With caidin martin (69 risultati)

Condizione: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition. Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.

Condizione: very_good. Item may have minor cosmetic defects marks, wears, cuts, bends, crushes on the cover, spine, pages or dust cover. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may contain remainder marks on outside edges, which should be noted in Product Details. Item may be missing bundled media.…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Used.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. ISBN 0670860204. 4to, black hard cover with color illustrated dust jacket. "Destination Mars" examines how earthlings have perceived Mars throughout human history - in mythology, religion, astrology, folklore, early scientific history, science fiction and the modern era of scientific discovery and space travel. Many color and black & white illustrations throughout the text. Complete index. 228 pgs.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Printing. Minor foxing on top, bottom, and fore edge of book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Minor edge wear visible. Sixth Printing, November 1986. The book is in good condition with a hardcover binding and a dust jacket showing minor edge wear. The pages are clean and intact, and the illustrations by Jess Smithback add a visual depth to the text. No library markings are present, maintaining the book's collectible status. Drawings by Jess Smithback (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 389 pages of excellent text, filled with great photos. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This is the 6th printing of this book. A fabulous account of the Wright Brothers' design and construction of their early engine-powered airplane and their eventual success and fame. Anyone who has believed that the Wright Brothers stumbled across their unconventional approach to powered flight will be surprised to learn of their methodical and innovative scientific approach. A very clean copy.…

Condizione: fair. 1st Paperback Edition. pocket paperbk, 316, wraps, illus., color frontis illus., pages have darkened, large tear at front hinge, covers soiled, spine creased. Keith Ferris (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No DJ. sticker with previous owner's name inside front cover, otherwise unmarked, clean and solid copy.White scuff on the front cover, normal shelf wear. Illustrated in black and white photographs (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: DJ Good (edgeworn). 1st Printing. Dust jacket price clipped. Jess Smithback (illustratore).

Condizione: fair to good. 1st Paperback Edition. Pocket paperbk, 316, wraps, illus., color frontis illus., pages have darkened, small tear at top edge of rear cover, small piece missing at top spine. Keith Ferris (illustratore).

black ½ cloth hardbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. tiny ding bottom of front cover. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. except for the ding, new condition. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition so stated(Pu1997). first printing ( # 1 in # line). photo illustrated endpapers (orbital distance mars photos). color illustrated ½ title, frontis. & title pg. ix+228p. glossy pages throughout. almost every page illustrated, mostly in glossy full color with some full page color plates. astronomy. religion. ancient history. mythology. ancient literature. psychology. theology. philosophy. astrology. NASA. interstellar travel. science fiction. hollywood movies. art history. archaeology. history of astronomy. history of telescopes. biography. ~ In the summer of 1996, the question of life beyond the reaches of Earth was suddenly cast into a new dimension by the report of fossilized organic structures found in a Martian meteor. Later that summer and fall, as NASA launched the Mars Pathfinder and Surveyor missions, mankind's interest had once again fixed itself on the Red Planet. Named for the Roman god of war, Mars has beguiled earthlings since time immemorial with its ominous red hue and its peculiar motion across the night sky. It has been noted in the records of Babylonian, Chinese, and Mayan stargazers, and it has figured prominently in ancient mythology. With the invention of the telescope by Galileo, the science of astronomy developed. As knowledge of the planet grew, Mars appeared to bear a strange kinship to Earth. Early on, Mars was seen to have a twenty~four~hour day and the appearance of atmosphere, and it was speculated that it harbored intelligent life. Later it was observed to have two moons, a polar cap, and a curious array of features ~ the notorious canals, described by Giovanni Schiaparelli in 1877. Over the centuries the planet Mars lodged itself in the human imagination as a locus of hope, fascination, and fear. H. G. Wells's novel War of the Worlds (1898) played on those fears and ushered in the golden age of science fiction. The novel was dramatized with stunning consequences by Orson Welles in 1937, and Mars became the preeminent destination of science fiction writers and movie makers, with the planet figuring in many masterpieces of the genre, including Stranqer in a Stranqe Land and The Martian Chronicles, and the works of Philip K. Dick. Destination Mars examines how earthlings have perceived the planet throughout human history ~ in mythology, religion, astrology, folklore, early scientific history, science fiction, and the modern era of scientific discovery and space travel. Special attention is given to NASA's exploration of Mars, including the Mariner and Viking missions of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as NASA's two missions currently on their way to Mars and due to arrive in July and September of 1997. Profusely illustrated, this is a stunning portrait of a planet that has proven to be of enduring fascination.…

Mass market paperback. Condizione: Very good. First Bantam Printing [Stated]. xix, [3], 374, [4] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Tabular Information. Slight wear to cover. Masatake Okumiya (July 27, 1909 - February 22, 2007) was a historian and lieutenant general in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Okumiya graduated from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1930. He was commissioned an ensign in April 1932, received his wings in November 1933 as a naval aviator, and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in the same month. In 1937, he participated in the attack on the USS Panay. Promoted to lieutenant-commander in October 1941, Okumiya served throughout World War II, including on the aircraft carrier Ry j and with the 2nd Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During 1942-1943, he served as chief of staff of the 26th Naval Air Squadron, and was appointed to a staff post in August 1944. He was promoted to his final rank of commander in November 1944. At the end of the war, Okumiya was interrogated by Allied intelligence officers, after which he was demobilized. This is the thrilling saga of war in the air in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II told from the Japanese point of view. It is the story of the men who created, led, and fought in the deadly Zero fighter plane. In their own words, Jiro Horikoshi (who designed the Zero), Masatake Okumiya (leader of many Zero squadrons), and Saburo Sakai (Japan's leading surviving fighter ace) as well as many other men, tell the inside story of developing the Zero and Japan's air force. They tell what it felt like to bomb American ships and to shoot down American airplanes -- and then of their shock when the myth of invincibility was shattered by the new Lightning, Hellcat, and Corsair fighters. They tell of the fight against the growing strength of a remorseless American enemy; and how, in desperation the Japanese High Command ordered the creation of deadly suicide squadrons, the Kamikaze. And finally they reveal their reaction to the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. …

