Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery (signed)
by Kelly, Scott (signed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0525520694
- ISBN 13
- 9780525520696
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2017. SIGNED by the AUTHOR (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). There is a "SIGNED COPY" sticker on the front panel of the dust jacket. New and unread in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only very lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($29.95). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. 2017. First printing with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards stamped on the spine in shiny blue metallic. Complete with dust jacket. "Scott Kelly is an American engineer, retired astronaut, and naval aviator. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station [ISS] on Expeditions 26, 45, and 46. Kelly's first spaceflight was as pilot of Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-103 in December 1999… In November 2012, Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko were selected for a year-long mission to the ISS. Their year in space began with the launch of Soyuz TMA-16M on March 27, 2015, and they remained on the station for Expeditions 43, 44, 45, and 46. The mission ended on March 1, 2016, with the departure of Soyuz TMA-18M from the station. Kelly retired from NASA on April 1, 2016. His identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, is also a retired astronaut, and the junior U.S. senator from Arizona." - from Wikipedia.. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. New condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. (viii), 390pp. + 24 pages of color photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028697
- Title
- Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery (signed)
- Author
- Kelly, Scott (signed)
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition (so stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0525520694
- ISBN 13
- 9780525520696
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2017
- Size
- 8vo. (viii), 390pp. + 24 pages o
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation / Aeronautics / Space Travel;
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