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Scarce Lengthy Inscription by Jim Irwin
IRWIN, Jim (1930-1991). American astronaut, test pilot. Served as Apollo Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. He was the eighth person to walk on the moon and the first and youngest of the moonwalkers to die. The coffee table size book : The Home Planet. Conceived and edited by Kevin W. Kelly for the Association of Space Explorers. Mir Publishers, Moscow 1988, first edition. Measures 10”x14”, numerous illustrations in magnificent color. Foreword by Jacques-Yeves Cousteau, Preface by Russell l. Schweickart. Contributions by many of the world’s astronauts including Jim Irwin. On the half title page Irwin has inscribed: “Bill and Nell God made a Special Home for You He Loves You So Much. He sent His Son, Jesus! Happy New Year in Him. Jim Irwin.” Under Irwin’s last name he has written “Apollo 15” and has drawn a quarter moon. Book in fine condition with a V/G dust jacket. Very scarce as such................$295.00
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