"And the Moon came nearer..."
July 2009
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the greatest scientific expedition of the modern era, the first manned landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969. To commemorate Apollo 11's historic mission, TASCHEN proudly presents Norman Mailer's MOONFIRE: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11.
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the greatest scientific expedition of the modern era, the first manned landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969. To commemorate Apollo 11's historic mission, TASCHEN proudly presents Norman Mailer's MOONFIRE: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11.
Norman Mailer, MoonFire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11
Hardcover in a box + framed print, 36.5 x 44 cm (14.4 x 17.3 in.), 350 pages
$ 1000.00
$ 1000.00
"A Moby-Dick of space... the gift of a genius." — New York magazine. Limited to 1969 copies in two editions. Both include a Plexiglas-framed, archival-quality, numbered photographic print of the most iconic shot from the lunar surface, signed by Buzz Aldrin. The Lunar Rock edition—12 copies numbered 1958–1969—also contains a genuine piece of Moon rock—the rarest mineral on Earth—encased in a special design by Marc Newson.
Buzz Aldrin and Benedikt Taschen with 'MOONFIRE: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11'