Description: Signed book: ‘WE.’ Special author's autograph edition, limited issue, numbered 941/1000. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Hardcover with scarce glassine dust jacket, 6.75 x 10.25, 308 pages. Signed on the colophon in fountain pen, "Charles A. Lindbergh." The book includes its original publisher’s note, an original photo of Lindbergh in Paris, 8-page booklet, and half of its blue presentation box. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG+/G, with losses to the glassine jacket. This beautiful book is accompanied by a ticket stub for Lindbergh’s famed reception in New York’s City Hall Plaza on June 13, 1927, (the same day he was honored with a ticker tape parade), a flown ‘WE’ commemorative cover from Peoria Post No. 2 American Legion, with two stamped horseshoe cachets reading “Lindbergh Again Flies the Airmail,” postmarked in Peoria, Illinois, on February 21, 1928. Following his 1927 solo transatlantic flight, Lindbergh used his newfound fame to advance aviation however he could — Lindbergh flew a series of special airmail flights over his old route on February 20 and February 21, 1928, to raise awareness of the airmail service. Lindbergh and two other pilots flew between St. Louis and Chicago, with each piece of mail they carried receiving this special 'horseshoe' stamp. The demand for these covers was so high that three planes were needed to carry it all, but the Post Office Department assured everyone that Lindbergh at least took each plane for a trip around the airfield, so each piece of mail got flown by him. Also included is a rare, original 6 1/2 x 9" Lindbergh photograph. Hundreds of thousands of Parisians lined the Champs Elysee on May 26th, 1927, as U.S. Ambassador to France Myron Herrick, Pierre Godin Paris Municipal Council President and Paris Police Prefect Jean Chiappe join Charles Lindbergh in the limousine as they head to the famed Hotel de Ville for a reception. (The photo is in near fine condition with a small crease in the lower left corner and a few spots along with some writing in pencil on the back). Overall, a very desirable collection of Lindbergh memorabilia including a signed copy of 'WE'.
Price: 1995 USD
Location: Chester, Vermont
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York & London
Signed: Yes
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Year Printed: 1927
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Limited Edition, Signed, Signed by the Author & Publisher
Author: Charles Lindbergh
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Aviation
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: Charles Lindbergh Books
