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Sagittarius Rising
por Lewis, Cecil
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Very Good++
- Livreiro
-
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
The First UK printing published by Peter Davies, London in 1936. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Some very light ghosting to the spine. Mild toning and spotting to the text block. Light spotting to the prelims. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is in Very Good++ or better condition. First state wrapper with the price of '8/6 net' to the lower front flap. Some very slight loss to the upper spine. Mild toning to the spine. The wrapper artwork is striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The classic account of First World War aviation. Extremely elusive as the first issue with the wrapper. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Sinopse
A memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of War Horse and the charm of The Little Prince A singular, lyrical book, Sagittarius Rising is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I. Cecil Lewis lied his way into the British Army’s Royal Flying Corps at age sixteen and was ordered to a squadron on the Western Front only a year later. At the time, flying was so new that designers hadn’t even decided on basic mechanics such as how many wings a plane should have. Despite this, Lewis mastered virtually every kind of single-engine plane in the RFC, going on to excel in active duty and even to dogfight the Red Baronand live to tell the tale. Full of infectious charm and written with the prose and pacing of a novel, Sagittarius Rising beautifully recounts Lewis’s harrowing exploits in the sky alongside his wild times of partying and chasing girls while on leave in London. His coming-of-age story is unlike any other WWI memoir you’ve read before.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 125809
- Título
- Sagittarius Rising
- Autor
- Lewis, Cecil
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good++
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First UK Printing
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Peter Davies, London
- Local de publicação
- UK
- Data de publicação
- 1936
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- Aviation, Lewis, Sagittarius, WW1
Termos da venda
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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Sobre o Vendedor
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Sobre Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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- Text Block
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- Fine
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