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1953 Spirit of St Louis Inscribed 1st Ed by Charles Lindbergh + Related Items (1 of 5)
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1953 Spirit of St Louis Inscribed 1st Ed by Charles Lindbergh + Related Items

REF: ES1739 / LA502125
£1,750
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Description
The Spirit of St. Louis By Charles A. Lindbergh Published by Charles Scribner's & Sons, New York. First Edition, First Printing Signed & Inscribed by Charles A. Lindbergh Together With B. F.'s Daughter By. John P. Marquand Published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston 1946. First Edition, First Printing & Inscribed by the Author. The Spirit of St. Louis Has a Pre-publication Inscription on Title Page by Charles Lindbergh to Adelaide Hooker Marquand [second Wife of the Author John P. Marquand & Descendant of Thomas Hooker] Included is B,F,'s Daughter by John Marquand & Inscribed by the Author to Front Endpaper With a Postcard From 1963 Addressed to Mrs J. P .marquand & an Italian Type Written Letter Dated 1924 Signed by John Marquand. Both Books Are Hardbacks With the Original Dust Jackets. Each Book Measure Approx 9 X 6 Inches An Interesting Collection With Lindbergh & Marquand Having Ties to the American First Committee [Pro German Movement in America During Ww2] The Spirit of St Louis Comes Direct From a Female Employee Who Worked for Adelaide Marquand During the Early 1960's & This Copy Has Never Been Offered for Sale. During Her Time of Employment Adelaide Marquand Died. Shortly Afterwards the Employee Was Given Permission by the Family to Chose a Book as a Remembrance of Adelaide Marquand & the Lindbergh Was Chosen.
measurements
Height:
9 in
Width:
6 in
declaration
Elder Books & Collectables has clarified that the 1953 Spirit of St Louis Inscribed 1st Ed by Charles Lindbergh + Related Items (LA502125) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1953 & 1946
condition
The Lindbergh Has Some Minor Chipping & Creases to Edges of Jacket, Closed Tear to Rear of Jacket, Very Slight Fading to Cloth on Edges of Boards & Tips of Spine, Very Occasional Minor Mark to Pages, Overall a Very Good Copy & Mostly Clean Internally. The B,F,'s Daughter Has Substantial Loss to Jacket With Several Small Holes & Tears, Endpapers & Page Margins Browned, Very Occasional Pencil Line to Margins, Child's Drawing to Rear Endpaper, Overall a Very Good Copy in a Fair-good Jacket. Jackets Do Have a Clear Removable Covering That Does Show Some Reflections in Images
location
This 1953 Spirit of St Louis Inscribed 1st Ed by Charles Lindbergh + Related Items is located in Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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