1936 High Failure Solo Along the Arctic Air Route John Grierson Illus 1st

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Subject:Travel & Exploration
Topic:None
Original/Facsimile:Original
Binding:Cloth
Publisher:William Hodge & Company LTD
Special Attributes:1st Edition
Place of Publication:London
Year Printed:1936
Author:John Grierson
Language:English
Illustrator:Not Stated

Click here to see our other books! High Failure Solo Along the Arctic Air Route John Grierson 1936 William Hodge & Company LTD : London 9″ by 6″ xii, 305pp SUMMARY A thrilling account of John Grierson’s problematic long-distance flight from Britain to Canada. Rare in the dustwrapper. First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers’ Original Binding,Very Scarce,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. John Grierson was a long distance pilot, who was the first solo pilot to fly from Great Britain, via Greenland, to Canada. This first hand account tells of his crash in Iceland, and of his second, successful attempt. With an introduction by the German aviator Wolfgang von Gronau, who was known for his tremendous long distance flights. With a frontispiece and a further twenty-nine plates, containing fifty one photographs. Collated; complete. CONDITION In the original publishers cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light spotting to the boards, however not that prominent due to pattern of boards. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Minor marking to the rear board. Front hinge slight strained but firm. Small amount of offsetting to the recto of the front endpaper, and to the verso of the rear endpaper. Stamp to the top edge, ‘Supplied for the Public Service’, and light spotting to the edges. Dustwrapper has some edgewear and fading to the spine. Minor mark to the fly-leaves, and light scattered spotting to the rear fly-leaf. Tear to the rear joint and spine, however has been taped up by prior owner, and remains secure. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright, with the occasional scattered spotting throughout. Overall Condition: Very Good Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine – Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed – Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good – Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good – Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under ‘condition’ Good Only – Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair – As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor – Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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