Postcards from Mars - The First Photographer on the Red Planet

Bell, Jim

ISBN 10: 0525949852 / ISBN 13: 9780525949855

Published by Dutton, 2006

About this Item

Signed and inscribed on the title page by the author, "For Roy & Delta - Enjoy the views! Mars Rocks! - Jim." Red hardcover, 1st edition in dustjacket. A good only copy in a fair to good dustjacket. Bumping to the corners and spine tips and a minor upward curve to the boards. Interior is much better, hinges and binding are solid, and the book is unmarked other than the author's inscription. The dustjacket is heavily worn and scuffed, most extensively at the rear panel. Wear to the spine tips and folds, with a 2 inch tear at the lower corner of the front fold, and a shorter tear at the rear fold, cover image still bright and attractive. 196 pp., indexed, a beautiful book of images from Mars, including 4 gatefold panoramic sections - clean and intact.

Seller Inventory # 1902

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Postcards from Mars - The First Photographer on the Red Planet
• Publisher: Dutton
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525949852
• ISBN 13: 9780525949855
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • SCIENCE::Astrophysics & Space Science
  • SCIENCE::Astronomy
  • TECHNOLOGY::Robotics

About this title

Synopsis

A photographic survey of the surface of Mars, culled from the mobile robot missions to the red planet's surface, features more than 150 full-color prints and four large-width gatefold images complemented by the rover mission photography team leader's discussions about the landmark Mars missions and what they have revealed.

About the Author

Professor of astronomy at Cornell, Jim Bell was in charge of the photography on the Spirit and Opportunity rover missions to Mars that touched down in 2004.