Yesterday's Muse Books

Crossfield, A. Scott; Blair, Clay Jr.

Always Another Dawn: The Story of a Rocket Test Pilot

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover.

First edition. Jacket rubbed with a couple small tears. Related article laid in.

421 pp. "Always Another Dawn: The Story of a Rocket Test Pilot is the story of NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) and Albert.....

Price: $125.00

Enfield, William

Institutes of Natural Philosophy, Theoretical and Experimental

London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1785. First Edition. Full-Leather.

First edition (ESTC T105929). Collated and complete. Rebound in full leather with new end sheets and significant paper restoration to front matter. Ink gift note and owner information on front flyleaf, light stains to some pages (mostly margins), a couple minor.....

Price: $950.00

Gorn, Michael; Aldrin, Buzz

NASA: The Complete Illustrated History

London / New York / Norwalk, Connecticut: Merrell / The Easton Press, 2005. Full-Leather.

Signed by Buzz Aldrin on front flyleaf, with certificate of authenticity and blank publisher's bookplate laid in. A couple tiny imperfections to page ridges, otherwise an excellent copy.

304 pp. Original full black leather, gilt titles.....

Price: $500.00

Hansen, James R.

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong - The Authorized Biography

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover.

First edition. Related articles laid in. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Pencil name and note on front free endpaper.

xi, 769 pp. Inspiration for 2018 bio-pic starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy. "When Apollo 11 touched.....

Price: $50.00

Hansen, James R.

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong - The Authorized Biography

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover.

First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Free rear endpaper creased.

xi, 769 pp. Inspiration for 2018 bio-pic starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy. "When Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon's surface in 1969, the.....

Price: $50.00

Hutton, Charles

A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary: Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects, Comprised Under the Heads Mathematics, Astronomy, and Philosophy Both Natural and Experimental: with an Historical Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of These Scienes: Also Memoirs of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Authors, Both Ancient and Modern, Who By Their Discoveries or Improvements Have Contributed to the Advancement of Them, In Two Volumes. With Many Cuts and Copper-Plates

London: J. Davis, 1796. First Edition. Half-Leather.

First edition. Lacks plates VII-XII, XIX-XXIV bound in out of order (after XXXVII). Leather lightly rubbed, a few tears to some pages with text intact, a few minor stains, ink name on second blank.

viii, 312; 756 pp. A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary.....

Price: $750.00

Klock, J.N.; Todd, David

Planetary Meteorology, or The Science of Forecasting the Weather. Science Notes, Electricity, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Etc., Etc. [with] More About Halley's Comet. [Astronomy, Meteorology and Science Notes 1910]

Bath: J.N. Klock, 1910. Hard Cover.

Boards lightly rubbed.

158, [10] pp. Red Appears unrecorded - none located in OCLC, in auction records, or on the market. A general work of science providing basic overviews of various topics. Notable as an early appearance in print of the announcement of the.....

Price: $250.00

Menzel, Donald H.

The Universe in Action (The Rushton Lectures Foundation)

Birmingham, Ala. The Rushton Lectures Foundation, 1957. Signed Copy. Hard Cover.

Signed by author with inscription, "To Nate--with my best wishes." No jacket.

71 pp. Green boards. Menzel was among the first theoretical astronmers and astrophysicists in the U.S. CONTENTS: Foreword; The Pattern of Creation; Other Worlds Than Ours; Bounds.....

Price: $75.00

Ward, Bob; Glenn, John

Dr. Space: The Life of Wernher von Braun

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institue Press, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover.

First edition. Jacket spine base bumped.

xiii, 282 pp. "Explores the life and achievements of the rocketry pioneer who designed rockets for the Nazi war effort early in his career and later became a leading figure in the American space.....

Price: $50.00