Art&DesignWinter2024

Tricycles, Quadricycles and Light Cars 1894-1907: A Forgotten History Aldo Carrer. This book illustrates the birth of three- and four-wheeled motor, steam, and electric powered vehicles from the years 1894–1907. These superb images depict the large and unusual variety of vehicles in the United States, France, England, Germany, Austria, and Italy. The book shows in detail the vehicles, people, and the spirit of the era, a period of genius, brave bikers and romanticism. English, Ger- man, and Italian text • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 300 color/bw photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-4347-6 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / $85.00 CAD The VW Bus: History of a Passion Jörg Hajt. In this book, author Jörg Hajt portrays VW buses of all body types, lovingly restored and customized, and offers a comprehensive history of the brand. Nearly 200 archi- val and modern photos document the wide range of Transporters, from the camper, to emergency vehicles, to a contractor’s van and much more. Complete con- struction and technical details, and important tips for buying a VW Transporter today round out this wonder- ful pictorial volume • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 196 photos • 136 pp. • 978-0-7643-4074-1 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD American Fireboats: The History of Waterborne Firefighting and Rescue in America Wayne Mutza. The first comprehensive account of fire and rescue boats in America, this illustrated book sheds light on a heroic tradition dating to the 19th century. From coast to coast and in cities large and small, it shows the evolution from wood and iron fireboats to high-tech aluminum vessels • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 570 color & b/w images • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5271-3 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD Great American Schooner Yachts Rudolph Arp. The greatest classic American schooner yachts built in the US and how their designers influenced their beauty and technical innovations. This will be a resource for designers of these vessels, historians, and shipping enthusiasts • 11 3/4" x 9" (298 x 228mm) • 389 color & b/wphotos • 240 pp. • 978-0-7643-4089-5 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Sailing Fascination Heinrich Hecht, Text by Hans-Harald Schack. Text by Hans-Harald Schack. Sailing competitions fascinate professional pho- tographer Heinrich Hecht, whose work over 20 years is presented. Twelve chapters highlight the sport: the sail, speed, classic beauty, dinghies and keelboats, the crew, regattas, sailors, the wind, waves, and light are themes illustrated by over 300 dynamic color photographs • 11 3/4" x 9" (298 x 228 mm) • 300+ color images • 264 pp. • 978-0-7643-4268-4 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD The History of the American Space Shuttle Dennis R. Jenkins. Thisbookprovides adetailedoverview of the history of winged spacecraft and the development of the vehicle we call the "space shuttle," and provides a technical description of the orbiter, main engines, external tank, and solid rocket boosters. Two pages are dedicated to each of the 135 missions flown by theAmerican space shuttle, including technical data, crewnames,and photos of eachmission. 8.5"x11" • 1,040 color and b/w photos 336pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-5770-1 HC •$59.99 Rockets and Missiles of Vandenberg AFB: 1957-2017 Joseph T. Page II. This book chronicles Vandenberg AFB’s rocket and missile launches that helped the US win the Cold War. Never before seen photographs illustrate the variety of space launch vehicles used to lift national security satellites into orbit, as well as the operational testing of missiles used by United States nuclear alert forces. • 8.5"x11" • 207 color/bwphotos • 192pp. • 978-0-7643-5679-7 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Disasters in Space: Stories from the US–Soviet Space Race and Beyond Hermann Woydt. This book records over a dozen American and Soviet space disasters from 1967 to the present day. Presented are tragic and near tragic missions such as NASA’s Gemini 6A and 8, Apollo 1 and 13, the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters, as well as the Soviets’ Soyuz 1, 11, and 18-1, and more. • 6" x 9" • 166 color/bwphotos •144pp. •978-0-7643-5617-9•HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD The Soviet Space Program: First Steps: 1941– 1953 Eberhard Rödel. This concise history is the first book in a new series on the Soviet space program, and features many rare photographs, diagrams, and charts. When Soviet rocket experts examined the first Nazi V-2s in early 1945, they immediately realized that their own technology was years behind what the Germans had developed. • 6" × 9" • 207 color and b/w photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5539-4 • HC •$19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD The Soviet Space Program: The Lunar Mission Years: 1959–1976 Eugen Reichl. With the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union started the space race; the race for the moon soon followed. This book chronologically examines the fifty-nine missions the USSR sent, or intended to send to the moon from 1959 to 1976. • 6" x 9" • 93 color/bw photos • 160pp. • 978-0-7643-5675-9 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD