The Right Stuff

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. The definitive book on the early days of the US space program, from Chuck Yeager & Joe Walker through the Mercury astronauts. Basis for the 1983 movie of the same name. This is the true FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1979 (with all appropriate points of issue). Hardcover 8vo has light gray cloth-covered boards with silver, red, & blue lettering & design to spine & facsimile author's in silver to front. Condition is solidly VG: completely clean & bright inside, with mild dust dulling/light soil to external fore edge. The page edges here also show some small dents/nicks (see photo 2). Former owner's name to second front endpaper in small pen & their clear address label inside front cover. Very mild foxing to top outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is Good+: bright & colorful, with mild edgewear, heaviest at top edge, where head of spine shows small chips & a 1" diagonal tear descending onto front; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day