Sell or Auction Your Gus Grissom Gemini Book Signed by 15 for up to Nearly $10,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

To auction, sell or consign your Gus Grissom Gemini book signed by 15, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

Here are some Apollo related books we have sold:

“We Seven” Book, With 40 Signatures by 32 of America’s Astronauts Including Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Mike Collins, Ed White, Gus Grissom, Roger Chaffee, Deke Slayton, Etc. — With Zarelli COAs

Incredible collection of 40 signatures by the pioneers of the NASA space program, with 38 signatures within a first printing of “We Seven” and two additional signatures of Deke Slayton and Walter Cunningham signed on their business cards taped inside the book. The original Mercury 7 sign on their photo within the book, and the other men sign the front free endpaper. In alphabetical order, signatures include: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Alan L. Bean, Frank Borman, Vance Brand, Scott Carpenter (signs twice), Roger B. Chaffee, Michael Collins, Charles Conrad Jr., Gordon Cooper (signs twice), Walter Cunningham (signs twice), Donn Eisele, Joe Engle, Ron Evans, John Glenn (signs twice), Dick Gordon, Gus Grissom (signs twice), Joe Kerwin, Don Lind, James Lovell, Ken Mattingly, Bill Pogue, Wally Schirra (signs twice), Rusty Schweickart, Dave Scott, Alan B. Shepard Jr. (signs twice), Deke Slayton (signs twice), Tom Stafford, Paul Weitz, Ed White, Al Worden and John Young. This copy of “We Seven” is a first printing, published in New York by Simon & Schuster, 1962 in its original dust jacket. Blind embossed private library stamp to title page, showing ownership of Wallace A. Johnson, a NASA Apollo test pilot, who acquired the autographs. Dust jacket is worn, overall in good condition. Book itself shows only minor shelf wear, in very good plus condition. With two COAs from Steve Zarelli Space Authentication, one for the Mercury 7 signed photo page, and one for the signature page including signed business cards. Sold for $21,000.

Mercury 7 Astronauts Signed Book All 7 incl Gus Grissom

Rare and fantastic signed book, “The Astronauts: The Story of Project Mercury, America’s Man-in-Space Program” by Martin Caiden. First edition, second printing published in 1960. Volume is boldly signed and inscribed on front free endpaper: “To Edward Miller / With Best Wishes from / the Mercury Astronauts”. Signed by all Mercury 7 astronauts in ink: “Virgil S. Grissom”, “M. Scott Carpenter”, “Leroy G. Cooper Jr.”, “John A. Glenn, Jr.”, “Walter M. Schirra, Jr.”, “Alan B. Shepard” and “Donald K. Slayton”. Accompanied by original dustjacket. Black cloth boards show minor rubbing to corners and spine ends; interior is fine. 5.5″ x 8″ volume is in near fine condition. Sold for $4,529.

Incredibly Rare Apollo 11 Crew Members Signed ”Chariots For Apollo” Book — With LOA From NASA Deputy Administrator Alan Lovelace & With PSA/DNA COA

Scarce NASA ”Chariots For Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft” first-edition book signed by each Apollo 11 astronaut from the historic 1969 lunar landing mission. NASA: Washington, D.C.: 1979. Documenting the painstaking process of the Apollo 11 mission, from conception on earth to those first steps on the moon’s surface by Neil Armstrong. With 100+ photos and illustrations detailing the mission completed by Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot, Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot, Buzz Aldrin. Book is signed and inscribed to Alan Lovelace, who was the Deputy Administrator of NASA from 2 July 1976 to 10 July 1981. Inscribed by Aldrin on flyleaf under which all three astronauts sign: ”To Al Lovelace / Best Wishes From Apollo 11 / Buzz Aldrin / 7-20-79 / Michael Collins / Neil Armstrong”. Aldrin and Collins sign in black ink; Armstrong signs in blue ink. Signatures are bold and clear. 538pp. book is bound in teal cloth boards with gilt lettering to cover and spine. Very minor rubbing to spine and minor sunning to edges, else near fine. With a signed letter of provenance from Lovelace on his personal stationery reading, ”This book was part of the private collection of the Deputy Administrator of NASA.” Also with a COA from PSA/DNA for all three signatures. Sold for $4,468.

Apollo 11 Crew-Signed First Edition of ”First on the Moon” — Signed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins

Apollo 11 crew-signed first edition of ”First on the Moon / A Voyage With Neil Armstrong / Michael Collins / Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.” Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1970, published shortly after the historic moon landing. The astronauts sign the half-title page, with an inscription by Armstrong: ”To Stephen Antosy – With Best Wishes / Neil Armstong”, below which is signed ”MCollins” and ”Buzz Aldrin”. Housed in original dust jacket with $7.95 price intact. Jacket is in very good condition, with chipping mostly to top edge. Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 stamps affixed to title page, along with a pictorial cancellation marking the 10th anniversary of Apollo 11. Book measures 6.5” x 9.5”. Light bumping to corners, otherwise near fine. Sold for $4,125.

To auction, sell or consign your Gus Grissom Gemini book signed by 15, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).