The Three Astronauts [Presentation copy signed prelaunch from one astronaut to another]

Eco, Umberto & Eugenio Carmi

ISBN 10: 0152863834 / ISBN 13: 9780152863838

Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989

About this Item

First printing. Little bumping else fine without dust jacket as issued. Inscription on the half title page reads: "'Bon Voyage', Mr. Bill and the crew of Discovery / STS-42! Ken & Maureen, 1/14/92." Bill is William F. Readdy, Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle mission IML-1, which blasted off on January 22, 1992. Ken is Kenneth S. Reightier, Jr., another veteran astronaut and former classmate of Readdy.

Seller Inventory # 6787

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Three Astronauts [Presentation copy signed prelaunch from one astronaut to another]
• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152863834
• ISBN 13: 9780152863838
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Carmi, Eugenio
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

A Martian's concern for a frightened bird shows three space explorers from America, Russia, and China that just because two creatures look different doesn't mean they have to be enemies.

About the Author

UMBERTO ECO (1932–2016) was the author of numerous essay collections and seven novels, including The Name of the Rose,The Prague Cemetery, and Inventing the Enemy. He received Italy’s highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the French government, and was an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.