The Age of Flying Saucers: Notes on a Projected History of Unidentified Flying Objects
by Flammonde, Paris
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
70 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York : Hawthorn Books , 1971. 1971 at copyright page. Full number-line beginning w/1. Black coated cloth boards, white cloth spine wrap, grey spine titles, moderate shelf, lower edge wear. Pages very good, clean; no writing. Toning to exterior text block. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original wrapper, light shelf wear, chip scratch, rub; unclipped 8.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Scarce very good first edition in same wrapper. Translated from the original French, presented is a comprehensive history of unidentified aerial phenomenon from pre-history to then present. Contains many case histories accompanied by Flammonde's detailed conclusions. Contents: "Explanatory Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I The Golden Age: 1. Threads of Legend, Loom of Time; 2. The Christening; 3. The Wonders of Our Discontent; 4. Unknown, Unreason, and Deceit; 5. The Saucerers' Apprentices; 6. Conspiracies and Contactees; 7. Of Aliens and Attitudes; 8. In the Legend of the UFO the Contactee is King; 9. The Air Force and the Enemy; 10. Fact, Fraud, and Fantasy; 11. The OTC-X1 and Orfeo Ascending; 12. The Proper Study of Gods is Man; Part II Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods): 13. Things Unknown Proposed; 14. Worlds without End; 15. Final Arguments and a Directed Verdict; 16. The Cultural Implosion; 17. The Last Gods Going Home; Notes; Appendixes: I. Outline History of the United States Air Force and Unidentified Flying Objects; II. Majory USAF Panels, Regulations, Reports, and Releases; III. A History and Directory of UFO and Flying Saucer Orgs; IV. A History and Directory of UFO and Flying Saucer Periodicals; V. A History and Directory of Motion Pictures and Television Programs; Bibliography." From the producer of the (Long) John Nebbel show, comes this intriguing survey of ufological history. Large photo-plate sections of characters and purported legitimate imagery of saucers. Several appendices including film and television shows related. Large fourteen-page index and six page bibliography. Compiled from hundreds of books, thousands of magazine articles, and tens of thousands news reports. Pain-stakingly reduced nearly 2/3's by Flammonde to manage a saleable, yet comprehensive analysis. 288 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Arnet, Angela (Jacket Design). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
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- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022148
- Title
- The Age of Flying Saucers: Notes on a Projected History of Unidentified Flying Objects
- Author
- Flammonde, Paris
- Illustrator
- Arnet, Angela (Jacket Design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hawthorn Books
- Place of Publication
- 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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