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The Spirit of St. Louis.: Den förste atlantflygaren berätter.
by LINDBERGH, Charles A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Stockholm: Albert Bonnier,, 1954. Conquest of the air First edition in Swedish, signed limited issue, number 7 of an unstated edition signed by the author, with the limitation page printed ad personam for the Swedish state secretary Olle Karleby. The Spirit of St. Louis is Lindbergh's most famous book, containing the account of his record-breaking solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic. For this feat, Lindbergh won the Medal of Honor and was Time's first Man of the Year. This book, published over two decades after the flight, added a Pulitzer Prize to his accolades and was well received: "this is a frank and fascinating autobiography that destroys the myth of the phlegmatic, nerveless airman impervious to doubt and to the uncertainties that plague lesser mortals... Lindbergh writes as well as he flies" (Reynolds). The Spirit of St. Louis was originally published in the UK and New York the previous year. Karleby (1918-1994) served in the Swedish defence ministry, later becoming the deputy managing director of Skandinaviske Banken and the managing director of Hansa insurance. Octavo. Publisher's light blue morocco by Nylen and Co., spine with raised bands, gilt-lettered direct, front cover with gilt vignette of airplane and gilt signature of Lindbergh, gilt inner dentelles and edges. Half-tone portrait frontispiece of Lindbergh, 3 similar plates illustrated recto and verso, maps and diagrams in the text at end. Top of covers lightly sunned, slight marks to fore-edge, minor marginal toning. A near-fine copy. Quentin Reynolds, "The Bold Victory of a Man Alone", New York Times, 20 May 1927.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169490
- Title
- The Spirit of St. Louis.
- Author
- LINDBERGH, Charles A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Stockholm: Albert Bonnier,
- Date Published
- 1954
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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