About this title: Built of titanium and a chrome-nickel alloy known as Inconel X, the X-15 was the fastest plane ever built, streaking through the lower reaches of outer space even before the first space capsules reached orbit. First tested in 1959, the X-15 proved to be a crucial testing ground for the astronauts and hardware in the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and ...
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Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780803294561ISBN:0803294565
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very light edgewear to cover, otherwise clean and solid. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 329 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780803294561ISBN:0803294565
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. GIFT-quality. Just as pictured. Available for swift dispatch. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 329 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. The dramatic tale of the golden age of the experimental X-15, the fastest plane ever built, comes vividly to life through the writing of the celebrated reporter Richard Tregaskis, who spent time with the pilots, engineers, and other key personnel involved in the project. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton, New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good in good + jacket. Very good hardback in a scuffed and worn dust jacket. There are 10 names (in ink) on the end paper. No apparent connection with the contents of the book. Some tobacco odor. read more
Description: Acceptable. ": -: Fair x Library: -: -: x lib, mylar cover and dj in good condition, page edges yellowed and marked on, flep missing, marking on first page, edges scraped, binding a little loose. " read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton, A2
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Dutton. 1961. 317 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. No DJ. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards lightly rubbed and worn to the extremities. A2; 0.87 x 7.87 x 5.51 Inches; 317 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF NEBRASKA PR
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780803294561ISBN:0803294565
Description: New. Built of titanium and a chrome-nickel alloy known as Inconel X, the X-15 was the fastest plane ever built, streaking through the lower reaches of outer space even before the first space capsules reached orbit. First tested in 1959, the X-15 proved to... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc
Date Published: 1962
Description: Acceptable. Ex-library--normal library markings. Pages are otherwise clean. Binding is very loose. Very Substantial Corner and Cover Wear. Spine is torn and damaged. No dust jacket. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good-/No Jacket. 8vo First Edition. 317 pp, b/w illus. Ex-lib with usual markings. Dj missing, but inner flaps pasted on half title page. GOOD minus. Solid binding. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: E. P. Dutton and Co. , Inc. ,, New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good/Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Non Fiction ex library. Second edition. The top of the spine, the corners of the boards, and the bottom edges of the boards are rubbed. The dust jacket is price clipped. The jacket is in a mylar cover, it is not faded, nicked, or torn. 317 indexed pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. This is the story of America's first space ship. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Dutton, New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Size: octavo (8-10"). Very good, a solid, clean copy; no dust jacket. With black & white photographs. An excellent work on this craft, scarce in this original edition. Pages: 317. Prompt, professional shipping, with free tracking on U.S. orders! read more
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