Conrad Pete Charles (4 results)

Second Edition. Softcover, very good with light wear. With the bookplate of American Apollo Astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad. Book.

paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Special 25th anniversary ed. Beautifully SIGNED in luminous gold ink by Apollo 12 moonwalker Charles "Pete" Conrad! Provenance provided by sticker on front linking a donation made on behalf of Conrad by the National Petroleum Refiner's Association, so likely distributed at their annual conference in 1995. Interior is pristine, mild wear along the edges and corners of the cover (please examine my photos). Conrad died relatively young at age 69 as a result of a motorcycle accident, so his signature is not as common as other astronauts. A very special space collectible signed by author. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited edition no. 39 / 500 in silver titled grey cloth case with ribbon tie 48 x 63cm, lined in grey paper, complete with 10 hand signed and numbered original colour printer and artist proofs, acetate colour printed index sheet, logo page, and blank acetate separators (all 46x61cm). The case is very good with marks and dusting to the cloth and closed tear to paper lining. The contents fine except for a short edge crease to one of the photos and some creasing to separators. This commemorates the 5th anniversary of American Photographer Magazine, which ran monthly during 1978-90. The photos, printed in June 1983, are signed and dated by the photographer, printer David Rose, and Art Director Louis Cruz. Contents: 1. Stretch Dive by Bishin Jumonji, to advertise a Matsushita Electronic Corporation television set. / 2. Boy in Pool by Jerry Gordon / 3. Greasy Rider by Dennis Manarchy, advertising Carrera crash helmets / 4. New Volcano by Pete Turner: taken on the island of Heimeay off the Iceland coast / 5. Marathon Runners by Chuck Rogers, taken on a 4 July in Atlanta and later used by Nike / 6. NASA Astronaut - a photo of Alan Bean the fourth person to walk on the Moon by fellow astronaut Charles Conrad / 7. King Khalid and Prince Fahd by Lebanese-American photographer Robert Azzi, taken during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the King Khalid Military City in Saudi Arabia on 1 Feb 1978 / 8. Winter Landscape by Dutch sound engineer Kees van den Berg / 9. Masai Tribesmen by Eric Meola, taken in Kenya whilst photographing coffee plantations for an ad campaign / 9. Underwater Fish taken under a pier in Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. Also included is the commemorative issue of the magazine in which they appeared, 21 x 28cm. 144pp, 9 of which reproduced double page. Very good with some marks to the front. Inscribed by Author(s).…

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Original Photograph. Original NASA Color Photograph of Gemini 5 and Gemini 11 and, later, Apollo 12 and Skylab 2 astronaut Col. Charles Conrad in white space suit, smiling at camera. Inscribed "To Lou , Again, for the third time, you are the best damn cook in the world. Are you ready to sail around the moon- "Pete" Charles Conrad". Inscribed for Louis Hartsell, the chef in the Astronaut Training Facility at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy/Cape Canaveral. An original photograph, with undated NASA printed notations on reverse indicating that Conrad is one of nine astronauts selected by NASA on September 17, 1962. From Hartsell's collection of astronaut photographs all taken and signed circa 1964-1972. Conrad's "for the third time" indicates that this was signed just before Apollo 12 launched. Inscribed by Author(s).…