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Heavens and the Earth, The : A Political History of the Space Age
by McDougall, Walter A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 046502887X
- ISBN 13
- 9780465028870
- Seller
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Garrison, North Dakota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Basic Books, 1985. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRITNING of the First Edition. A fascinating, in-depth history of the development of the space sciences and exploration efforts by the Soviet Union and the United States - and others - during the Cold War, emphasizing the political and historical impetuses which drove their space programs to success within the context of global competition. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, appendix, abbreviations list, notes, indexed, 555pp., boards and jacket reverse show some staining, light edgewear to d.j. A nice copy overall, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JB Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00008394
- Title
- Heavens and the Earth, The : A Political History of the Space Age
- Author
- McDougall, Walter A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 046502887X
- ISBN 13
- 9780465028870
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, ASTRONAUTS, COSMONAUTS, SCIENCES, OUTER SPACE EXPLORATION, ROCKETS, COLD WAR, US HISTORY, EUROPEAN SOVIET UNION, USSR, RUSSIA, RUSSIANS, NASA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Us History; European History;
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JB Books
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Garrison, North Dakota
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Good+
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- Brodart
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