THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY CHARLES A. LINDBERGH TO ADELAIDE HOOKER MARQUAND TOGETHER WITH B. F.'S DAUGHTER BY JOHN P. MARQUAND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR

CHARLES A. LINDBERGH, JOHN P. MARQUAND

Published by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S & SONS, NEW YORK 1953 & BROWN & COMPANY, BOSTON 1946

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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. 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. 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. JACKETS DO HAVE A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT DOES SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. Seller Inventory # 0065437

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Title: THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS SIGNED & INSCRIBED ...

Publisher: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S & SONS, NEW YORK 1953 & BROWN & COMPANY, BOSTON 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition