London: Warner Books, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in 1936. New Foreword by the author, 1993. This copy is a 1994 fourth printing of the Warner trade paperback edition. Small octavo. Binding is square and firm. Lightly worn. Lightly creased at the spine. Pages a bit tan. No markings.

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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 Baron—and 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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Bookseller: Pulp & Circumstance (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000978
Title: Sagittarius Rising
Author: Lewis, Cecil
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0751509310
ISBN 13: 9780751509311
Publisher: Warner Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1994
Pages: 332
Size: 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾"
Keywords: History, Military, Personal Memoirs, Military, Aviation, World War I
Bookseller catalogs: Biography & Autobiography; History; Transportation;
X weight: 0 lbs

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