Gift from the Sea

New York: Pantheon, 1955 First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue cloth-backed tan paper-covered boards, with red shells and blue lettering to front board, and spine lettered in white; in its original pictorial blue, white, and yellow dust jacket designed by George W. Thomson, lettered in white and pink. Good book, with front free endpaper lacking (1-inch stub is present), light rubbing to spine, a hint of staining to front board, and top corners of boards worn to boards; good clipped dust jacket, with some chipping to spine ends, some rubbing and toning to spine, some staining to front panel and rear flap fold, and moderate edgewear with some closed tears to top edges of panels. Overall, a sturdy copy. In this seminal feminist work, and fore runner to the inspirational book genre, Anne Lindbergh meditates on profound questions related to inner peace and harmony. She explores five aspects of a woman's life, each of which is suggested by a different shell from the beach, namely the whelk shell, moon shell, double sunrise, oyster shell, and argonauta. In addition to writing, Anne Lindbergh was a highly accomplished aviator - she became the first woman to obtain a glider pilot's license in 1930 and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1979. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Dust Jacket Included.