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New York: The Viking Press, 1944. Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, gilt illustration to upper cover, xiv, vi, 175 pp. Very Good, with sunning to edges and former-owner bookplate; in a Good dust jacket with edgewear with includes light chipping. From dust jacket: The great story of aviation and the direction in which it is going is the story of our future -- a future which will be written in terms of either winged peace or winged death. It’s a story which few men could tell with the authority and conviction of ‘Billy’ Bishop. Bishop learned aviation the hard way. In the cockpit of a World War I flying crate he became the greatest Allied ace by destroying 72 German aircraft. In the years between the wars, he remained actively interested in aviation -- both military and commercial -- and kept a wary eye on the growing air might of Germany, which he was sure we would have to fight again. When World War II broke, Canada became the heart of Britain’s air-training and… Read More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1944. 175pp. with a few illustrations. Small red checkmark and an erasure mark on the front free endpaper, soiling/creasing from page handling, light soil to outer edges and the rear endpapers have been marred with a previous owners abstract notation (pictured). Boards have edge wear, bump wear, light soiling and fading to the spine/edges. Actual book for sale pictured. A reading copy. 15.2 x 22.2 x 2.2cm, wt650g. First Edition. Hard Cover. G/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1944. 176 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Faint sunning to bottom edges; spine ends bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ light edge wear; tiny chips to corners and spine ends. Illust. w/ b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Viking Press, 1944-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.8179 in x 23.1724 in x 16.6773 in. Viking Press, New York, 1944 1st Edition. 8vo. 175pp. Photo-illus. Hardcover. Book condition: Very Good in Good, unclipped, edge worn & age toned dj. Age toned boards with water mark to bottom corners of boards but not affecting text block. Prev. owner's details on ffep. Binding firm, text and images bright.