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Mission to Mars
by Collins, Michael
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0802111602
- ISBN 13
- 9780802111609
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of Mission to Mars: An Astronaut's Vision of Our Future in Space.. Octavo, xii, 307pp. Gray hardcover, red cloth spine, title stamped in silver on spine. First printing with full number line on copyright page. Likely never read, bumped top edge of front panel. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear, an excellent example. Signed by Apollo 11 command module pilot, Michael Collins, on the title page. Michael Collins (1930-2021) was an American astronaut and a retired United States Air Force Major General. He served as the Command Module Pilot for NASA's Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, during which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon. Collins remained in lunar orbit aboard the Command Module while Armstrong and Aldrin explored the lunar surface. Prior to his time at NASA, Collins was a test pilot and an Air Force pilot. He later held various administrative positions within NASA before retiring from both the Air Force and NASA in 1970. Collins authored several books and continued to advocate for space exploration until his passing on April 28, 2021.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10610
- Title
- Mission to Mars
- Author
- Collins, Michael
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of Mission to Mars: An Astronaut's Vision of Our Future in Space.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0802111602
- ISBN 13
- 9780802111609
- Publisher
- Grove Weidenfeld
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- flying to the moon collins, first on the moon collins, carrying the fire collins, signed book Michael Collins, No Dream too high Aldrin, signed Neil Armstrong, Magnificent Desolation Aldrin, Carrying the Fire Collins, The Return Aldrin, Men From Eart
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