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Hardcover. Condizione: F/F, DJ. First Edition. HB Illustrated Beautifully illustrated.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. Green cloth boards, crisp, bright and sharp. Protected price unclipped dustjacket bright and clean. Book is firm in spine. Free of any markings, not ex-library. 389 pp includes Index. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.0 X 5.9 X 1.5 inches; 389 pages.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good-. 3rd Ballantine printing. Light crease to the spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. 2nd Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have edge wear, nicking and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. "Harry Combs (27 January 1913 23 December 2003) was a United States aviation pioneer and author of many fiction and non-fiction books from Denver, Colorado. Harry Combs "lived and breathed the Golden and Jet Ages of aviation" according to the governmental U. S. Centennial of Flight Commission, in a 2003 press release. The release stated that Combs saw his first airplane at the age of four-and-a-half and also in his youth was influenced by the book "Diary of an Unknown Aviator"a World War I chronicle by Elliot White Springs. Combs' father, Albert, was shot down twice in World War I, and was said to have warned his son never to set foot in an airplane. Nonetheless, the young Combs paid $2.50 for a ride in a mail plane at the age of 13; then, two years later, inspired by an advertisement for $99 flying lessons, made his way to St. Louis, MO for three hours of flight instruction, soloing immediately thereafter.".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Not Issued. Facsimile Edition. FACSIMILE TEXT OF THE ORIGINAL 1957 FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER EDITION ISSUED WITHOUT DUSTJACKET .binding is solid.NOT EX-LIBRARY COPY.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. Reprint. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 232 pages.

Condizione: FINE. First printing. A beautiful book, illustrated throughout with full color photographs, which looks at the history of Mars and how we have perceived this planet over the years. "Over the centuries the planet Mars lodged itself in the human imagination as a locus of hope, fascination, and fear. H.G. Wells's novel 'War of the Worlds' played on those fears and ushered in the golden age of science fiction. . . Mars became the preeminent destination of science fiction writers and movie makers, with the planet figuring in many masterpieces of the genre, including "Strange in a strange land" and "The Martian chronicles", and the works of Philip K. Dick." This looks at mythology, religion, astrology, folklore, early scientific history, science fiction and the modern era of scientific discovery and space travel, including NASA's Mariner and Viking missions of the 1960s and 1970s. Large square format. Index. 228 pp. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (remainder mark, crease to bottom edge of dj). …

Mass market paperback. Condizione: fair. Fourth printing [stated]. 270, [2] pages. Wraps. The pages have darkened. Cover has some wear and soiling. Slightly cocked. Sub-Lieutenant Sabur Sakai (25 August 1916 - 22 September 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Sakai had 28 aerial victories (including shared) by official Japanese records, while his autobiography Samurai!, co-written by Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, claims 64 aerial victories. Such discrepancies are common, and pilots' official scores are often lower than those claimed by the pilots themselves, due to difficulties in providing appropriate witnesses or verifying wreckage, and variations in military reports due to loss or destruction. Sakai visited the US and met many of his former adversaries, including Harold "Lew" Jones, the tail-gunner who had wounded him. Following a US Navy formal dinner in 2000 at Atsugi Naval Air Station where he had been an honored guest, Sakai died of a heart attack at the age of 84. Derived from a Kirkus review: Saburo Sakai was Japan's legendary pilot during World War II and his story told here in conjunction with Martin Caidin and Mr. Saito, a newsman, has its healthy portions of human interest and flying lore that ought to interest anyone. The events in Sakia's life are exciting. One of the outstanding points of interest include Sakai's rigid pilot training and a glimpse at the Japanese aggression-forcing training psychology, the missions over China after 1937, his romance with the sister of a dead comrade, and the growing intensity of fighting against the allies as Sakai became a wing commander, survived incredible ordeals of the air, shot down 64 allied planes and gained the record of never having lost a wing man. For the enthusiasts there are the details of air tactics- from maintenance to dogfights. But popularized through a hero's biography, they appeal to an air minded audience and the broader reader group as well.…

Condizione: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Fair No Dust Jacket as issued. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket As Issued. 4th Printing stated. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 270 pages; Mass market paperback rubbed and scuffed at edges, spine ends and corner tips. Creased at hinge and spine. Front cover has been defaced with a large circle and an "X" through the cirile. Previous book store stamp at blurb page. Text block clean yellowed with tight pages. Bagged for protection.…

Hardcover in dust jacket. Condizione: Near Fine. dj. Signed by Combs ffep. Foreword by Neil Armstrong. Fine in near fine dust jacket, in mylar cover Illustrated with Photographs and Drawings. Drawings by Jess Smithback. Signed.

Hardcover in dust jacket. Condizione: Near Fine. dj. Inscribed by Combs ffep. Foreword by Neil Armstrong. Fine in near fine dust jacket, in mylar cover Illustrated with Photographs and Drawings. Drawings by Jess Smithback. Signed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. 390 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding very bright and clean. DJ lightly soiled. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Fine. 1st thus. Fine first paperback edition. Clean, square, binding tight. Internally unmarked. No tears or creases. Appears unread.The story of the US 56th fighter group that shot down over 1,000 Nazi planes. 8 pages of photos. # F 323 K.