The Soviet Space Program: The N1, the Soviet Moon Rocket Eugen Reichl. The complete history of this rarely known Soviet space program is presented here, starting in 1959, along with detailed technical descriptions of the N1’s design and development.A full discussion of its attempted launches, disasters, and ulti- mate cancellation in 1974 completes this definitive history. • 6" × 9" • 89 color and b/w photos • 144 pp. • 978- 0-7643-5855-5 • HC •$19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD Saturn V: America’s Rocket to the Moon Eugen Reichl. This book, part of the “America in Space” series, tells the gripping story of the development and creation of the Saturn V in concise, detailed text, and features numerous high-quality color images, technical drawings, and specification/dimension charts. • 6" × 9" • 160 color images • 144 pp.• 978-0-7643-5482-3 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD Project Apollo: The Moon Landings, 1968–1972 Eugen Reichl. This book brings the later years of the Apollo era to new life with details including the test flights in Earth’s orbit; the first orbits of the moon; the legendary Apollo 11 mission; the drama of Apollo 13; and Apollo 17, the last manned moon flight in 1972. • 6"x9" • 130 color and b/w images • 144pp. • 978- 0-7643-5375-8 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD Space Hardware: Artifacts, Equipment, and Sites from the American Space Program John Gourley. An illustrated guidebook covering the US space program and where to go to see its most famous artifacts! • 9" x 9" (230 x 230mm) •380 color andb/wphotos •160pp. •978-0-7643- 6528-7 • HC • $24.99 US / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Project Apollo: The Early Years, 1960–1967 Eugen Reichl. In May 1961,American President John F. Kennedy committed the nation to carrying out a manned landing on the moon before the end of the decade.This volume covers the early years of the Apollo program, still the most significant space effort in the history of mankind. • 6"x9" • 127 color images • 144pp. • 978- 0-7643-5174-7 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD Project Mercury: America in Space Series Eugen Reichl. This book is a concise, detailed history of America’s first steps into space. ProjectMercurywas America’s entry into the manned spaceflight program. All missions in Project Mercury are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways, and plans are also included. •6"x9" •89 color images •144pp. •978-0-7643-5069-6•HC• $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD SS United States: An Operational Guide to Amer- ica's Flagship James K. Reindfleisch, F. Samuel Bau- er & Stanton R. Daywalt. Using many previously unpub- lished photographs and the ship’s papers, this book provides construction and operational details of the ocean liner SS United States, America’s Flagship, for nautical enthusiasts and those who recall the era of luxury transatlantic travel. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • Over 250 color and b/w photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6655-0 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / $64 CAD NASA: Space Flight Research and Pioneering Developments Hans-JürgenBecker. This book covers NASA’s space flight research from the agency’s begin- nings as NACA in 1915 to present-day NASA. Exciting projects and developments are portrayed, such as the first supersonic flight of the X-1 in 1947, the flights of the fastest manned aircraft, the rocket-powered X-15, the flight-testing of the lunar module for the moon landings, testing newwing concepts, andmore. • 8 1/2" x 11" • 164 color photos • 208pp. • 978-0- 7643-3879-3•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD From Space to Earth: The Laboratory and Marketplace Feuerbacher & Messerschmid. This book describes the latest developments in space- flight and looks toward humanity’s future beyond earth. Complex scientific and technical aspects of the world’s space programs are explained in understandable terms. Current research and trends, along with new applications, are discussed. • 8 1/2" x 11" • 400 color/bw photos • 320pp. • 978-0- 7643-3776-5 •HC• $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Touching Space: The Story of Project Manhigh Gregory P. Kennedy. Project Manhigh took humans to the threshold of space using balloons. On each of three flights, the Air Force placed a lone pilot in a sealed capsule nineteenmiles above ground. At such extreme altitudes, the pilots were well within the functional equivalent of outer spaceandneeded the sealedcapsule to survive.Manhighpreceded the creationof NASAand helped pave the way for human space exploration. • 8 1/2" x 11" • 130 color/bw photos • 128pp. • 978-0- 7643-2788-9• PB•$24.95 / £22.99 / $34.95 CAD Project Gemini: America in Space Series Eugen Reichl. This second volume in the "America in Space" series continues the history of the American manned space program. Beginning in 1964, two unmanned and tenmanned flights took place in the Gemini program. All Project Gemini missions are discussed, including details on all craft and the astronauts involved. Superb color, archival images, cutaways, and plans are also included. 6"x9" • 132 color images • 144pp.ISBN: 978-0-7643- 5070-2 • HC •$19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD TRANSPORTATION: SPACE FLIGHT TRANSPORTATION: SEA TRANSPORTATION: LAND • SEA • SPACE FLIGHT | 135