Pierce Usmc Col Philip Schuon (11 results)

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Good dust jacket. (Juvenile Non-Fiction, Biography, Astronauts) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 208 pages, photos, index, Very good hardcover first printing in tape repaired (inside) dust jacket.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition.

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition. 208 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over purple cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition first edition hardback with dust jacket. Ex library copy with usual stamps and stickers. Dust jacket in plastic sleeve and taped to pastedowns. Light wear to the jacket and boards with minor foxing to margins. Overall pages remain clean and unmarked.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. (Astronauts, Space Flight, Biography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. NY: Franklin Watts, 1962. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth with black and white illustrations, 208 pp. Appears unread. The successful flight and safe return of Lt. Col. John Herschel Glenn, Jr., have given his name a luster that few other American names have ever achieved. Here, written by men who know him, is the biography of that remarkable man and his historic flight. Near fine with very good dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine condition sea blue cloth boards with black front cover and spine lettering contained in a very good condition dust jacket. Chipping at the upper and lower jacket spine edges and light additional small scattered jacket closed tears. (see photographs). Includes Appendix A: Transcript of Lt. Col. John H. Glenn's Message to the Joint Meeting of Congress, February 26, 1962; Appendix B: Chronology of Mercury Test Launchings; Appendix C: Glossary of Space Terms; Index; and Illustrated with black and white photographs. "At 9:47 on the morning of February 20, 1962, American life came to a breathless halt as millions paused to listen and watch while a mighty rocket hurled a man-carrying capsule into orbit around the earth. The successful flight and safe return of Marine Astronaut Lt. Col. John Herschel Glenn, Jr., have given his name a luster that few other American names have ever achieved. But John Glenn is more than a name. He is a dedicated maker of history who modestly believes that his God-given talents, and his ability and opportunity to use them, are his destiny - indeed his duty to his country and the world. Here, written by men who know him, is the biography of that remarkable man and his historic flight. Lt. Col. Philip N. Pierce, USMC, is a personal friend and brother officer of Astronaut Glenn. Co-author Karl Schuon has been managing editor of Leatherneck Magazine for the past sixteen years." - From the dust jacket flap text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Illustrated with black and white plates. ***Very good in dark burgundy duo-tone cloth-covered boards with silver titles to spine. Very light offsetting to front and rear free endpapers. Interior pages clean. No inscriptions. Spine tight. ***In a very good colour-illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 18/- net. Edges of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and creased. Small nick to bottom of rear panel of dustwrapper. Rear panel and spine of dustwrapper slightly rubbed and discoloured. Front panel of dustwrapper bright. ***208 pages including appendices and index to the rear. 218 mm x 144 mm. ***'John Glenn's historic flight into outer space on February 20th, 1962, made his name famous throughout the world. But most people know little of Colonel Glenn himself. ---***In this first full-length biography of Colonel Glenn, two men who know him intimately present a fascinating portrait. As we read successive chapters: Only Seven Would Serve, Colonel Pierce Recalls, Training for Space, The Long Wait, etc. - we get a deeper impression of Colonel Glenn, the man. Then as we approach the space-training phase in his career, the book becomes doubly fascinating. There is a portrait of Project Mercury, a detailed look at the methods of selection and training of the Astronauts, the infinite problems of designing and building the capsule, and a great part of the transcript of Glenn's conversation from space with tracking stations all over the world.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***The first impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper, illustrated with black and white photographs. ***Of interest to collectors of first editions on space exploration and spaceflight. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. The dust jacket with price has light edge wear from shelf handling. 8.5 inches tall; 208 pages, illustrated. . The authors knew John Glenn and collaborated to write this biography of this extraordinary man and his historic flight. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket.