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Sky saga -- a story of Empire Airmen
by White, Sir Thomas Walter KBE DFC (26 April 1888 - 13 October 1957)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hutchinson of Australia, Melbourne, 1943. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 200 g; 96 pages, with the first leaf and the last leaf being stiffened card, (the pagination assumes that the first blank page inside the jacket is page 1!) There is an attached jacket with fold over flaps and a decoration to the front panel. Telling the epic story of Air Force service, recording the many faces of training for Empire airmen, and operational service with coastal, fighter, and bomber commands. (And doing it in verse, for better or worse). Previous owner's name at the top of the front cover, sunning/darkening of the spine and right hand side of the cover and rubbing with small splits to the top and bottom of the spine section. previous owner's bookplate on the first blank page. No other damage. "They gave their all. We however are left did not. Forget them never, or be yourselves forgot!" – Page 89 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Poetry; Poetry. Inventory No: 0272005. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0272005
- Title
- Sky saga -- a story of Empire Airmen
- Author
- White, Sir Thomas Walter KBE DFC (26 April 1888 - 13 October 1957)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hutchinson of Australia
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- BZDB2 poetry, air force, RAF Military & Warfare; Poetry; Poetry. Unbranded White, Sir Thomas Walter KBE DFC (26 April 1888 - 13 October 1957) Sky saga -- a story of Empire Airmen
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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