Sale 2039: Final Frontier: Space Exploration & Flight Through the Ages - Fact & Fiction. Timed Auction (#2039) 09/07/2020 11:00 AM PDT - 09/17/2020 3:24 PM PDT Closed Starts Ending 09/17/2020 3:24 PM PDT Auction Info PDF Prices Realized View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#TitleNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViewsAuthorProvenancePublisherDate PublishedConditionCode Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above ConditionCodeConditionCode-Select-finenear finevery goodgoodfairpoor sold as is Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-60 of 60. Previous|1|Next Lot #1 History of the Planetary Systems from Thales to Kepler Heading(0400 bce - 1630 ad)AuthorDreyer, J. L. E.HeadlineHistory of AstronomyPublisherCambridge University PressDate Published1906 View details Sold for$187.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #2 Theoria motus corporum coelestium in sectionibus conicis solem ambientium Heading(1809)AuthorGauss, Carl FriedrichHeadlineGauss calculates asteroid orbits 1809PublisherFrid. Perthes et I.H. BesserDate Published1809 View details Sold for$1,037.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #4 A Memoir and Biography of Nikolai Kibalchich Heading(1881-1918)Author[Kibalchich, Nikolai]HeadlineA Russian condemned terrorist rocket pioneerDate PublishedApril-May 1918 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #5 Original Solutions of Several Problems in Aerodynamics Heading(1882)AuthorBlake, Eli WhitneyHeadlineBlake Problems in Aerodynamics 1882PublisherTuttle, Morehouse & TaylorDate Published1882 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #6 Mars As The Abode Of Life Heading(1908)AuthorLowell, PercivalHeadlineLowell's speculation about intelligent life on MarsPublisherMacmillanDate Published1908 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #7 Articles by Robert Goddard on rocketry and space flight Heading(1920-1921)AuthorGoddard, Robert H.Headline1920-21 periodical appearances by the American "Father of Space Travel"PublisherScientific AmericanDate Published1920-1921 View details Sold for$250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #8 Mars Heading(1921)AuthorPickering, William H.HeadlineMars, by an eccentric astronomer and Lowell disciplePublisherBadger, Gorham PressDate Published1921 View details Sold for$137.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Lot #12 L'Exploration Par Fusées De La Très Haute Atmosphére Et De La Possibilité De Voyages Interplanétaires [Exploration by Rocket of the Very High Atmosphere and of the Possibility of Interplanetary Travel] Heading(1928-1949)AuthorEsnault-Pelterie, RobertHeadlinePossibility of interplanetary travelPublisherAstronomical Society of FranceDate Published1928 View details Sold for$250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #14 First scientific plan for human residence on a permanent Space Station Heading(1928-1999)Headline1st scientific plan for a permanent Space StationDate Published1928-1999 View details Sold for$212.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Lot #15 Wege zur Raumschiffahrt Heading(1929)AuthorOberth, HermannHeadlineEarly German work on rocketry, 1929PublisherVerlag von R. OldenbourgDate Published1929 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #17 4 periodical articles about Robert Goddard Heading(1929-1931)HeadlineProfessor Goddard gains scientific respectabilityDate Published1929-1931 View details Sold for$137.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Lot #18 3 essays by Edwin Hubble Heading(1929-1947)AuthorHubble, Edwin P.Headline3 essays by California astronomer Edwin HubbleDate Published1929-1947 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #19 L’Astronautique Heading(1930)AuthorEsnault-Pelterie, RobertHeadlineAstronautics classic by the French father of space travelPublisherImprimerie A.LahureDate Published1930 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #20 Raketoi Na Lunu [Rocket to the Moon] Heading(1930-1931)AuthorPerleman, Y.[akov] I.HeadlineRussian juvenile, "Rocket to the Moon", fact and fictionDate Published1931 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #21 Two historic imprints on the American Interplanetary Society and its successors Heading(1930-1963)HeadlineAmerican Interplanetary Society foundedDate Published1930-1963 View details Sold for$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #23 Conquest Of Space Heading(1931)AuthorLasser, DavidHeadlineFirst non-fiction English-language book on Space FlightPublisherPenguin Press (privately published)Date Published1931 View details Sold for$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(9 bids) Lot #25 Two items about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Heading(1931-1949)HeadlineTsiolkovskiy Russia's Father of Rocketry and AstronauticsDate Published1931-1949 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #26 3 Books by Auguste Piccard Heading(1931-1950)AuthorPiccard, AugusteHeadlinePhysicist explorer, real-life namesake of Star Trek's PicardDate Published1933-1950 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #27 Stratosphere And Rocket Flight (Astronautics) Heading(1935)AuthorPhilp, Charles G.HeadlineFirst British book on Space FlightPublisherPitmanDate Published1935 View details Sold for$312.