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On the Shoulders of Titans; A History of Project Gemini
by Barton C. Hacker, James M. Grimwood
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC : National Aeronautics and Space Administration/NASA History Division , 2002 National Aeronautics and Space Administration/NASA History Division, Washington, DC. 2002. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Reprint of the 1977 original. NASA SP-4203. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight scuff marks to fore edge. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 625 pp 8vo. Gemini (1965-66) was the intermediate manned space flight program between America's first steps into space with Mercury and the accomplishments of Apollo. It is less remembered but still very important and its own accomplishments were manyfold. A clean near pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010556
- Title
- On the Shoulders of Titans; A History of Project Gemini
- Author
- Barton C. Hacker, James M. Grimwood
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration/NASA History Division
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NASA, Gemini Program, space flight, astronauts, Apollo Program, Project Mercury, Gus Grissom, outer space, space race, cosmonauts, spaceflights, moon walk, human spaceflight,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
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