Charles A. Lindbergh Inscribed First Edition of "Of Flight and Life" (1948)

Title page of Of Flight and Life inscribed by Charles A. Lindbergh to his friend Donald Hall in August 1948. — Charles A. Lindbergh Inscribed First Edition of "Of Flight and Life" (1948) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A deeply personal literary artifact from the Donald A. Hall Estate Collection: the inscribed title page of the August 1948 first edition of Charles A. Lindbergh's philosophical work Of Flight and Life. Hand-inscribed by the author twenty-one years after their historic achievement in San Diego, the inscription reads: "To Donald Hall with best wishes from his friend Charles A. Lindbergh August 1948". The inscription serves as enduring documentary evidence of the lifelong friendship and mutual respect between the transatlantic pilot and his Chief Engineer.