Limited "Author's Autograph Edition" of Lindbergh's first memoir – a stunning copy in the original glassine and publisher's box.
Fine in very good box and glassine.
Price: $3,500.00
"About 7:40 A.M. the motor was started and at 7:52 I took off on the flight for Paris."
"WE" was published immediately to capture the moment of Lindbergh's success the same year of completing the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight. "WE" describes Lindbergh's early career and experiences as an aviator before the Paris flight, then provides a firsthand account of that experience. Rounding out the story is a contemporary account of Lindbergh's reception in Paris, Brussels, and London by Fitzhugh Green, along with beautifully printed illustrations. Printed on luscious handmade paper, this deluxe edition was meant for the collector's market from its very conception, an acknowledgment of the historic nature of Lindbergh's achievement.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. 9.5'' x 6.25''. Original half vellum, peach paper boards, stamped in gilt. Pictorial pastedowns, uncut edges, printed on Old Stratford Linen paper. In original glassine and box with sticker labeled "268" (matching number on limitation page). Illustrated with full-page black-and-white plates, including two pages of facsimile manuscript. [2], 308 pages. Signed by Lindbergh and the publisher on the limitation page. Publisher's printed note about the production laid in. Glassine with moderate edgewear and a few tears and chips, box with a couple spots of rubbing. Book itself beautiful.
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