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Hillary Richard

The Last Enemy. [Fifth Impression.] IN FULL MOROCCO

Macmillan, 1942

423,20 €

Island Books

(Devon, Royaume-Uni)

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Détails

Année
1942
Auteur
Hillary Richard
Éditeurs
Macmillan
Thème
aviation, ww2, wwii, raf, royal air force, fighter command, battle of britain, spitfires, guinea pig club, mcindoe, hillary, richard hillary
Langues
Anglais

Description

8vo., Fifth Impression; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with 'propeller' motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published four months after the first edition. Arguably the finest account of the Battle of Britain by a British fighter pilot. Hillary flew Spitfires out of Hornchurch with 603 Squadron and claimed five victories before being badly burned over the North Sea. An early member of the Guinea Pig Club, he was treated by McIndoe and returned to duty, but was killed shortly after in a training accident. The work was many times reprinted, but early issues are scarce. The US title is 'Falling Through Space'. Enser, p.157
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