The Big Show. Some Experiences of a French Fighter Pilot in the RAF. Translated by Oliver Berthoud. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor. [First English Edition]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
Rare and modern books
Clostermann Pierre
Chatto & Windus,
1951
The Big Show. Some Experiences of a French Fighter Pilot in the RAF. Translated by Oliver Berthoud. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor. [First English Edition]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
Rare and modern books
Clostermann Pierre
Chatto & Windus,
1951
558.90 €
(Devon,
United Kingdom)
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1951
- Author
- Clostermann Pierre
- Publishers
- Chatto & Windus
- Keyword
- aviation, ww2, wwii, raf, fighter command, clostermann, pierre clostermann, oliver berthoud, john slessor
- Languages
- English
Description
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; handsomely bound in blue full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a propeller motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of a title widely regarded as one of the finest personal accounts of aerial warfare of WWII. Enser, p.156.
