Faget Maxime A (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Excitement out of this world. written and illustrated by the Space pioneers themselves". Annual sized, unpaginated. For contents see attached images. Green ink inscription on contents page. Back hinge broken and mended otherwise in good bright condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial hard boards. 25x20cm. Spine is intact. Front end paper is not price-clipped: 12/6-. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. TANNED PAGES. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref ZRN-STR.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback; based on a series of lectures delivered at NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Louisiana State University, University of Houston, and William Mar sh Rice University; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; referenc e number taped to spine; fading, spotting, and edge wear to cover; good con dition with clean text, firm binding. No dust jacket. …

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1959 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 20 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1952 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 24 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1958 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 20 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1962 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 20 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Condition: Very Good EX-LIBRARY. First Edition. New York:: Fairchild Publications, Inc., 1964. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. A solid reading/reference copy -- square and tight. Inner hinges are perfect. WITHDRAWN stamp, and a few other library markings. NO pocket. Text pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with figures, diagrams, and photographs of rocket engines, prototype space suits, capsules, equipment, etc. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Index. Among 47 chapters are: A chronological history [Russian and American, through Sputnik, Vostok, and Project Mercury]; Design concept; Aerodynamics and stability; Aerodynamic heating; Meteoroid environment; Structural loads; Structural materials; Thermal balance and heat protection; Space radiation; Physiology of man in space; Weightlessness; Life-support systems; On-board propulsion; Landing and recovery; Project Gemini design; Apollo lunar excursion; etc. Subtitle: "Based on a series of lectures delivered at: NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Louisiana State University, University of Houston, William Marsh Rice University." Bound in the original red cloth, lettered in gold over blue panels on the spine and front cover. From the preface: "The basic plan of this book is to present, in a coordinated fashion, the major elements of the technology of manned spacecraft design and operation. Early chapters are devoted to basic concepts and overall design of manned space-craft systems. Detailed attention is then given to the various systems and subsystems that make up the total spacecraft[The] problems of design integration and system reliability are considered. The final portion of the book is concerned with such operational aspects of manned spacecraft as mission planning, ground systems, and flight control. The last chapter is a summary of the overall management and philosophies that have evolved during the early years of the United States manned space fight program.". First Edition. Oversize Hardcover (heavy). Very Good EX-LIBRARY. xxvi, 497pp.…

Single Sheet. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Official NASA black and white photograph of Dr. Maxime Faget, Director of engineering and Development at the Johnson Space Center. The photo is boldly SIGNED by Faget, who was the designer of the Mercury spacecraft and and a significant contributor to the design of the both Gemini and Apollo spacecraft as well as the Space Shuttle. Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. The photograph is in virtually as-new condition; Faget's signature is slightly faded. Size: 10 inches by 8 Inches. SIGNED. Photo.…