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[NASA ASTRONAUTS]. [ALDRIN, Edwin E. (“Buzz", b. 1930), ass...

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[NASA ASTRONAUTS]. [ALDRIN, Edwin E. (?Buzz", b. 1930), association]. Two Books Signed by Aldrin, including: The First Lunar Landing As Told by The Astronauts. [Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office for NASA, 1970]. 4to. Illustrated. 24 pp. Original staple-bound printed wrappers (some rubbing, creasing to wrappers (especially near spine)). Very good. PRESUMED FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY ?BUZZ" ALDRIN ON THE FRONT COVER IN MARKER. This booklet was published in order to give the public a brief look into the perspective of the Apollo 11 crew. And: ALDRIN, Edwin E. ?Buzz." Reaching for the Moon. Paintings by Wendell Minor. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, [2005]. 4to. Illustrated. Publisher's binding, unclipped dust jacket. Fine. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY ALDRIN AND MINOR ON THE TITLE-PAGE. Aldrin, of course, is one of the great heroes of American space exploration, having been the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11, as well as the second human to walk on the Moon. He has a distinguished career as a pilot, astronaut, author, and humanitarian.