Gift From The Sea: An Answer to the Conflicts In Our Lives.

LINDBERGH, Anne Morrow.

$3,000.00

Item Number: 144533

New York: Pantheon, 1955.

First edition of this modern inspirational classic. Octavo, original half blue cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Elizabeth and Walter Barky from Anne Lindbergh March 1955.” Additionally signed by Anne Morrow Lindbergh on the title page. The recipient, Walter Bartky was an American educator and mathematician. After receiving a Ph.D. from the university, he served on its faculty in the astronomy department. In 1943 he became associate dean of the University of Chicago’s Division of Physical Sciences. During the Manhattan Project, Bartky served as the Metallurgical Laboratory’s associate director. Bartky was a signatory of the Szilard Petition. In 1945, he accompanied Leo Szilard and Harold Urey to present a memorandum to future Secretary of State James F. Byrnes that warned of the dangers of a nuclear arms race. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrations by George W. Thompson. An excellent inscription, rare and desirable signed.

"Anne Lindbergh wrote about balancing personal needs, social expectations, and obligations to family and community in her most popular and enduring work, Gift from the Sea Her lyrical writing style, intimate tone, and precise observations were praised by the likes of Sinclair Lewis and Alexander Woollcott" (ANB).