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Six (6) Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. (born 1930) signed items, including Apollo 11 mission photograph, first/limited edition books. 1st item: Framed Buzz Aldrin signed color satin-finish photograph depicting the lunar module Eagle maneuvering for its rendezvous with Columbia during the Apollo 11 mission. Photograph taken by Michael Collins, command module pilot, on July 21, 1969. Signed "Buzz Aldrin" lower right. Includes a Apollo 11 mission patch depicting the American bald eagle with an olive branch on the moon's surface, the Earth in the background. Also includes PSA/DNA Letter of Authentication, number AB07326, dated Tuesday, July 26, 2016 and a NovaSpace Galleries Certificate of Authenticity. Double matted and housed under glass in a black metal frame. Photograph sight – 7 5/8" H x 9 5/8" W. Patch – 3 1/8" dia. Framed – 16 7/8" H x 15 1/2" W. 2nd item: Author Signed RETURN TO EARTH, First Edition, by Colonel Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. with Wayne Warga, 1973. Published by Random House, New York. Octavo, 338 pages with lithographic frontispiece and illustrations, stated first edition, hardbound in half navy blue cloth with blindstamped cobalt blue paper sides, gilt lettering to spine, includes original pictorial price clipped dust jacket. Title page signed "Buzz Aldrin". 8 1/2" H x 6" W x 1 1/2" D. 3rd item: Author Signed THE RETURN, First Edition, by Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes, 2000. Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, New York. Octavo, 301 pages, stated first edition, hardbound with pictorial covers, includes original dust jacket. Half title page signed "Buzz Aldrin". 9 5/8" H x 6 1/2" W x 1 1/8" D. 4th item: Author Signed MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION, First Edition, by Buzz Aldrin with Ken Abraham, 2009. Published by Harmony Books, New York. Octavo, 326 pages including index and illustrations, stated first edition, hardbound with half black cloth with black paper sides, blue gilt lettering to spine, includes original pictorial dust jacket. Half title page signed "Buzz Aldrin" with JSA authentication sticker, includes JSA Basic Cert card, Number E 38465. 9 3/4" H x 6 1/2" W x 1 1/4" D. 5th item: Author Signed MEN FROM EARTH, Limited Edition Numbered 1212/1500, by Buzz Aldrin, 2005. Published by The Flat Signed Press, Nashville. Octavo, 262 gilt edged pages, hardbound in navy blue bonded leather with gilt lettering to front cover and spine, four raised hubs, yellow fabric end papers, blue ribbon bookmark. Half title page signed "Buzz Aldrin". Includes Certificate of Authenticity and a photograph of Aldrin signing a book, a large stack of books beside him. 9 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W x 1 1/4" D. 6th item: Author Signed ENCOUNTER WITH TIBER, Limited Edition Numbered 228/1500, by Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes, 2005. Published by The Flat Signed Press, Nashville. Octavo, 560 gilt edged pages, hardbound in navy blue bonded leather with gilt lettering to front cover and spine, four raised hubs, yellow fabric end papers, blue ribbon bookmark. Half title page signed "Buzz Aldrin". Includes Certificate of Authenticity and a photograph of Aldrin signing a book, a large stack of books beside him. 9 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W x 2" D. Provenance: Private Sevierville, TN collection. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall very good condition. Aldrin signature in excellent condition. Not examined outside of frame. 2nd item: Overall good condition. Aldrin signature in excellent condition. Fading to top and bottom edges of covers. Dust jacket with normal shelf wear, price clipped, 5 1/4" crease to front flap. Pages in overall very good condition with light toning. 3rd item: Overall good condition. Aldrin signature in excellent condition. Covers in overall good condition with normal shelf wear. Dust jacket with minute tears, staining, and wrinkling. Pages with some folds and staining to edges. 4th item: Overall very good condition. Aldrin signature in excellent condition. Dust jacket with normal shelf wear. Pages in overall good condition with toning. 5th item: Overall very good condition. Aldrin signature in excellent condition. Pages in overall very good condition with light toning. 6th item: Overall very good condition. Aldrin signature in excellent condition. Pages in overall very good condition with light toning.