Rare novelty ABC commemorating Charles Lindbergh's historic 1927 solo transatlantic flight.
Very good.
Price: $1,200.00
"C is for Courage, / For never alone / Across the Atlantic/ Had anyone flown."
This flight was one of the most celebrated technical achievements of the 20th century. Lindbergh had pioneered airmail routes in the 1920s, and was able to secure backers from St. Louis (hence his plane's name) to make the attempt to win the race for the Orteig Prize for the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris. The flight took 33.5 hours (during which Lindbergh could not sleep), and Lindbergh was immediately celebrated on an international scale. Novelty items like this, ephemeral and rare today, indicate the extent of Lindbergh's stardom after one of the greatest feats of the Jazz Age.
Arlington, California: Mabel H. Thomas, 1928. 10.75'' x 8.25''. Original saddle-stapled color pictorial wrappers. Illustrated in black and white and in color. [8] pages. A number of careful repairs to spine and edges of leaves. Some marginal dampstaining, moderate toning.
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