James A. Michener 'Space' First Edition, 1982

Story

Published in 1982, this book was written during the dawn of the Space Shuttle era, capturing America's renewed fascination with the cosmos. Michener spent years researching NASA's inner workings, interviewing astronauts and engineers to ground his fiction in absolute reality. It serves as a literary monument to the Cold War space race.

Maker / Origin

James A. Michener was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author known for his meticulously researched, multi-generational historical sagas. His novels were legendary for their sheer physical size and depth of geographical and historical detail, often taking years of travel and interviews to construct.

Condition & Value

The dust jacket shows minor shelf wear and light rubbing along the edges and corners, but remains bright and intact. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. Excellent overall condition for a trade edition of this age. First editions of this title are relatively common due to a very large initial print run by Random House.