Aldrin, Buzz
Buzz Aldrin Signed Photograph.
1969.
Original color photograph of Buzz Aldrin, boldly inscribed by him. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. In fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-119329
Travel and Exploration
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Aldrin, Buzz
Buzz Aldrin Photograph Signed.
1969.
Iconic photograph on canvas of Buzz Aldrin standing next to the United States flag planted atop the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. Boldly signed “Buzz Aldrin Apollo XI.” The entire piece measures 24 inches by 20 inches, stretched against a wood backing. In fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-130943
Haise, Fred
Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Photograph.
1970.
Rare photograph of the Apollo 13 service module. Small quarto, color satin-finish photograph of the crippled Apollo 13 service module floating in space. Boldly signed by Fred Haise, “Our view of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module! Fred Haise, LMP, 4/17/70.” In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
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Item Number: RRB-147067
Armstrong, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin [Buzz] E. Aldrin, Jr.; Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1970.
First edition of this work, signed by each of the Apollo XI and XII astronauts, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by each astronaut of both Apollo XI and Apollo XII to two time Oscar winnerContinue reading "First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr."
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Item Number: RRB-147910
Michener, James A. and Jack Levine
Facing East.
New York : Maecenas Press/Random House, 1970.
Signed limited edition of this work by the award-winning author, signed by James Michener and illustrator Jack Levine. Folio, original cloth. lithographs and woodcuts by Jack Levine enclosed in a silk covered clamshell box with a large belt-like closure on the front cover. Fine in a near fine slipcase.
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Item Number: RRB-118821
Miller, Henry
Journey Into an Antique Land.
Big Sur : Ben Ben Press, 1970.
First edition of Miller’s short illustrated work on a visit to St. Remy in the South of France. 12mo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. One of only 2000 copies. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front panel to his second wife, June Mansfield, “For June, All the best! Henry 1/16/67.”Continue reading "Journey Into an Antique Land."
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Item Number: RRB-95358
Tetley, Nigel
Trimaran Solo: The Story of Victress’ Circumnavigation and Last Voyage.
Hampshire : Nautical Publishing Company, 1970.
First edition of Nigel Tetley’s account of his final solo voyage around the world his trimaran Victress. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs, charts and diagrams. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstopContinue reading "Trimaran Solo: The Story of Victress’ Circumnavigation and Last Voyage."
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Item Number: RRB-112941
Piccard, Jacques [Wernher von Braun]
The Sun Beneath the Sea.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971.
First edition of this official account of the thirty-day Gulf Steam Drift. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Translated from the French by Denver Lindley.
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Item Number: RRB-147092
Newby, Eric
Love and War in the Apennines.
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.
First edition of this classic World War II memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Boldly signed by Eric Newby on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Last. Uncommon signed.
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Item Number: RRB-150069
Armstrong, Neil; Jack Swigert; Dave Scott [Kevin Steen]
Neil Armstrong, Jack Swigert, and Dave Scott Signed Apollo 14 Launch Day Cover.
Florida : Kennedy Space Center, 1971.
Rare original 1971 Apollo 14 launch day cover signed by Neil Armstrong, Jack Swigert, and Dave Scott. Apollo 14 “Man on the Moon” envelope depicting an astronaut in his space suit walking on the moon, ink stamped by the official NASA postal station “Kennedy Space Center FL Jan 31, 1971 PM”, First Man on theContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Jack Swigert, and Dave Scott Signed Apollo 14 Launch Day Cover."
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Item Number: RRB-150575
Armstrong, Neil and Spiro Agnew
Neil Armstrong and Spiro Agnew Apollo 14 Mission Launch Signed Photograph.
1971.
Official NASA photograph of the VIP grandstand at the Apollo 14 viewing site at Launch Complex 39 on January 31st 1971. Signed by both legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong and the 39th Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew. Both are shown seated in the grandstand with Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia of SpainContinue reading "Neil Armstrong and Spiro Agnew Apollo 14 Mission Launch Signed Photograph."
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Item Number: RRB-100438
Armstrong, Neil; James Van Allen; Roald Fryxell; Edward Olsen; Thor Karlstrom
Neil Armstrong and James Van Allen Signed “Seminar on Space Exploration” Program.
Illinois 1972.
Program for the “Seminar on Space Exploration” held at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, on February 10-12, 1972. Signed on the cover by astronaut Neil Armstrong and space physicist James Van Allen. Additionally signed by noted scientists Roald Fryxell, Edward Olsen, and Thor Karlstrom. James Van Allen was an American space scientist whose pioneeringContinue reading "Neil Armstrong and James Van Allen Signed “Seminar on Space Exploration” Program."
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Item Number: RRB-148903
Leigh Fermor, Patrick [Xan and Daphne Fielding]
A Journey To Peru: July 27th-Sept 2nd 1971 (Three Letters From the Andes).
