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Univ of Toronto Pr, 1988-03. Hardcover. Good.
The Flying Carpet by Haliburton, Richard - 1932
by Haliburton, Richard
The Flying Carpet
by Haliburton, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1932. Hardcover. Beautiful black cloth with silver lettering and design to the spine and front board; soft ends. 352 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Original dust jacket with chips on ends and corners. Map endpages toned. Gift inscription in exceptionally nice calligraphy, dated 1935 on the recto of the frontispiece. This is the book written by Haliburton who In 1930 hired pioneer aviator Moye Stephens, for no pay but unlimited expenses, to fly him around the world in an open cockpit biplane. The modified Stearman C-3B was named the Flying Carpet after the magic carpet of fairy tales, subsequently the title of his 1932 best-seller. They embarked on "one of the most fantastic, extended air journeys ever recorded" taking 18 months to circumnavigate the globe, covering 33,660 miles (54,100 km) and visiting 34 countries.; 8vo .
- Bookseller E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Garden City Publishing
- Place of Publication Garden City, New York
- Date Published 1932
- Keywords Airplane Travel, Adventure, EXPLORATION