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(7 bids) Lot #34 Three early technical essays by Hsue-Shen Tsien Heading(1938-1946)AuthorTsien, Hsue-ShenHeadlineEarly essays of the Founder of China's Missile and Space ProgramPublisherInstitute of the Aeronautical SciencesDate Published1938-1946 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #42 Rockets. Comprising "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes" and "Liquid-Propellant Rocket Development." With a new Foreword by the Author. Heading(1946)AuthorGoddard, Robert H.HeadlineGoddard's Rockets 1946PublisherAmerican Rocket SocietyDate Published1946 View details Sold for$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #47 The Conquest of Space Heading(1949)AuthorBonestell, Chesley and Willy LeyHeadlineBonestall's The Conquest of Space 1st ed.PublisherViking PressDate Published1949 View details Sold for$62.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #48 Orbital Bases Heading(1949)AuthorRoss, H. E.HeadlineEarly scientific proposal for an orbital Space StationPublisherBritish Interplanetary SocietyDate Published1949 View details Sold for$125StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #54 Lunar Spacesuit Heading(1950)AuthorRoss, H. E.Headline1st scientific proposal for lunar landing spacesuitPublisherBritish Interplanetary SocietyDate PublishedJanuary 1950 View details Sold for$125StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #57 Space Medicine, The Human Factor In Flights Beyond The Earth Heading(1951)AuthorMarbarger, John (ed.); Wernher Von Braun, et alHeadlineSpace Medicine classic with 1st Von Braun US publicationPublisherUniversity of Illinois PressDate Published1951 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #59 Physics And Medicine Of The Upper Atmosphere: Study Of The Aeropause Heading(1952)AuthorWhite, Clayton S.; and Otis BensonHeadlineClassic of Space Medicine of the Upper Atmosphere,signedPublisherUniversity of New Mexico PressDate Published1953 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #62 Man In Space Heading(1953)AuthorHaber, HeinzHeadlinePioneering futuristic book on Space MedicinePublisherBobbs MerrillDate Published1953 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #64 The Green and Red Planet, A Physiological Study Of The Possibility Of Life On Mars Heading(1953)AuthorStrughold, HubertusHeadline"Father of Space Medicine" about life on MarsPublisherUniversity of New Mexico PressDate Published1953 View details Sold for$112.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Lot #70 Von Braun, Ley and Tombaugh on the Exploration of Mars Heading(1954-1960)HeadlineVon Braun and others on the Exploration of MarsDate Published1954-1960 View details Sold for$137.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Lot #71 Flug in den Weltenraum / Ein Traum Wird Wirklichkeit [Flight into Outer Space / A Dream Becomes Reality] Heading(1955)AuthorSedow [Sedov], L. I., B. Ljapunow [Liapunov], et alHeadlineSoviet Space Scientists before SputnikPublisherDie Presse der SowjetUnionDate Published[1955] View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #73 Three items by Milton Rosen, Manager of Rocket Development at the Naval Research Laboratory and NASA Heading(1955-1961)AuthorRosen, Milton W.HeadlineWritings of US rocket developer of the 1950sDate Published1955-1959 View details Sold for$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #74 The Exploration of Mars Heading(1956)AuthorLey, Willy and Wernher Von BraunHeadlineWilly Ley Exploration of Mars 1st ed.PublisherViking PressDate Published1956 View details Sold for$62.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #75 The Scientific Uses of Earth Satellites Heading(1956-1958)AuthorVan Allen, James A., editorHeadlineScientific satellite book and the Van Allen Radiation BeltsPublisherUniversity of MichiganDate Published1956 View details Sold for$125StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #84 3 Russian books on Soviet Space Science Post-Sputnik Heading(1958-1959)Headline3 Russian books on Soviet Space Science in Sputnik daysDate Published1958-1959 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #86 Guide to Rockets, Missile and Satellites [and] Express to The Stars / Rockets in Action. Heading(1958-1961)AuthorNewell, Homer E.Headline2 books inscribed by the 1st NASA Space Science DirectorPublisherMcGraw HillDate Published1958-1961 View details Sold for$187.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(6 bids) Lot #87 Memoirs by Three Scientists involved in the Development of Early U. S. Space Policy Heading(1958-1964)HeadlineArchitects of US Space policy after SputnikDate Published1958-1964 View details Sold for$250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #89 "Searching for Interstellar Communications" Heading(1959)AuthorMorrison, Philip and Giuseppe CocconiHeadlineSETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence) 1st scientific proposalDate PublishedSept. 19, 1959 View details Sold for$212.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(6 bids) Lot #92 Three items about Russian "Space Hoax" conspiracy theory Heading(1959-1966)AuthorMallan, LloydHeadlinePost-Sputnik Russian "Space Hoax" conspiracy theoryDate Published1959-1966 View details Sold for$87.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Lot #94 Training of Astronauts - Report of a Working Group Conference Heading(1961)HeadlineFirst book on Astronaut TrainingPublisherNational Academy of Sciences, National Research Council on Bio-Astronautics, Panel on PsychologyDate Published1961 View details Sold for$187.