Item #8835 COUNTDOWN; 2979 Days to the Moon / Written by Suzanne Slade / Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. Suzanne Slade, author, Thomas Gonzalez.
COUNTDOWN; 2979 Days to the Moon / Written by Suzanne Slade / Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
COUNTDOWN; 2979 Days to the Moon / Written by Suzanne Slade / Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
COUNTDOWN; 2979 Days to the Moon / Written by Suzanne Slade / Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
COUNTDOWN; 2979 Days to the Moon / Written by Suzanne Slade / Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
COUNTDOWN; 2979 Days to the Moon / Written by Suzanne Slade / Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

COUNTDOWN; 2979 Days to the Moon / Written by Suzanne Slade / Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

Atlanta, Georgia: Peachtree Publishing Company, 2018. Thomas Gonzalez. First Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY from the Author to Captain James Lovell, quarto, glossy photographic boards depicting the lunar surface, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped: $22.95), photographic endpapers depicting the moon's surface, 144 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 3 oz. Fine / Fine. Item #8835
ISBN: 9781682630136

ASSOCIATION COPY from the Author to James Lovell. Obtained by this dealer from the personal library of famed astronaut Captain James Lovell.

Captain James Arthur Lovell Jr., USN [Ret.] (born 1928) is an American retired astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot and mechanical engineer.

Lovell flew in space on two Gemini missions, Gemini 7 (with Borman) in 1965 and Gemini 12 in 1966.

In 1968, as command module pilot of APOLLO 8, he became, with Frank Borman and William Anders, one of the first three astronauts to fly to and ORBITTED THE MOON. He then COMMANDED THE APOLLO 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, circled the Moon and returned safely to Earth.

He was the first person to fly into space four times. One of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, Lovell was the first to fly to it twice. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

EXCELLENT ASSOCIATION and illustrations! Recaps one of the exploits of Captain Lovell with wonderful artwork. Apart from the Inscription, no marks by previous owners or remaindering.

Price: $125.00

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