 Boggs SpaceBooks® is a bookshop devoted to books on the history of space exploration.
It is run by Donald and Tamara Boggs. We bring over 35 years of experience and knowledge
of the history of space flight. Our mission is to serve all customers, maintain the
highest integrity in our transactions, and provide a broad base of information on space
exploration to all those who are interested.
 We sell space books. We love to buy and sell them. Many of the best that we buy, we
add to our personal collection. Tamara's father and uncle both worked at the Redstone Arsenal and later
the Marshall Space Flight Center under NASA.
They were there pretty much in the beginning and through the first 25 shuttle flights.
We have had several other close relatives work with NASA and NASA contractors at
Teledyne Brown, Boeing and the NASA Glenn Research Center.
There are several ways to order. You can select items on our
shopping cart, you can call, fax or email to inquire about availability
and provide payment information. We accept VISA, MasterCard, money orders and personal checks. We're happy to answer any
questions you have about SpaceBooks.
Call or fax us at 765.649.3211.
Email us at email@boggsspace.com.
Prices are determined ultimately by what the market will bear. It is now
nearly 40 years since humans first stepped foot on the moon. Books carrying higher prices are
usually rare and hence difficult to find and are highly desired by collectors because of
their content. These are books typically published over 30years ago, often by NASA.
Most of the prices for used books are quite reasonable given that even new books in
this area typically cost $25-$80 or more. A true First Edition of course will always be more
valuable than later printings. Books on specific events of great interest to aficionados
(the Apollo 1 fire or the Apollo 13 mission) will command higher prices. The advent of
auctions of space collectibles in Beverly Hills or on eBay has also contributed to a
growing interest in books of this genre. We suspect that few if any of these books will decline in value.
Of course, we spend a great deal of time looking for books and describing them for customers. It takes
time and costs money to visit bookstores across the country as we do. Persons
willing to do this kind of legwork and invest years in it will be repaid with
finding books at lower prices than those we offer. Most customers though, simply
do not have the time to invest in scouting the country for books.
Some have noted that NASA has republished several of its rarer volumes from the 1960s.
These typically sell for $50 or more and are softbound. They are of course not as valuable
as the original editions. In addition, some NASA books have been scanned and the
texts are now printed online. Persons interested in reading copies should check
with the NASA History Office in Washington, D.C. for a list of books currently
available.
 Our
primary specialty is books. We also carry some astronaut signed photographs as
well as ephemera, records, aerospace
company brochures, medallions and some space flown hardware. Much of our stock
is not listed on our website. Please
query
if you have particular interests in these areas.
Quite possibly. Only a small percentage of our books are listed on our web
site. We also keep want lists and search actively and continuously for books our
customers are seeking. Some are easy to find--some are more difficult. At any rate,
we'll search--and give you an immediate response to our first
efforts--usually within 48 hours.
The rarest are books in as new condition. We find often that given the
climate of Florida and Texas, that many early NASA documents stored there are
moisture damaged and even mildewed--the curse of collectors. Early NASA manuals
and other material from this era might be called the "holy grails" of space exploration. These would include the
limited edition von Braun's "History of Rocketry and Space Travel" (tooled
mission leather binding), NASA publications on the Apollo 204 accident, signed
von Braun books, hardbound Moonport and others. Take a
look at our Fall 2007 poll of space enthusiasts for the "holy grails"!
Books for delivery in the U.S. are generally shipped Media Mail and
arrive within 10 days. We can upon request provided expedited delivery through
Priority Mail, UPS or Federal Express. We package carefully
and always ship with delivery confirmations. Overseas orders are shipped by
airmail as surface mail can take up to 12 weeks to arrive.
We do not keep regular hours, but are open by
appointment. We are located about 40 minutes northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Nearby space related sites include:
Gus Grissom Memorial Museum at Spring Mill State Park--2 hours
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry--4 hours
U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio--2
hours.
Please give us a few days notice if possible and we will pleased to host your
visit. Call us at 765-649-3211. Payment and mail should be sent to us at:
Boggs SpaceBooks®
672 East 500 North
Anderson, IN 46012
We accept VISA and MasterCard credit cards. Money orders and checks are also welcome.
Boggs SpaceBooks® is UACC Registered Dealer #RD265. This means
we have been "vetted" by the UACC (Universal Autograph Collectors Club) and
cheerfully abide by the UACC Code of Ethics and all UACC Policies. See
http://www.uacc.org/registered.htm
for further details.
In addition, we stand by the authenticity of all signed books and photos we sell unless
an item is clearly described as an autopen or "as-is". Most of our signed books
come directly from the author or signer in special relationships we have
established. For other signed pieces, we carefully examine the signature,
consider provenance, signing habits, mechanical reproductions, etc. to make our
judgment of authenticity.
All items not as described can be returned at our expense to be
received within 10 days. Other items can be returned at the buyer's expense to
be received within 10 days. Please contact us in advance for a return
authorization.
We are highly concerned about protecting the rights and privileges of our
customers. Because of this, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Any
information collected by Boggs SpaceBooks® on our web site or by email or snail
mail is treated with the highest regard for privacy.
When you order from us, you voluntarily give us your name, email address,
credit card information and expiration date, and mailing address. We seek
this to allow for the processing and fulfillment of orders.
We do NOT sell, rent, trade or give any customer information to third
parties (with the exception of law enforcement agencies with a legitimate
warrant).
Those customers clicking on specific links should realize they may move from
our site to other sites and should check those sites' privacy
statements for
specifics.
Our Internet Service Provider uses a cookie at our web site to track usage.
We use this information without identifying individuals. In addition, our book
search engine uses a cookie to facilitate your search of our shop. This cookie
expires at the end of your session with us.
We welcome your feedback and views on privacy. Please contact us at email@boggsspace.com
to express your views or request additional information.
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