In The Attic: Antique Book- We by Charles Lindbergh

You never know what treasures are hiding In The Attic (or basement for that matter!). Every Friday, In The Attic will feature a treasure I find on the hunt or will share from other antique lovers who have questions about or find something interesting in research. Feel free to comment or email if you would like YOUR neat finds featured! Samantha@lakecountrycollectables.com

This week in In The Attic (a day early as to preserve the upcoming long holiday weekend) to acknowledge the bibliophiles amongst us. If you knew me well enough to have ever been in my home, you'd know that I believe one thing defines a home- BOOKS! Although, it is with great remorse that I cannot have an unlimited library like some sort of Disney's Belle-like princess...I'm quite happy to collect what antique books that I AM able to find and this week's feature is one of them along with the ongoing questions you'll soon come to know me by!

So this week is a 1st edition, 4th impression of the 1927 Charles Lindbergh book "We"... a story of his flight across the Atlantic, released within just 57 days after the historic flight took place and including his beliefs at the time of the future of aviation!

Here are some online links to this common antique book!

As you can see, they are not worth a whole lot due to the fact that it was basically an all-time bestseller of its' day! But think about it: television and internet haven't been invented yet- our main source of such amazing life experiences was based off reading of authors whom excelled in their field.

Now, as for history on this piece, at the time of purchase it was a reasonable investment based on background research of the book (around 2013)...at that point the book wasn't widely available via this global marketplace and product value was high. It was purchased in Coldwater, Ontario from Kijiji for my personal collection but stems the following questions:

1) How many hours have we lost in this current society of educational-based reading
2) Why can't I find another 1st edition 4th impression or earlier impression?

I believe my research skills might need some help!!

As always, I'm looking for features and audience contributions of what neat finds you have! Be sure to email your finds and questions to Samantha@lakecountrycollectables.com

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for next weeks "In The Attic" unique finds!