We; The famous flier's own story of his life and his transatlantic flight, together with his views on the future of aviation
by Lindbergh, Charles A
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York - London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First Edition, 9th Impression. Very Good. [August], [8.25x5.75in], 318 pp., frontispiece image of Lindbergh and plane, 23 plates with 47 images; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt lines at top and bottom of front with illustration of "Spirit of St. Louis" plane on front, light blue pictorial patterned end papers of repeat illustrations of plane, all edges trimmed; No dust jacket or slipcase as issued; Some shelf wear of soiling and rubbing to edges, corners and surfaces, small splits and fraying to top and bottom of spine; spine slightly darken with fainted gilt, front and back hinges loose, but holding; ink signature of prior owner, Virginia Marsden Black, on front end paper and San Francisco "The White House" bookseller label on back end paper. Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) was a US air mail pilot that gained fame as the first to fly alone nonstop from New York to Paris in 1927. This was a great achievement in the technology and other advances in aircraft design and won for Linbergh the Orteig Prize of $25,000 ($360,000 equivalent).
This event propelled him to celebrity. Also a well know inventor, explorer and environmentalist. In the late 1930's and prior to the US entry into the World War, he was a spokesman for the American First Committee that promoted nonintervention and antiwar organization that was also pro-german.
This event propelled him to celebrity. Also a well know inventor, explorer and environmentalist. In the late 1930's and prior to the US entry into the World War, he was a spokesman for the American First Committee that promoted nonintervention and antiwar organization that was also pro-german.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13693
- Title
- We; The famous flier's own story of his life and his transatlantic flight, together with his views on the future of aviation
- Author
- Lindbergh, Charles A
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 9th Impression
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York - London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Air Flight, Transatlantic, Spirit of St. Louis
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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