Norman Mailer, Moonfire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 Book

A larger-than-life edition befitting the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing, pairing the iconic writing of Norman Mailer with the surprisingly intimate photographs of Ralph Morse, limited to 1969 copies. It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century. On July 20, 1969 three men, Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins heeded the call of President John F. Kennedy to land a man on the moon. Two men captured the men, the mood, and the machinery: Mailer and Morse. Given access to America space program, Morse spent fifteen years using inventive photography to explain the astronauts and the space flights to LIFEs readers. Selected from over 10,000 photographs from the LIFE vault, utilizing state of the art digital technology to restore the original photographic materials to the highest standards. The results of this effort create unparalleled intensity and range in the colors, and exquisite tone and density within the duotone images. Printed on archival-quality paper.