Female pilot (1906–1980) who was the first of her gender to break the sound barrier and is said to have more aviation records and awards than any pilot in the United States. Also a close friend of Chuck Yeager and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Signed book: The Stars at Noon. First edition. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1954. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5.5 x 8.25, 274 pages. Signed on a front blank page in blue ballpoint. In fine condition, with scattered light wear and creasing to dustjacket. RRAuction COA.
