Moonfire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 (+) Color photograph of the famous "visor" photo of Buzz Aldrin on the moon. - [LANDMARK WORK ON THE APOLLO 11 MISSION - SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN]

Taschen, 2009. Folio (465 x 395 mm). Unopened in original plastic protection, in the original pictoral cloth binding housed in the original plastic box with a convex plexiglas window, symbolising the window on the Apollo 11 Command Module. The present copy is number 1646 out of 1969.The accompanying photograph (323 x 400 mm), part of the work and also numbered 1646 out of 1969, in plexiglass frame (368 x 445 mm) of the famous "visor" photo of Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Signed by Aldrin on verso. Housed in the original numbered cardboard-case.Very light wear to the cardbard-case, otherwise essentially in untouched, mint condition. A magnificent copy in very fine condition, limited to just 1,969 copies - symbolizing the year of the moon landing - issued for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. The edition unites Norman Mailer?s monumental reportage, first published as ?A Fire on the Moon? in Life magazine in 1969, with one of Taschen?s most ambitious photographic restoration projects. Moonfire is richly illustrated with images from the archives of NASA, Life magazine and numerous other sources. Published as part of the publication is the iconic photograph showing lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin standing on the surface of the Moon. Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, who took the photograph and the lunar module, is reflected in Aldrin?s visor. Widely regarded as the definitive image of the mission - and of space travel in general - it remains one of the most celebrated and well known photographs of the 20th century.…