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Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. ORIGINAL 1975 Reprint/Offprint of journal article; no covers issued; in very good condition. Journal.

Reprint/offprint from journal; no covers; in very good condition.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. ORIGINAL ARTICLE, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. ORIGINAL ARTICLE, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: Good. minor wear and creasing pages yellowed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: G+/no dj; ex-library. B&W photos (illustrator). 1st.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: G-VG. 1st Printing. 1st printing, April 1963. The first generation of astronauts' story, in their own words. 32 pages of photos. Minor cover wear.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Nineteenth Printing. 191pp. Longman's English Classics. Blue cloth cover with gilt titles and blindstamp decorations, spine title worn, corners bumped, previous owner names on the front endpaper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall X8.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (collective bargaining ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Illustrated (illustrator). Reprint. Hard cover binding, 375 pp. Photograph endpapers, index. illustrations. Previous owner tag to front endpaper, front hinge cracked. Good condition.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Zustand: NEAR FINE. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. 352pp. Color photo endpapers, B/W photo plates. Sewn binding in black cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Some light scuffing to the cloth, exceedingly clean and sharp otherwise. DJ tips worn, laminant separating along the front spine, clean and bright otherwise.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ. First Edition, First Printing. First Printing Stated. A Bright, Unworn, Undamaged, Unmarked Copy, Near Fine, Lcking Dust Jacket.

Zustand: New. In.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 343 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Printing [Stated]. 352 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some in color). Index. Cover has wear, chips, tears and soiling. Derived from a Kirkus review: The Astronauts are our new heroes, "part pilot, part engineer, part explorer, part scientist, " They're also, organization men supreme, sounding remarkably alike. The book presents the seven essaying why they joined Project Mercury (the reasons embrace pride in country and in self), the meaning of teamwork and training, the physical and psychological exams (almost all make sub rosa cracks re headshrinkers), and, most important, a full-scale record of the preparations for and enactment of the first sub-orbital and orbital take-offs by participants Shepard and Grissom, Glenn and Carpenter. It's the latters' accounts which prove the most exciting and exemplary, especially the Friendship 7 flight. So for all the Redstone, Atlas, Canaveral, NASA details and all the challenges and courageous responses shown. The book is a rewarding revelation.

Trade paperback. Zustand: Good. 95, [3] pages plus covers. Wraps. Profusely illustrated (some in color). Maps. Figures. Covers somewhat soiled and some edge wear, sticker scuff on front cover. The cover states: "The Only First-Hand Story of America's Man-in-Space Project." This is by the seven astronauts of Project Mercury with Loudon Wainwright a staff writer for Life Magazine. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA, it conducted twenty unmanned developmental flights (some using animals), and six successful flights by astronauts. The program, which took its name from Roman mythology, cost $1.8 billion adjusted for inflation. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot. Special Edition. Pre-flight printing [stated].

Hard Cover. Zustand: Acceptable. No Jacket. Ex-library with the usual features. Occasional marks in the text. Paper clip indentations on a few pages. Binding is good. Cover is slightly discolored. The book has been rebound in a hard cover library binding. 243 pages. Ex-Library.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 480 pages. 10.75x9.25x1.75 inches. In Stock.