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Falling Through Space (Wings of War)
by Hillary, Richard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0809496089
- ISBN 13
- 9780809496082
- Seller
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Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Time-life Books, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Blue boards. Pictorial pastedown with silver border, a little rubbed. All edges silver. Bookplate on front endpaper. Red ribbon bookmark. Book is clean and tight.
Synopsis
The Last Enemy, published in America as Falling Through Space, is an autobiographical book by Spitfire pilot Richard Hillary. Richard Hillary was born in Sydney, Australia, on 20 April 1919 but was educated at Shrewsbury School in England and Trinity College, Oxford. He joined the Royal Air Force at the start of World War II. It covers his training and his experiences in the RAF, the Battle of Britain and his ordeal after suffering severe burns to his face and hands after a crash.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bearly Read Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031223
- Title
- Falling Through Space (Wings of War)
- Author
- Hillary, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0809496089
- ISBN 13
- 9780809496082
- Publisher
- Time-life Books
- Place of Publication
- Alexandria, Va, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1991
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bearly Read Books
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Sudbury, Massachusetts
About Bearly Read Books
Bearly Read Books offers a selection of rare used and antiquarian books with a concentration on the classics, military and children's books.
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