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The Monuments of Mars: A City on the Edge of Forever
by Hoagland, Richard C
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- Signed
- first
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: North Atlantic Books, 1987. First Edition. First edition, hardcover issue. Signed twice by Richard Hoagland, once on title page, personally inscribed to former owner on half title with his nickname, "Dick," dated 4/21/91. xxvi, 348 pp. with 32 pages of b/w photos. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in Fine dust jacket.
The author's first book, which introduced readers to the famous "Face on Mars" in the Cydonia region. The preliminary pages of this edition have The Face in their bottom corner of all odd numbered pages, which rotates when flipped through like a flip-book. The best-known work advocating the idea that NASA is covering up structures, cities, and other forms found on Mars and the Moon.
Synopsis
Richard C. Hoagland has been a NASA consultant, and Science Advisor to Walter Cronkite and CBS News. In 1993 he won the Angstrom Medal for Excellence in Science. For the last eighteen years, Hoagland has led a multi-disciplinary team—the Enterprise Mission—in an intensely controversial scientific investigation of potential artificial structures on the Moon and Mars.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944019
- Title
- The Monuments of Mars: A City on the Edge of Forever
- Author
- Hoagland, Richard C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Mars, aliens, UFOs, structures, building, NASA, conspiracy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Conspiracy;
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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