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Lot #8181
Wernher von Braun's Personal Copy of 'The Day Kennedy Died'

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Description

Wernher von Braun's personal copy of the book The Day Kennedy Died. First edition. San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 137 pages. Front pastedown bears an affixed "Alabama Space and Rocket Center, Wernher von Braun Collection" bookplate, and the half-title page features an inscription in black ballpoint, "To Dr. Wernher Von Braun, with deepest admiration to a great pioneer in Space Exploration, Marietta Maxfield." In very good condition, with toning, chipping, and soiling to dust jacket.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space & Aviation
  • Dates: #511 - Ended October 19, 2017