Book: "Find A Falling Star" Harvey H. Nininger, Paul S. Eriksson Inc, New York, 1972, 254 pages, the first title page inscribed "Sedona Az, Mar. 8 1973, To Mr. John Lednicky: John, it gives me a very special kind of pleasure to inscribe this volume to you, in recognition of your help in  "Find A Falling Star" (centered title), H.H. Nininger", the book with several seals and stamps reading "John A. Lednicky P.O. Box 334 Manila, Philippines" book approx. 9.5'h, 6.5"w, 1"d, 1.45lbs    Provenance: Lednicky led the recovery of the Bondoc meteorite, even participating in manual digging, the largest meteorite recovered in the Philippines (1955 lbs) and directed its shipment to the United States, It is now housed at Arizona State University, Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies. Reference: "Find A Falling Star", H:arvey H. Nininger, Paul S. Eriksson, Inc, NY, 1972, pages 227-230; Online:  https://meteorites.asu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CMS-Newsletter-Issue7.pdf  ; and, https://meteoritegallery.com/bondoc-mesosiderite-b4/  

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