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Adelaide: Rigby. 1980. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Lower corners a trifle bumped. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xi, 228 pages. Autobiography of legendary Australian aviator, Harry Purvis. . Reprint. Hardback.
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- Title Outback Airman
- Author harry purvis with Joan priest
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Rigby, Adelaide
- Date 1979
- ISBN 9780727010643
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Rigby, Adelaide, 1979. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Near Fine. AVIATION Pioneer Australian pilot who flew with such legends as Charles Kingsford Smith (with whom he went on barnstorming trips around the country in the Southern Cross), searched for Lasseter's lost reef, opened a new air route between Australia and South America, landed in Hiroshima soon after the bombing and in China searching for pig bristles, served out WWII in the RAAF and finally flew tourists to the Pacific Islands and Ayers Rock. With over 25000 flying hours his reminiscences provide a rare insight into the characteristics and characters of pioneering flight in Australia.xi,228p., [16]p. of plates ; 22cm. #150123 First Edition Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at…
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Adelaide: Rigby, 1979. xi, 228pp, bw ills. Or bright blue cloth in jacket. Very light toning to endpapers. Very slight edge wear to jacket, fading to spine, minor foxing to page edges. Biography of a pioneer Australian pilot who flew with such legends as Charles Kingsford Smith (with whom he went on barnstorming trips around the country in the Southern Cross), searched for Lasseter's lost reef, opened a new air route between Australia and South America, landed in Hiroshima soon after the bombing and in China searching for pig bristles, served out WWII in the RAAF and finally flew tourists to the Pacific Islands and Ayers Rock. With over 25000 fltying hours his reminiscences provide a rare insight into the charateristics and characters of pioneering flight in Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Adelaide: Rigby. 1980. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xi, 228 pages. Autobiography of legendary Australian aviator, Harry Purvis. . Reprint. Hardback.
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