12th Oct, 2019 16:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2019

 
  Lot 92
 

BUZZ ALDRIN
Moonfire, Benedikt Taschen Verlag, Cologne 2009

Sold for €3,400


Lot details

Estimate: € 4.000–5.000

The Epic Journey of Apollo 11, limited edition book in original case with signed and numbered framed photo of Buzz Aldrin, texts by Norman Mailer, Colum McCann, and Buzz Aldrin, published for the fortieth anniversary of the landmark Apollo 11 mission, this amazing 348-page, numbered, edition no. 1716/1969, hardcover book is housed in a custom-molded white resin box with a convex plexiglas window; 15.5 x 18.5 in, with a stunning 12.7 x 15.7 in archival-quality color photograph of the famous "visor" photo of Aldrin on the moon in a 14.5 x 17.5 in plexiglass frame, book is still in original shrink wrap, the print is pristine, the custom case is excellent

Start price: €2.400