No. 1,964
"MoonFire is the greatest book I have ever seen. The photography is unparalleled, it is more than just a book, it is an experience." —David Schonauer, American Photo, New York
Limited to just 12 copies, numbered 1958–1969, the Lunar Rock Edition of Norman Mailer’s MoonFire is designed by Marc Newson. His concept was inspired by the Apollo 11 LEM (Lunar Excursion Module). Each book is contained in a case made from a single piece of aluminum—its surface an actual 3-D topography of the Moon—and comes with a unique piece of lunar rock.
Meteorites from the Moon are exceptionally rare. There are fewer than 70 lunar meteorites known with a total combined weight of approximately 55 kilograms, making them millions of times rarer than gem grade diamonds. However, most lunar meteorites reside in museum collections and research institutions, leaving only 15 kilograms or so available to individual collectors worldwide. Since acquiring an Apollo moon rock is virtually impossible, the only realistic way to own a piece of the moon is by acquiring a lunar meteorite.
NWA 5153
Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Discovery site: Sahara Desert, near the
Algerian/Moroccan border
Size: 48 x 21 x 17 mm
Weight: 15.74 grams
95,000 Euro
Recovered in 2008 by nomadic Berbers near the Algeria/Morocco border, repeated asteroid impacts on the lunar surface resulted in the crushing and remelting of material that is primarily responsible for NWA 5153’s brecciated appearance. One edge of the sample was cut to reveal the light charcoal interior matrix that contains a galaxy of inclusions that are diagnostic in the identification of lunar specimens (the most significant being the flecks of white anorthosite—one of which was terrestrially stained a light pink hue from Earth’s mineralogy). This specimen is from the Macovich Collection of Meteorites—one of the most acclaimed private meteorite collections in the world. The Smithsonian, The Academy of Sciences in Moscow, The Natural History Museum (London), the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) and the American Museum of Natural History (New York) all have specimens with a Macovich provenance.
Order information:
To order one of the remaining copies, please contact Catherine Gunczi at our headquarters (+49-221-20 18 01 59 or c.gunczi(at)taschen.com) or, for USA and Canada, Amy Quinn at our Los Angeles office (+1-323-463-4441 or a.quinn(at)taschen.com) to let us know your first and second choice. We’ll try to accommodate your wishes as best we can.
PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE VAT, SHIPPING OR INSURANCE
Norman Mailer, MoonFire, Lunar Rock Edition, designed by Marc Newson. Read about it here!
Norman Mailer, MoonFire, the book. Read about it here!
Limited to just 12 copies, numbered 1958–1969, the Lunar Rock Edition of Norman Mailer’s MoonFire is designed by Marc Newson. His concept was inspired by the Apollo 11 LEM (Lunar Excursion Module). Each book is contained in a case made from a single piece of aluminum—its surface an actual 3-D topography of the Moon—and comes with a unique piece of lunar rock.
Meteorites from the Moon are exceptionally rare. There are fewer than 70 lunar meteorites known with a total combined weight of approximately 55 kilograms, making them millions of times rarer than gem grade diamonds. However, most lunar meteorites reside in museum collections and research institutions, leaving only 15 kilograms or so available to individual collectors worldwide. Since acquiring an Apollo moon rock is virtually impossible, the only realistic way to own a piece of the moon is by acquiring a lunar meteorite.
NWA 5153
Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Discovery site: Sahara Desert, near the
Algerian/Moroccan border
Size: 48 x 21 x 17 mm
Weight: 15.74 grams
95,000 Euro
Recovered in 2008 by nomadic Berbers near the Algeria/Morocco border, repeated asteroid impacts on the lunar surface resulted in the crushing and remelting of material that is primarily responsible for NWA 5153’s brecciated appearance. One edge of the sample was cut to reveal the light charcoal interior matrix that contains a galaxy of inclusions that are diagnostic in the identification of lunar specimens (the most significant being the flecks of white anorthosite—one of which was terrestrially stained a light pink hue from Earth’s mineralogy). This specimen is from the Macovich Collection of Meteorites—one of the most acclaimed private meteorite collections in the world. The Smithsonian, The Academy of Sciences in Moscow, The Natural History Museum (London), the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) and the American Museum of Natural History (New York) all have specimens with a Macovich provenance.
Order information:
To order one of the remaining copies, please contact Catherine Gunczi at our headquarters (+49-221-20 18 01 59 or c.gunczi(at)taschen.com) or, for USA and Canada, Amy Quinn at our Los Angeles office (+1-323-463-4441 or a.quinn(at)taschen.com) to let us know your first and second choice. We’ll try to accommodate your wishes as best we can.
PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE VAT, SHIPPING OR INSURANCE
Norman Mailer, MoonFire, Lunar Rock Edition, designed by Marc Newson. Read about it here!
Norman Mailer, MoonFire, the book. Read about it here!
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Norman Mailer, MoonFire, Lunar Rock Edition, No. 1,964
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