^Lot 403 David Simons

Participant in the 1950’s Project Manhigh as one of three men who piloted balloons to the upper reaches of the earth’s atmosphere. Simon’s 32-hour flight, the highest of the three, took him to an altitude of 101,516 feet, or more than 19 miles. Signed book: Man High. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1960. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 262 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free-end page, “To Del Reddy, Set your sights high and never stop reaching for them. With heartfelt best wishes, David G. Simons’s MC, Covington, GA, 2 April 2003.” In very good condition, with separated front hinge, scattered toning to signed page, light toning to closing pages and pastedowns, and scattered wear and creasing to dustjacket.