To Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin INSCRIBED
by Irwin, James B. (with Emerson Jr., William A.)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Philadelphia: A.J. Holman, 1973. Stated First edition. HC w DJ. PC VG+/VG. INSCRIBED BY ASTRONAUT JIM IRWIN. Black cloth, gilt spine titling, orange endpapers, INSCRIBED in black ink by Irwin to half-title (""To Robert P. Jennings / My best wishes / Jim Irwin / High Flight""), clean, binding sound. Unclipped DJ ($6.95) top-edge wear w closed tears, edges rubbed, now in Brodart. B/W photo illustrations. ""God of Earth and Outer Space"" (A hymn for the space age) folded paper laid-in. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200425
- Title
- To Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin INSCRIBED
- Author
- Irwin, James B. (with Emerson Jr., William A.)
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Stated First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A.J. Holman
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 251
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Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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- First Edition
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- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- VG+/VG
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
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