Approximately 130 pages, 4to. Numerous folding tables and illustrations. Spiral-bound pictorial cardstock covers (tape repairs, wear to extremities, some minor losses at spiral edges). Provenance: "Izzy" (ownership markings on front cover and title page); acquired Bonhams New York, 13 April 2010, sale 17778 lot 1140.

LUNAR LANDING VEHICLE FAMILIARIZATION MANUAL, used to train astronauts in the Apollo program.

A comprehensive overview for both astronauts and support personnel of the Lunar Excursion Module, including illustrations depicting flight profiles, control panels, engines, and other systems. Topics include mission description, vehicle structures, operational subsystems, pre-launch operations, and ground support equipment. The name LEM was later shortened to simply LM (Lunar Module) by NASA. "Izzy" is presumably Isidore "Izzy" Adler (1916-1990), a NASA senior scientist during the Apollo program and was one of the first scientists selected to analyze rocks retrieved from the lunar surface.