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #103 5 Papers on Lunar Missions Presented at the American Rocket Society Heading(1962)HeadlineThe last days of the American Rocket SocietyPublisherAmerican Rocket SocietyDate Published1962 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #104 We Seven - By the Astronauts Themselves Heading(1962)AuthorCarpenter, M. Scott, Gordon L. Cooper, John H. Glenn, Jr. et alHeadlineWe Seven. By the Astronauts Themselves 1962PublisherSimon and SchusterDate Published1962 View details Sold for$62.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #108 Analysis of Future Large Launching Systems [“Post-NOVA Study”] Heading(1963)AuthorRosenzweig, H., et alHeadlineThink tank studies possible Moon Base after Lunar LandingPublisherRAND CorporationDate PublishedJanuary 1963 View details Sold for$250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #112 Habitable Planets For Man Heading(1964-1970)AuthorDole, Stephen H.,Headline1st book on "habitable planets for man"PublisherBlaisdell PublishingDate Published1964 View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #116 Intelligent Life In The Universe Heading(1966)AuthorShklovskii, I.S. and Carl SaganHeadlineIntelligent Life In The Universe Carl Sagan 1966PublisherHolden-Day, Inc.Date Published1966 View details Sold for$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #117 Two Books on "Spaceship Earth" Heading(1966-1969)HeadlineBarbara Ward and Buckminster Fuller on "Spaceship Earth"Date Published1966-1969 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #118 Four books by I. S. Shklovsky Heading(1966-1980)HeadlineIncludes Carl Sagan's first major bookDate Published1966-1980 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #121 The Story Of Jodrell Bank Heading(1968)AuthorLovell, BernardHeadlineJodrell Bank Observatory, inscribed by Bernard LovellPublisherOxford University PressDate Published1968 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #145 The Moon Hoax; or a Discovery That the Moon Has a Vast Population of Human Beings. Illustrated with a view of the Moon, as seen by Lord Rosse's Telescope Heading(Moon Hoax)HeadlineScarce Hoax describing Life on the Moon 1859PublisherWilliam GowansDate Published1859 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Lot #158 Collection of photos and ephemeral items related to a visit to Arthur C. Clarke in Sri Lanka Heading(Clarke, Arthur C.)HeadlinePhotos and ephemera from a visit to Arthur C. Clarke in Sri LankaDate Published2004 View details Sold for$62.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #160 Ephemera from the Minehead Space Age Festival, celebrating Arthur C. Clarke's 75th birthday Heading(Clarke, Arthur C.)HeadlineEphemera from the Arthur C. Clarke Minehead FestivalDate Published1992 View details StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot #161 First on the Moon: A Voyage with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin JR. Heading(Clarke, Arthur C.)AuthorFarmer, Gene and Dora Jane Hamblin.HeadlineFirst on the Moon signed twice by Arthur C. ClarkePublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1970 View details Sold for$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(6 bids) Lot #165 Final submitted manuscript of the U.S. edition of Arthur C. Clarke: The Authorized Biography Heading(Clarke, Arthur C.)AuthorMcAleer, NeilHeadlineFinal manuscript of the Arthur C. Clarke auhtorized biographyPublisherContemporary BooksDate Published1992 View details Sold for$125StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #166 Odyssey: The Authorised Biography Of Arthur C. Clarke Heading(Clarke, Arthur C.)AuthorMcAleer, NeilHeadlineBiography Of Arthur C. Clarke inscribed by ClarkePublisherVictor Gollancz Ltd.Date Published1992 View details Sold for$125StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(7 bids) Lot #167 Visionary: The Odyssey Of Sir Arthur C. Clarke Heading(Clarke, Arthur C.)AuthorMcAleer, NeilHeadlineSigned by Arthur C. Clarke and his biographerPublisherThe Clarke ProjectDate Published2010 View details Sold for$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(6 bids) Lot #174 Twenty-one pieces of Arthur C. Clarke ephemera Heading(Clarke, Arthur C.)HeadlineTwenty-one pieces of Arthur C. Clarke ephemeraDate PublishedVarious dates View details Sold for$12.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot #181 The Challenge of the Space Ship: Previews of Tomorrow's World AuthorClarke, Arthur C.HeadlineChallenge of the Space Ship signed by Arthur C. ClarkePublisherHarpers & BrothersDate Published[1959] View details Sold for$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(12 bids) Lot #186 The Exploration of Space AuthorClarke, Arthur C.HeadlineThe Exploration of Space signed by Arthur C. ClarkePublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published[1951] View details Sold for$137.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(10 bids) Lot #188 Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!: Collected Essays 1934-1998 AuthorClarke, Arthur C.HeadlineArthur C. Clarke Collected Essays signedPublisherSt. Martins PressDate Published1999 View details Sold for$187.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(9 bids) Lot #193 Voices From the Sky: Previews of the Coming Space Age AuthorClarke, Arthur C.HeadlineClarke Voices From the Sky w/signed bookplatePublisherHarper & RowDate Published1965 View details Sold for$312.50StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(11 bids) Lot #194 Arthur C. Clarke: Odyssey of a Visionary AuthorMcAleer, NeilHeadlineArthur C. Clarke: Odyssey of a Visionary signedPublisherAshgrove Publishing LtdDate Published2017 View details Sold for$25StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next