Americans Into Orbit
by Gurney, Gene
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A teen/young adult look look at the Mercury program. The Right Stuff is one thing, but this has more of the flavor of the period, let's say. VG in pictorial wraps, with some rubbing to boards, slight lean to book, small spot to foredge of text, internally clean. Many b&w photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002659
- Title
- Americans Into Orbit
- Author
- Gurney, Gene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Nonfiction;
Terms of Sale
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Biblio member since 2019
Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Sleepyside Books specializes in Modern First Editions, Rare Children's titles and Juvenile Series. It is run by two long-time collectors who place great importance on quality, value and condition. We have much inventory that has not yet been cataloged (especially the juvenile series books) so please call or email if you're looking for something special!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...