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Price: US$795.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An Inscribed copy of Charles Lindbergh's detailed account of the planning and execution of his historic solo flight across the Atlantic piloting "The Spirit of St. Louis." Inscribed by Charles Lindbergh to a previous owner on the title page. Blue cloth, 562 pages including an appendix section with photos, flight log and engineering data. A later printing. The book has a bit of tanning of the page edges and light edge wear. The dust jacket has a clipped corner on the front flap although an original price remains intact. The dust jacket Has heavy rubbing at the edges of the spine and chips at both the top and bottom of the spine.
Seller: M.S. Books, Salisbury, MD, U.S.A.
Charles Lindbergh. The Spirit of St. Louis. Scribner, 1953.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Lindbergh inscribed to previous owner and signed 1955 Scribner reprint in lightly shelf worn price clipped jacket. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$1050.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SIGNED by Charles Lindbergh on special presentation page. Presentation Edition in red cloth published 1953. Number 211 of this edition, bearing the First Issue point of Scribner's "A" on the copyright page. No text markings noted; binding slightly skewed. Generally mild wear.
Seller: Alplaus Books, Alplaus, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This book is in good condition. There are no bookplates, signatures or markings of any kind. The silver lettering and decoration to the spine and front cover is bright and unrubbed. The pages are free of any foxing. There is a very light stain to the bottom right corner. This is #200 of the Limited Edition, signed by its author Chalres Lindbergh. A rare find in any condition.
Seller: The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Lindbergh, Charles A.. Spirit of St. Louis.. Scribner's, 1953., 1953.
Price: US$1290.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st ed. A on CR page. 562p. Photos. Blue cloth. In mylar. Jacket priced. SIGNED & inscribed "To Hurbert Allard ,With appreciation and best wishes" on the title page. Near Fine/Near Fine Copy
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
LINDBERGH, Charles. The Spirit of St. Louis. Scribner's, 1953.
Price: US$2200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED Charles Lindbergh Presentation Edition of The Spirit of St. Louis, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953, bearing the First Issue point of Scribner's "A" on the copyright page. Signed by Lindbergh in black fountain pen on the presentation page, Charles A. Lindbergh, with number 446 noted in the limited edition of only 1000 copies. Lindbergh won the Pulitzer Prize for this account of his successful attempt of the New York-Paris flight that had claimed the lives of six pilots before him. With illustrated endpapers and photos throughout, bound in red cloth boards with silver lettering, the book measures 5.75" x 8.5'' and runs 561pp. This copy is accompanied by the original first edition pictorial dustjacket, evidently supplied by the previous owner. In Near Fine condition with no writings, bookplates, or markings of any kind. Book #Pv2303. $2200. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$2400.00 + shipping
Description: The first trade edition, SIGNED BY LINDBERGH on the title page: "With best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh." Very good plus with slight shelf wear and a trace of soiling to the fore-edge; interior clean and unmarked. In a very good plus dust jacket ($5.00 price intact) with light wear at the spine ends and corners, and a couple of small stains and tiny clear tape repairs to the reverse (not visible from the exterior). An excellent signed copy of Lindbergh's famous book. Copies of the first trade edition signed by Lindbergh are much less common than the signed "Presentation Edition," of which 1,000 copies were issued.
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
LINDBERGH, CHARLES A.. THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, NY, 1953.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: PRESENTATION EDITION # 802 OF 1,000. RED CLOTH BOARDS WITH MYLAR DJ. OWNER'S NAME TO FFEP.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Lindbergh, Charles A.. THE SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS. NY Scribner's 1953, 1953.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Edition, Fine in About Fine D.J. with a few short tears, INSCRIBED by Lindbergh a month before publication: " To Richard M. Rogers with best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh.August 1953" Publication date is Sept. 14th" (H1-4)
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
LINDBERGH, Charles. THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1953.
Price: US$3125.00 + shipping
Description: Red cloth with silver lettering and decorations. The special Presentation Edition of the First Edition of Lindbergh's SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS issued in an unstated limitation of 1000 copies. This is Copy #672 SIGNED in full by the author. Fine in a Very Good original glassine with a short closed tear at the front and paper remnants adhered at the rear
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Lindbergh, Charles A.. The Spirit of St. Louis. Scribner's, 1953.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. This copy is SIGNED by Charles Lindbergh. This "Presentation Edition" was limited to 1000 copies printed. The book is in wonderful condition and has the First Issue point with the Scribner's "A" printed on the copyright page. The binding is tight with light wear to the boards. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a nice copy SIGNED by the author with the ORIGINAL acetate cover.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
LINDBERGH, Charles A.. The Spirit of St. Louis.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1953.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Description: xiv, 562 pp. Illustrated. 8vo, publisher's red cloth stamped in silver. First edition; Presentation Edition; Copy Number 700, signed by Charles A. Lindbergh and with a grateful and friendly inscription by Lindbergh on the title page, October, 1953. A fine copy. With two Lindbergh commemorative stamps laid in.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Lindbergh, Charles A. The Spirit of St. Louis.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1953.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Lindbergh's autobiographical account about the events leading up to and including his 1927 solo trans-Atlantic flight. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author a month before the date of publication on the title page, "To Walter and Elizabeth Bartky With best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh August, 1953 Publication date is Sept. 14th." The recipient, Walter Bartky was an American educator and mathematician and friend of the Lindberghs. After receiving a Ph.D. from the university, he served on its faculty in the astronomy department. In 1943 he became associate dean of the University of Chicagoâs Division of Physical Sciences. During the Manhattan Project, Bartky served as the Metallurgical Laboratoryâs associate director. Bartky was a signatory of the Szilard Petition. In 1945, he accompanied Leo Szilard and Harold Urey to present a memorandum to future Secretary of State James F. Byrnes that warned of the dangers of a nuclear arms race. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light shelfwear. An exceptional signed example. Winner of the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography, this is Charles Lindberghs 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).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Lindbergh, Charles A.. The Spirit of St. Louis. Scribner's, 1953.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the Scribner's "A" printed on the copyright page. A magnificent copy authentically SIGNED by Charles Lindbergh. This special edition was limited to only 1000 copies printed. The book is in excellent condition bound in the ORIGINAL Red material from the publisher. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The book appears UNREAD. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy SIGNED by the author. Includes a beautiful acetate cover to protect the book.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.