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Little, Brown Book Group, 1999-09-01. Paperback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

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Little, Brown & Company, 1998-09-02. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. 0x0x0. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

For seven years Smith was one of the most revered figures in Australia as his epic and dangerous journeys in fragile aeroplanes were followed on radios around the world. He piloted the first flights across the Pacific in both directions, traversed the Tasman Sea and made the first successful westbound crossing of the Atlantic. 416 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs and endpaper map. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

UK: Warner books. Good. Paperback. 1998. 454 pages. .

London, Little, Brown and Company, 1998. . xvi+416pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper (backstrip a bit sunned). Endpapers decorated with map. Black and white photographs. A near fine copy.. First edition.

London: Little, Brown and Company. 1998. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Maps to endpapers. xviii, 416 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.

Little, Brown & Company. Very Good. Hardcover. 1998. 1st Edition. 432pp b/w plates. mapped ep's. Slight bumps to board lower edg e & corners, dj light edge wear with two small closed tears - ti dy name in front .

(London), Little, Brown And Company, (1998).. First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 416; map endpapers, 16 pages b/w plates, list of principal flights including maps, acknowledgements, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a fine copy. Illuminating and authoritative, Mackersey's biography looks beyond Kingsford Smith's awesome flying exploits to examine a reckless character shaped by the trauma of service in the First World War.

Warner Books 1999. Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

London: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. xv, 416pp, 16pp b/w plates, maps, bibliography, index. There are a few spots on the upper edge. Papered boards in dust-jacket. The biography looks beyond Kingsford Smith's flying exploits to 'examine a reckless character shaped by the trauma of service in the First World War, the forces of Empire that thwarted his ambitions and the jealousy and litigation that constantly swirled about him'. It also recreates the last hours of his final, fatal flight when his aircraft, Lady Southern Cross, disappeared off the Burmese coast in 1935.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

London: Little, Brown & Company, 1998. xv, + 416pp. Illustrated (Trans-Pacific Flight route map) endpapers, plus an unpaginated, b/white halftone plate photographic section, and intext line-drawn maps. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, with two creased, closed tears on head of rear panel. This illuminating and authoritative biography tells the story of one of the world's great pioneering aviators, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, born Brisbane, Australia in 1897. In primitive aircraft, with basic navigation aids, he crossed the Pacific in both directions, traversed the Tasman Sea, and completed a west-bound crossing of the Atlantic. His exploits came to a sudden end when, in November 1935, his aircraft 'Lady Southern Cross' disappeared off the coast of Burma . . . He was just thirty-eight years old . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface. Author's Note. 29 chapters.… Read More

London: Little, Brown & Company, 1998. Pp. xvi+416, 16 plates, 2 full page maps plus endpaper map, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Little, Brown & Company, London, 1998. Second printing. *Biography written with the co-operation of Kingsford Smith's widow and family.

London: Little, Brown, 1998. 1st edition. Nice Copy. 8vo.. dust jacket xv + 416pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Account of the flying life of AustraliaÕs most famous aviator. Neat ownership stamp o/w nice copy

Little Brown, London, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 416 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. A biography of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, a celebrated pilot of the 1920s and 30s. Ian Mackersey portrays a man of great charisma and a messy private life, which ended tragically off Burma in 1935. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 20th century (first half); Aviation. ISBN: 0316643084. ISBN/EAN: 9780316643085. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8655. . 9780316643085

London: Little, Brown & Company, 1998. Pp. xvi+416, 16 plates, 2 full page maps plus endpaper map, list of principal flights, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; red boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, backstrip faded; Little, Brown & Company, London, 1998. First edition. *Biography written with the co-operation of Kingsford Smith's widow and family.

London: Little, Brown, 1998. 1st edition. Nice Copy. 8vo.. dust jacket xv + 416pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Brian HillÕs copy with his ownership stamp

London: Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1998. Royal 8vo. pp.xvi + 416.index illustrations in black & white, map endpapers. Very Good hardcover in very good pictorial dust wrapper.

Little, Brown Book Group, 1999-09-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!