 NOT a modern reprint! In 287 pages 36 pages cataloging other books from this publisher in rear offering a fascinating look at American history in the decade before the Civil War. Small hardcover book has faded red publisher's cloth over boards which is torn on the back cover & to spine; evidence of regluing but still gaps at joints. Condition is Poor: ffep is torn out; all other pages intact. Generally clean with heavy foxing & tanning random soiled spots. Binding holding strong but both hinges are cracked. Light pencil marks on a couple of pages in rear. No DJ as issued. Heavy rubbing to extremities all the way down to underlying boards at corners & lower edges.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays PST ship that same day; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day! Lippincott Grambo & Co. hardcover
2010ref. __1844077764Earthscan / James & James 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 336 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. Earthscan / James & James hardcover
2015ref. G1118733258I2N00Wiley-Blackwell 2015. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Wiley-Blackwell hardcover
ref. 071326007Routledge 2018-11-06. hardcover. Like New. 9x1x12. Hardcover. Strong binding. Clean unmarked text. Thanks for looking! Routledge hardcover
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