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Sputnik, Scientists and Eisenhower: A Memoir of the First Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
by James Killian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0262110660
- ISBN 13
- 9780262110662
- Seller
-
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
SIGNED: first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket signed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free end paper; few pages have ink smudges in the fore-edge margins that appear to be printer/binder blemishes, otherwise the text pages are unmarked; sound binding; clean cloth cover, bright titling; dj has some rub to panels and edges, a scratch to front panel, short tear lower front corner, small nicks at other corners and spine ends sci
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- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12713
- Title
- Sputnik, Scientists and Eisenhower: A Memoir of the First Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
- Author
- James Killian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- ISBN 10
- 0262110660
- ISBN 13
- 9780262110662
- Publisher
- Mit Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Ma
- Date Published
- 1977
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