Kardamyli, Greece : Privately Printed, 1972.
An 88 page manuscript of Patrick Leigh Fermor’s book “Three Letters From the Andes” with Leigh Fermor’s hand corrections throughout. Quarto, photocopy typescript. Privately printed in Kardamyli in 1972. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “For Xan and Daphne with tons of love from Paddy.” The recipient Daphne Fielding was a British socialite and memoiristContinue reading "A Journey To Peru: July 27th-Sept 2nd 1971 (Three Letters From the Andes)."
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Item Number: RRB-148840
Aldrin, Buzz
Return to Earth.
New York : Random House, 1973.
First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the front free endpaper and inscribed by the co-author “To Jerry A. Griffin with best wishes Wayne Warga.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Return to Earth."
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Item Number: RRB-149629
Aldrin, Buzz
Return to Earth.
New York : Random House, 1973.
First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written with Wayne Warga.
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Item Number: RRB-146590
Aldrin, Buzz
Return to Earth.
New York : Random House, 1973.
First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the front free endpaper, “To Jeanie & Bill Taylor, with best wishes, Buzz Aldrin.” Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "Return to Earth."
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Item Number: RRB-148465
Irwin, James B. with William A. Emerson Jr
To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.
Philadelphia : A. J. Holman Company, 1973.
First edition, early printing of the autobiography of Jim Irwin, who served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Diana. James Irwin.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Bender.
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Item Number: RRB-147173
Irwin, James B. with William A. Emerson Jr
To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.
Philadelphia : A. J. Holman Company, 1973.
First edition of the autobiography of Jim Irwin, who served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To William Stanhope my very best wishes for your life in Him. James Irwin.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin."
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Item Number: RRB-144838
Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki and James D
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973.
First edition of this classic work, a powerful true story of life in a Japanese American incarceration camp. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by co-author, “James D. Houston Sacramento June 4, 1997” on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
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Item Number: RRB-147036
Patel, Harshad C
Vanishing Herds.
New York : Stein and Day, 1973.
First edition of this photographic and conservationist account of the wildlife of East Africa. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs of the fauna of East Africa. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, sticker to the front free endpaper.
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Item Number: RRB-152118
Aldrin, Buzz
Return to Earth.
New York : Random House, 1973.
First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin and inscribed by co-author Wayne Warga on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written with Wayne Warga.
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Item Number: RRB-146504
Churchill, Winston S
The Major Works of Sir Winston Churchill: Centenary First Edition. Complete 25 Volume Set comprising: The Second World War: A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The War Speeches: The World Crisis: Marlborough His Life and Times: Lord Randolph Churchill: My Early Life.
London : Centenary First Edition: In arrangement with Hamlyn, Harrap, Cassell, 1974.
Finely bound set of the major works of Churchill. Octavo, 25 volumes, bound in full dark red pebble grained leather with black title panels on spines, raised bands with the initial WSC, elaborate border to the front panel, all edges are gilt, silk endpapers, illustrated with photographs and maps, frontispiece plates. In fine condition.
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Item Number: RRB-140428
Bouvier, Jacqueline and Lee. [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]
One Special Summer.
New York : Delacorte Press, 1974.
First edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper boards, illustrated with drawings and decorations by both authors. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket calligraphy by Joe West.
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Item Number: RRB-151232
Collins, Michael; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey.
New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1974.
First edition of one of the finest memoirs of space travel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, humorously inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Coke and Betty, when overtaken by insomnia. Michael Collins.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert T. McCall. Foreword by Charles A.Continue reading "Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey."
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Item Number: RRB-128433
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
First Edition
$22,500.00
RRB-147910
Trimaran Solo: The Story of Victress’ Circumnavigation and Last Voyage.
First Edition
$225.00
RRB-112941
Neil Armstrong, Jack Swigert, and Dave Scott Signed Apollo 14 Launch Day Cover.
Americana
$7,800.00
RRB-150575
Neil Armstrong and Spiro Agnew Apollo 14 Mission Launch Signed Photograph.
Americana
$3,000.00
RRB-100438
Neil Armstrong and James Van Allen Signed “Seminar on Space Exploration” Program.
Americana
$2,500.00
RRB-148903
A Journey To Peru: July 27th-Sept 2nd 1971 (Three Letters From the Andes).
First Edition
$12,800.00
RRB-148840
To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.
Biography and Autobiography
$125.00
RRB-147173
To Rule The Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.
Biography and Autobiography
$300.00
RRB-144838
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment.
First Edition
$750.00
RRB-147036
The Major Works of Sir Winston Churchill: Centenary First Edition. Complete 25 Volume Set comprising: The Second World War: A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The War Speeches: The World Crisis: Marlborough His Life and Times: Lord Randolph Churchill: My Early Life.
Fine Bindings and Sets
$6,000.00
RRB-140428
