[Rarebooks] FS: Signed Amelia Earhart

[Charles Agvent]

 From our new Internet-only Catalogue which has just been posted on our 
website: http://www.erols.com/agvent
It contains 57 AVIATION & SPACE items including a selection of books 
from the library of leading World War I Ace Eddie Rickenbacker, as well 
as books signed by Neil Armstrong, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, 
and Antoine Saint Exupery, and some interesting 19th century aviation 
material.

EARHART,  Amelia. 20 HRS. 40 MIN. 0UR FLIGHT IN  THE  FRIENDSHIP.
THE  AMERICAN GIRL, FIRST ACROSS THE ATLANTIC BY AIR, TELLS HER STORY.
New  York:  G. P. Putnam's Sons 1928. First Edition.  Original  maroon
cloth  with  gilt  lettering. Illustrated with  numerous  photographs.
This  copy  is  SIGNED by the famous aviator on the  half-title  page.
Earhart's  account  of  her transatlantic flight when she  became  the
FIRST  WOMAN TO TRAVEL BY AIR ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. Earhart was lost at
sea  in her attempt, shortly before her fortieth birthday in 1937,  to
become   the  first  woman  to  fly   around  the  world.  After   her
disappearance  the most extensive air and sea search in naval  history
to  date  took place. After spending $4 million and  scouring  250,000
square  miles  of  ocean  over a two-week period,  the  United  States
government  reluctantly called off the operation. Remnant of bookplate
on  the  half-title page well below the signature. Gilt a little  dull
on  the spine which is lightly frayed at the top. Very Good or better,
lacking the dustwrapper.                                      $2000.00
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