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1. The Birth of NASA: The Diary of T. Keith Glennan


Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration , 1993. With an Introduction by Roger D. Launius; Edited by J.D. Hunley. NASA SP-4105. NASA History Office. xxxii, 389, [7] p.: illustrations; 25 cm. (9½ inches). Brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Grey endpapers. T. Keith Glennan was the first administrator of NASA; this volume contains his record, largely made at the time, of the period from Jan. 1960 through Jan. 1961. It also contains an extensive appendix with biographical sketches of people who played a role in the early development of NASA. In As New/Fine- Condition: dust jacket at ends of spine and corners slightly rubbed; back section scratched.. As New/Fine-.

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2. A Philadelphia Perspective: The Diary of Sidney George Fisher Covering the years 1834-1871
Wainwright, Nicholas B., Editor

Philadelphia, Pa.: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1967. x, 626 p.: frontispiece, in-text drawings, 18 pages of illustrations; 27 cm. (11 inches). Black cloth spine with gilt spine title; black-and-gilt paper over boards with Fisher's signature in gilt on the front cover. Yellow illustrated dust jacket printed in black and red. Maps on endpapers. With the Addenda prepared by Mrs. Harry Clark Boden.Inscribed on the title page by the editor, Nicholas B. Wainwright, to George E. Nehrbas. One of a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Book is in Very Good+ Condition: corners slightly rubbed; front fixed endpaper slightly soiled at top edge; otherwise clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good+ Condition: old, faint dampstain at tail of spine; ends of spine chipped; 1-cm. (less than ½-inch) tear from upper edge of front section; several other smaller tears from edges; slightly soiled.. First Edition. Very Good+/Good+.

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3. Overland to California with the Pioneer Line: The Gold Rush Diary of Bernard J. Reid
Gordon, Mary McDougall, Editor

Stanford, Cal.: Stanford University Press, 1983. xvi, [2], 247 p.: illustrations include six full-page maps and 22 full-page and in-text illustrations; 22 cm. (8-3/4 inches). Map on endpapers. Includes author's afterword, appendices, notes, bibliography, and index. Orange-brown cloth over boards, black-printed spine title; multicolor illustrated dust jacket by Paul B. Murphy. First editon [review copy]. Reid's diary "is the account of his journey overland to California in 1849 on the Pioneer Line, the first commercial wagon train to cross the plains." The diary is "the richest account of this unique wagon train's memorable journey, and one of the best of all gold rush diaries" [from the dust jacket]. A must read for anyone interested in the early history of California and the westward journey. In Fine/Near Fine condition: dust jacket spine slightly sunned.. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine.

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