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November 15, 2015 11:00 AMCalender
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Chaffee, Roger Bruce (1935-1967) Childhood Book with Signature.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2865BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 15, 2015 11:00AM

Description:

Chaffee, Roger Bruce (1935-1967) Childhood Book with Signature.
R. Sidney Brown's Dave Dawson on the Russian Front, Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, [1943]; part of the War Adventure series; with Chaffee's signature on ffep; the book browned throughout, on brittle paper; 8 x 5 1/4 in.
Chaffee was a NASA astronaut who died on January 27, 1967, along with fellow astronauts Gus Grissom and Edward H. White during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy in Florida.
Estimate $200-300


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Keywords

Roger Bruce, Dave Dawson, Edward H. White, R. Sidney Brown, Akron