THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS, INSCRIBED BY CHARLES LINDBERGH

LINDBERGH, Charles A. The Spirit of St. Louis. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Octavo, original silver-stamped blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. $4500.

First trade edition, early printing of this "rare adventure," inscribed on the title page, "To William and Helen Miller with deep appreciation and best wishes. Charles A Lindbergh March, 1954."

Winner of the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography, this is Lindbergh's riveting account of the first nonstop flight between the United States and Europe he undertook in 1927. "At its exciting best, this book keeps the reader cockpit close to a rare adventure" (Time). The 25-year-old Lindbergh was awarded both the French Legion of Honor and the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for his trailblazing flight. Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs, double-page map of the flight, and mechanical diagrams of the plane. Early printing, without an "A" on the copyright page but inscribed within a year of the first printing.

Book fine, bright dust jacket with minor toning along edges, small faint stain to rear panel, closed tear to spine. A near-fine copy.