Soviet Air force major, Gagarin was the first human to fly in space and orbit the earth in April 1961. He was killed in a plane crash in 1968.Signed book: The Road to Space, Gagarin’s autobiography, in Russian. The book is filled with photographs depicting different stages in the cosmonaut’s life along with the text. Published in Russia: 1961. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.25 x 8, 175 pages. Signed in blue ink on the first free end page. In very good condition, with a few areas of trivial soiling to some pages, the original owner’s name on a free end page, sunning to the spine and wear to the dust cover. COA Ken Havekotte and R&R COA.