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Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 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: Ron Griswold Books East, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition/first printing (following the Italian editions from 1966 and 1988) , Contursi Aa03c. Fine condition in pictorial paper-covered boards in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Umberto Eco directly on the title page. A beautiful and scarce signed title; Three astronauts from different countries land on Mars, meet a strange Martian, and make an amazing discovery about the nature of humanity. The second of three children's books of Eco. Not just for children. Translated from the original Italian language by William Weaver ; Color Illustrations; 4to; [20] leaves pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition/first printing, Contursi Aa02c. Pictorial paper-covered boards in Fine condition in alike pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by author Umberto Eco directly on the half title page; Eco's first of three children's books, this one covering war and peace. A general decides to make war and blow up the world. While he collects some atoms and puts them into bombs to prepare for for, the atoms disagree with the approach and prefer to live in harmony. Translated by William Weaver; 4to; [20] leaves pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.