Magnificent Desolation

New York: Harmony Books, 2009. viii, 326 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, no dedication. A fine copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts BUZZ ALDRIN and Neil Armstrong landed their lunar module on the Sea of Tranquillity… Ler mais sobre este item

Bloomsbury 2010. 2010. Softcover. 8vo softcover 352pp very good. The flight of Apollo 11 made Aldrin one of the most famous persons on our planet, yet few people know the rest of this true American hero’s story. In Magnificent Desolation, Aldrin not only gives us a harrowing first-person account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure and… Ler mais sobre este item

Harmony Books, 2009. First Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Octavo. Photo Plates. The memoirs of one of the most famous of American astronauts. A superb copy in a Brodart jacket cover.