Look at the Stars.
"Whoever we are, whatever we do, we must never forget that we have the power to make life an extraordinary voyage": First edition of Buzz Aldrin's Look at the Stars; signed by him
Look at the Stars.
ALDRIN, Buzz.
Item Number: 139747
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
First edition of this beautifully illustrated introduction to everything related to space by the second man to walk on the moon. Oblong quarto, original glossy pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with paintings by Wendell Minor. Signed by Buzz Aldrin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Wendell Minor.
This wonderful introduction to everything related to space begins with Copernicus and Galileo and continues through man's early attempts at flight, the development of the first rockets, America's space race with Russia, the Apollo missions, the space station and the exciting possibilities for future travel as we venture towards Mars. Buzz Aldrin's enlightening and accessible text is brought to vivid life in beautifully detailed paintings by renowned illustrator Wendell Minor, providing a concise look at the history of space exploration made to inspire young readers to look at the stars themselves.
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