Collins Michael Signed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. hardcover, first edition with the complete number line starting with no. 1 on copyright page, signed and inscribed by the author on front endpaper "To Clifton, A strong book, hope you enjoy it, best Michael Collins, San Rafael, August 1987" fine condition in a near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, corner of front endpaper clipped but repaired with clear tape, jacket put onto book slightly off center, a Dan Fortune Novel of Suspense Size: Octavo. Inscribed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Book is beautiful and issued in Hardcover. 253 pages. Light foxing to the page ends. The gorgeous dust jacket has not been price clipped, $7.95. Selling quality books for 40 years. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys, signed by Apollo 11 astronaut, Michael Collins. (illustrator). First Edition, Third Printing. Octavo, xvii, [3], 478pp, [5]. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated "Third Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, points of rubbing to lower edge of cloth, ownership inscription on lower edge of text block, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, price clipped, light wear at heel of the spine, a bright example. Signed on the front free endpaper: "For Hope and Ralph Gunbel, with all good wishes - Michael Collins / October 1976." Additional signature by his sister, Agnes Collins Spera. Michael Collins (1930-2021) served as the command module pilot during the Apollo 11 mission. He served alongside Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin but remained in orbit around the moon as the others explored the surface. He retired from NASA in 1970. He is one of 24 people who have flown to the moon. In retirement, he became the Director of the National Air and Space Museum. He died at age 90 in 2021. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Signed first edition of Mission to Mars: An Astronaut's Vision of Our Future in Space. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 307pp. Gray hardcover, red cloth spine, title stamped in silver on spine. First printing with full number line on copyright page. Likely never read, bumped top edge of front panel. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear, an excellent example. Signed by Apollo 11 command module pilot, Michael Collins, on the title page. Michael Collins (1930-2021) was an American astronaut and a retired United States Air Force Major General. He served as the Command Module Pilot for NASA's Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, during which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon. Collins remained in lunar orbit aboard the Command Module while Armstrong and Aldrin explored the lunar surface. Prior to his time at NASA, Collins was a test pilot and an Air Force pilot. He later held various administrative positions within NASA before retiring from both the Air Force and NASA in 1970. Collins authored several books and continued to advocate for space exploration until his passing on April 28, 2021. Signed.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Official NASA Apollo 11 Astronaut Picture with Auto Pen Signatures of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. A good example of an auto pen signed NASA picture. C1972. Apollo 11 (July 16-24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later, and they spent about two and a quarter hours together exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing. Armstrong and Aldrin collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth as pilot Michael Collins flew the Command Module Columbia in lunar orbit, and were on the Moon's surface for 21 hours, 36 minutes before lifting off to rejoin Columbia. Size is 255mm x 205mm. Condition is good. Light finger/handling creasing. More images can be taken upon request. RefA1234. Signed by Author(s).