James Head Iii (6 results)

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. Square 4to, 99 pp.

Condition: Good. - Small quarto [9-1/2 inches square], plain black cloth in a pictorial white dust wrapper. The rear cover is lightly rubbed with some very light staining. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly soiled with the head & tail of its spine chipped & a tear to the top edge of the rear panel. 96 & [4] pages. There is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. Profuse full-page photographic illustrations in color & black & white. Very good. These images from JPL/NASA were first presented in an exhibition at the Grey Art Gallery and Study Center, New York University. The afterword is by James W. Head, III, Professor of Planetary Geology at Brown University, who was involved in the NASA programs to explore the moon, Mars and Jupiter.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ex - Reference Library copy with usual library markings, otherwise very clean and well bound. 9 X 11" 400 pages Weight Over 1 Kg. published 1976. A complete photographic survey of Mars and a primer of geological data about the planet. Contains 400 black/white photographs from Mariner 9 with maps, diagrams and analytic commentary. Discusses in detail the characteristic geological processes and their contribution to the evolution of the planet. Color photographs of the 1973 duststorm [8 images], and a complete circuit of Mars taken during the 1971 opposition [4 images], plus the first color photograph taken about 20 hours after Viking 1 landed.

Broschiert. Condition: Sehr gut. 97 S. Gebraucht, aber gut erhalten. - The Photography of Space Exploration by James W. Head, III. Diese 80 Fotos von JPL/NASA wurden zuerst während einer Ausstellung der Grey Art Galery and Study Center New York University im Sommer 1981 vorgestellt - The Photography of Space Exploration. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Condition: Very Good.

paper. Condition: Near fine. Handwritten letter from James A. Baker III, the Undersecretary of Commerce to Rev. J. Thomas Bagby, the head of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston. Baker was a member of the church, along with President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush. (illustrator). Handwritten Letter. Handwritten letter, two pages, includes mailing envelope. The letter reads: "Dear Mary Louise & Tom: Greetings from a foreign world. This is a really fascinating job. Far different, however than the private practice of law, where you make decisions promptly + move on. Here it's decisions by consensus - if all Departments don't concur, the President resolves the differences. Probably the way it ought to be but makes for painfully slow decision making - except of course where national security considerations dictate a prompt response. / Really impressed with the caliber of the people in gov't. from say the Deputy Ass't Secty. level up. Intelligent, hard-working, motivated, etc. / We work long hours - 8am - 7:30 or 8:00 PM (at least they're long for me). Spent about an hour and a quarter with the President on Tuesday last re Russian grain & maritime agreement with Russians. Pretty heady stuff for a lawyer from Houston, Texas. I really already miss things at home. Maybe that will ease when the family moves up on the 9th. St. David's Episcopal is only about 3 blocks from the house we've rented. Average age of congregation seems way up there. Sort of sad. Got away this weekend - to Clayton, N.Y. for a day and a half (where Mary Stuart 's family spends the summer). Nice time with Jamie, my 20 year old who was there. Sort of coming back into the fold, it seems. Back today for the IMF and World Bank meeting here. U.S. does a lot in the area for the underprivileged. / Back this weekend for speech in San Antonio. Hope to see you Sunday. With best to you both- Jim." This uniquely personal letter was sent on September 1, 1975, days after James Baker was appointed Undersecretary of Commerce by President Gerald R. Ford. He notes a visit to his late spouse's family in New York and his strained relationship with his son, James A. Baker IV, known as Jamie. He also discusses his recent meetings with President Gerald R. Ford and the impact his decisions have on world events. An interesting look at the early political career of a future Secretary of State.