OF A FIRE ON THE MOON
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1970. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. A book-length description of NASA's early years and the society that produced it in Mailer's floridly imaginative reporting style; edgeworn, boards slightly loose, fep missing; black dustjacket shows considerable wear at edges, corners and spine, with tape mark under author's name on front panel. A reading copy.
Synopsis
For many, the moon landing was the defining event of the twentieth century. So it seems only fitting that Norman Mailer—the literary provocateur who altered the landscape of American nonfiction—wrote the most wide-ranging, far-seeing chronicle of the Apollo 11 mission. A classic chronicle of America’s reach for greatness in the midst of the Cold War, Of a Fire on the Moon, compiles the reportage Mailer published between 1969 and 1970 in Life magazine: gripping firsthand dispatches from inside NASA’s clandestine operations in Houston and Cape Kennedy; technical insights into the magnitude of their awe-inspiring feat; and prescient meditations that place the event in human context as only Mailer could.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001238
- Title
- OF A FIRE ON THE MOON
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION, NASA, SPACE EXPLORATION, FLORIDA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Literature; Essays; Science;
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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