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The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
by McDougall, Walter A
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 046502887X
- ISBN 13
- 9780465028870
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1985. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st) Large, heavy book, dark blue cloth, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 555 lightly browned pages, photos. DJ glossy black background, b/w photo of rocket launch on front, praise on back from Jeffrey Hart, Senior Editor of "National Review," and professors William H. McNeill and William Appleman Williams, and others. DJ has micronick at spine top left edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29290
- Title
- The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
- Author
- McDougall, Walter A
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 046502887X
- ISBN 13
- 9780465028870
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- ASTRONAUTICS STATE HISTORY OUTER SPACE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation; History; Space;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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