Published by Manuscript, Bushy Park, 1780
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Unbound. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition. One folio page 18-line handwritten document dated July 17, 1773. Signed by: North as Prime Minister; C. Townsend; C.J. Fox, Newcastle; Hardwicke; Thomas Coutts (attorney). It concerns payment to James Lord Forbes. American Revoluton; Revolutionary War; Frederick, Lord North (1732-1792). Signed by Author(s). Book.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. ("C.A. Lindbergh") in black fountain pen ink on "En Transito" Miami, Florida to Cristobal, Canal Zone, April 26, 1930. 8 1/2" x 10 7/8"; very good-fine, fresh. The Manifest for Lindbergh¿s flight from Miami to Cristobal, Canal Zone. During the years that followed his transatlantic flight, Lindbergh devoted his energies to the fledgling aviation industry. After working with the Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) to establish cross country mail and passenger service, Lindbergh joined forces with Pan-American Airways to develop air service to the Carribean and Central and South America. This first air mail flight from the Canal Zone to the U.S. took place on May 1, 1930. This document is Lindbergh¿s manifest (indicating he is carrying mail in the ballast) for the outgoing flight six days earlier. Lindbergh (1902-74), American pioneer aviator; first solo transatlantic flight (May 20-21, 1927); later consultant to Ford Motors, air carriers and Department of Defense; won Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography (1953). Signed by Author(s).