CARRYING THE FIRE; AN ASTRONAUT'S JOURNEYS [Signed]

Collins, Michael [Author]; Lindbergh, Charles A. [Foreword]

ISBN 10: 0374119171 / ISBN 13: 9780374119171

Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, 1974

About this Item

Octavo, [6], xvii, [3], 478, [8] pages. In Good minus condition with Good minus dust jacket. Orange and dark blue pictorial spine with white text. Dust jacket is housed in a protective mylar sleeve and shows mild scuffing and shelf wear on covers, some creasing on jacket spine, and wrinkling and chipping along the top edges. There is a roughly one-inch closed tear in the top edge of the jacket's front cover, and a roughly two-inch closed tear with some associated wrinkling in the top edge of the jacket's back cover. Two small areas of surface tearing along the fore edge of the jacket back cover. Jacket back cover also shows a faint water damage stain which causes some mild smearing on the text. Boards are bound in blue cloth and show mild shelf wear along bottom edges and scuffing on covers. Small, faint stain on front board. Rear board shows a large water stain that mirrors the one affecting the jacket back cover. Corners are very mildly bumped. Mild bump on fore edge of front board. Page block leans forward slightly near top edge, which causes warping to cloth along the spine. Text block shows expected age toning, with small scuffs on edges, and foxing on top edge. Ghosting on endpapers, which is darker at the front than on the rear endpaper. Some faint pen streaks on front flyleaf beneath inscription. Front flyleaf is inscribed by Michael Collins to John Watterson: "For John Watterson / with all good wishes -- / Michael Collins". Shelved in Case 1 1/2. Michael Collins was one of the three astronauts assigned to the Apollo 11 mission, and remained within the command module to complete a lunar orbit while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon. He has inscribed the book to John Watterson, another astronaut who was slated to to be the payload specialist on a shuttle flight in March 1986. Watterson's mission was canceled after the Challenger tragedy in January 1986. 1399714. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Seller Inventory # 1399714

Bibliographic Details

• Title: CARRYING THE FIRE; AN ASTRONAUT'S JOURNEYS [Signed]
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374119171
• ISBN 13: 9780374119171
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Sciences, Math, Medicine, & Natural History
  • Dupont Circle

About this title

Synopsis

The years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of the event: man reaching the moon remains one of the great eventsā technical and spiritualā of our lifetime.

In this remarkable book, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor of that adventure. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the air force, through his days as a test pilot, to his Apollo 11 space walk, presenting an evocative picture of the joys of flight as well as a new perspective on time, light, and movement from someone who has seen the fragile Earth from the other side of the moon.

About the Author

Michael Collins flew in both the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 space missions in the 1960s. He currently lives in South Florida.