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. RRAuction COA.
