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[LOVELL, James (b. 1928), his copy]. ORDWAY, Frederick J. III, and SHARPE, Mitchell R. The Rocket Team. Forward by Wernher Von Braun. Cambridge: The MIT Press, [1982]. 8vo. Illustrated. [xviii], 1-462 pp. Publisher’s printed wrappers in original dust jacket. Minor rubbing, “Autographed” sticker on front jacket panel, else fine. FIRST MIT PRESS PAPERBACK EDITION, INSCRIBED BY SHARPE TO LOVELL, WITH 21 SIGNATURES BY OTHER FIGURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAM. Some signatures include: Fritz Mueller, Eberhard Rees, Lee James, and more (many are illegible due to the apparent age of the signers). With a sticker on the rear wrapper, “From The Capt. James Lovell Apollo 8 & 13 NASA Astronaut Estate” and with a COA by Lovell’s daughter, Barbara, and a later black and white portrait of Lovell in his suit.