Signed book: Moon: Man’s Greatest Adventure. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, 12.5 x 15.5, 267 pages. Signed on the title page in ink and felt tip by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Harrison Schmitt, and Scott Carpenter, and by authors Wernher von Braun, Silvio A. Bedini, and Fred L. Whipple. Adjacent page features a large color image of Aldrin on the lunar surface, taken by Neil Armstrong, signed in blue ballpoint by Armstrong, and signed and inscribed ink black ink, “To Floyd Bekins, with best wishes, Buzz Aldrin.” Both signed pages are attractive and suitable for framing. Autographic condition: a few creases and edge tears to the detached signed pages, otherwise fine condition. Book condition: G-/G+. Book originates from the estate of Floyd R. Bekins, a member of the Bekins Van and Storage family, who was also interested in mining and geology and did some work for NASA. Several slips of paper are tucked into specific pages of the book which bear notations by Bekins identifying elements and minerals he believed to be present in the photos. An impressive piece linking the father of rocket science with the first two moonwalkers. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli.
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