One of my prized possessions is a first edition book by Charles Lindberg titled “We”....about his life an flight to Paris where when he landed someone asked him if he was Lindberg and he said ...Oui !
But the title is We vs Oui......:o)
Found this book an many others in a box of trash headed for the burn barn when a old civil defense shelter was cleaned out.
Many other books collected in such a manner as in the frankfort arsenal set of explosives encyclopedias...an piles of old books from libary sales an auctions.
Another favorite is an old officers manual by Major Jas A. Moss, United States Army. Sixth Edition, revised in 1917.
It has handwriting in front cover that reads:
Property of E.M. Smiley.
Lots of Cavalry era tactics, gear, customs, courtesy, uniforms etc modified in 1917 with stuff like the use an carry of the 1911 sidearm.
Old books are gems of history in this era of cut an paste. Granted back then the editors an publishers could get away with such as well as the author if they wanted to yet IMO this was a time you got yer butt beat an run out of town if caught ln a lie.
Now they give liars the Nobel Peace Prize.
Its a crying shame that these books are being sent to landfills and burned! Yikes.