No. 1,963
"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 2200
Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Discovery site: Morocco
Size: 35 x 24 x 10 mm
Weight: 12.64 g
95,000 Euro
This section of NWA 2200 is an end piece, which is important because it contains a very good amount of the fusion crust on the outside of the meteorite. This meteorite has a very dark matrix with numerous white specks. Breccia consisting of coarse, greyish-to-whitish lithic and mineral clasts in a darker glassy-to-finely crystalline matrix. Lithic clasts are mainly very fine-grained, quenchtextured, feldspathic rocks that probably result from impact melting of anorthositic to gabbroic anorthositic precursors. A small percentage of the clasts are ophitic-textured mare basalts.
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 2200
Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Discovery site: Morocco
Size: 35 x 24 x 10 mm
Weight: 12.64 g
95,000 Euro
This section of NWA 2200 is an end piece, which is important because it contains a very good amount of the fusion crust on the outside of the meteorite. This meteorite has a very dark matrix with numerous white specks. Breccia consisting of coarse, greyish-to-whitish lithic and mineral clasts in a darker glassy-to-finely crystalline matrix. Lithic clasts are mainly very fine-grained, quenchtextured, feldspathic rocks that probably result from impact melting of anorthositic to gabbroic anorthositic precursors. A small percentage of the clasts are ophitic-textured mare basalts.
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. 1,963
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