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Magnificent Desolation

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Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: As New
Edition: Signed Edition
Size: 8vo; Signed by Author
Publisher: Easton Press, 2009, Norwalk, CT

[Book #15668]

A special Limited Edition, SIGNED by author and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap;

"I slowly allowed my eyes to drink the unusual majesty of the moon. In its starkness and monochromatic hues, it was indeed beautiful. But it was a different sort of beauty than I had ever before seen. Magnificent, I thought, Magnificent Desolation" (from the dustjacket of the trade edition). The autobiography of the second man on the moon published 40 years after the first landing.

Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, raised bands, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability
Price: $240.00

Author Bio 

Aldrin, Buzz
Buzz Aldrin (born January 20, 1930 as Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.). American pilot and astronaut who landed the Lunar Module of Apollo 11, the first ever landing on the Moon, July 20, 1969. He was the second person to set foot on the Moon, after Mission Commander Neil Armstrong. In March 1972, Aldrin retired from active duty after 21 years of service.

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