Dinsmore Ely: One Who Served

Dinsmore Ely

Published by A.C. McClurg, Chicago, 1919

About this Item

Uncommon 1919 collection of letters and poems of Second Lieutenant Dinsmore Ely, American war hero shot down over France while serving with the Lafayette Flying Corps (specifically the Lafayette Escadrille). Ely was bestowed the honor of being buried in Versailles. THIS COPY, WHICH INCLUDES ITS VERY SCARCE DUSTJACKET, IS WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES OWEN ELY (DINSMORE ELY'S FATHER), WHO WROTE THE BOOK'S PRELUDE. The book is solid and VG+ in its brown cloth, with crisp, unflecked gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Glued-on postcard showing a photo of Dinsmore Ely's gravesite at Versailles on the front pastedown, pasted-on 1919 newspaper article about Dinsmore Ely at the 2nd blank endpaper, another related newspaper article glued-on at the rear pastedown. Light offsetting as well along several of the preliminaries but the book remains tight and very clean. And in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of chipping along the front panel's top-edge. 12mo, a wonderful --and unusual-- piece of early 20th century Americana. Seller Inventory # 14829

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dinsmore Ely: One Who Served

Publisher: A.C. McClurg, Chicago

Publication Date: 1919

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition