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Carrying the Fire
by Collins, Michael; Lindbergh, Charles A. (foreword)
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
North Salem, NY: The Adventure Library, 1998 Hard cover, Octavo (5 ½" x 8 ⅜"). pp xv [1] 388 [12]. In half buckram with paper-covered boards featuring the moon, gilt titles to spine on dark blue printed labels, and end papers featuring the lunar surface. With color photographic plates. Includes publisher's letter to subscribers. Condition: Near Fine. *** A highly detailed account of the training and experiences leading up to the historic first moon landing by one of the three astronauts who took part. Michael Collins (1930-2021) flew the Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, while his fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the descent to the lunar surface. Collins describes the training he received as a test pilot and later as an astronaut, but also includes his personal account of what it felt like to be in space, both physiological and emotionally. *** The Adventure Library was a series of 30 books sold by subscription between 1994 and 2003. . First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8752
- Title
- Carrying the Fire
- Author
- Collins, Michael; Lindbergh, Charles A. (foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Adventure Library
- Place of Publication
- North Salem, NY
- Date Published
- 1998
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...