Around the World in Eight Days: The Flight of the Winnie Mae. Introduction by Major Oliver Stewart, M.C., A.F.C.
by Post, Wiley and Harold Gatty
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- Hardcover
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: John Hamilton Ltd., n.d. Octavo, greenboards (hardcover), 221 pp + Log Book. Very Good+, with light foxing and neat former-owner bookplate; in a Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes light chipping. From dust jacket: A sleek, white plane, speeding like a streaking bullet, roars out of the west and sets the world afire with enthusiasm for its feat -- the circling of the earth in eight days. “Two young men in a hurr,” have spun this strudy monoplane around the globe, thereby winning for themselves a place with the immortals of the air. They have clipped the zero off Jules Vere’s once incredible 80 days, cut over three years from the time-record of the first circumnavigation of the world -- Magellan’s -- and beat the “Graf Zeppelin” by 12 days. In Around the World in Eight Days, W. Post and H. Gatty give a complete and intimate account of their wonderful adventure. With the same apparent ease with which the flew the “Winnie Mae” to victory, these two intrepid aviators tell how it was done. They describe their preparations, the equipment, and their method of actual flight. They tell of crossing the Atlantic in the night and fog, flying blind over Siberian wastes, skimming close to the norther waters of the Pacific where icebergs might spell instant tragedy. In this straightforward recital of absorbing facts lies all the vigour and romance of an Odyssey of the air. What a book! Sciene, advanture, romance, achievement -- an epic of courage, determination and fortitude no less than of technical skill, and mechanical perfection. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71465bd
- Title
- Around the World in Eight Days: The Flight of the Winnie Mae. Introduction by Major Oliver Stewart, M.C., A.F.C.
- Author
- Post, Wiley and Harold Gatty
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Hamilton Ltd., n.d.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Aviation, Flight, History of Flight, Circumnavigation.
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About the Seller
Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Dade City, Florida
About Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Chipping
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- Good+
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