The Spirit of St. Louis.
The Spirit of St. Louis; Warmly Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh; In exceptional condition
The Spirit of St. Louis.
LINDBERGH, Charles A.
$3,000.00
Item Number: 147812
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953.
First edition, early printing of Lindbergh’s autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “To J. Carlton Ward, Jr. With deep appreciation Charles A. Lindbergh.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Winner of the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography, this is Charles Lindbergh’s riveting account of the first nonstop flight between the United States and Europe he undertook in 1927. "At its exciting best, this book keeps the reader cockpit close to a rare adventure" (Time).
