A fine example of one of the late author's most popular and well-regarded works, scarce signed and in such condition. Principal practitioner of "The New Journalism," Wolfe's The Right Stuff is a page-turner of a book about the pilots engaged in U. S. Post-war experiments with experimental rocket-powered, high-speed aircraft. Wolfe wrote that his "book grew out of some ordinary curiosity about what makes a man willing to sit up on top of an enormous Roman candle… and wait for someone to light the fuse." In 1980 Wolfe won the National Book Award and in 1983, The Right Stuff was adapted into the film of the same name, starring Scott Glenn and Ed Harris. The film adaptation won four Academy Awards.

First edition, first printing, signed by the author, 8vo., [x], [1-3], 4-436, [437-438] pp., original cloth, dust-jacket, some negligible creasing but overall a near fine copy of an increasingly hard book to find in comparable condition.