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Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon (SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN)
by Buzz Aldrin; Ken Abraham
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- NF/NF
- ISBN 10
- 0307463451
- ISBN 13
- 9780307463456
- Seller
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Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harmony Books, 2009. Early reprint. NF/NF. Hardcover book complete in its original printed dust jacket (unclipped). 25 cm. 326 pages. Color illustrations at the center of the book. This copy has been signed by the author directly on the half title page. The book is in near fine condition. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping to the dust jacket.
Synopsis
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts BUZZ ALDRIN and Neil Armstrong landed their lunar module on the Sea of Tranquillity and became the first humans to walk on the moon. Aldrin has since been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and more than fifty other awards and medals from the United States and other countries. He holds a doctorate in astronautics from MIT. Since retiring from the U.S. Air Force and NASA, Dr. Aldrin has remained at the forefront of efforts to ensure a continued leading role for America in manned space exploration. He founded a rocket design company, Starcraft Boosters, Inc., and the ShareSpace Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to opening the doors to space tourism for all people. Buzz and his wife, Lois, live in Los Angeles. KEN ABRAHAM is a New York Times bestselling author, known around the world for his collaborations with celebrities and high-profile public figures.
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- Bookseller
- JNBookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5127
- Title
- Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon (SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN)
- Author
- Buzz Aldrin; Ken Abraham
- Book Condition
- Used - NF/NF
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early reprint
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0307463451
- ISBN 13
- 9780307463456
- Publisher
- Harmony Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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