SONG OF THE SKY by Murchie, Guy - 1954

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1954. BOMC. Hardcover. The spine has been lightly rubbed so that the lettering is not quite bright, but is eminently legible. Gold lettering & design on front cover is still bright. Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Very minor edge soil/foxing. Tiny address label on front pastedown. Contents are clean and unworn. The DJ's flaps are loosely laid-in. ; 8-1/4" Tall, vix + 438pp. Blue cloth, gold lettering. Informational endpapers (different, front & back) . SCIENCE. " We have grown so accustomed to our new wings that we forget how miraculous is each transatlantic flight. To find his path in the trackless night skies, man has had to harness not only the stars, but the infinitely useful radio waves and the magic forces of the earth itself. He has had to explore the mighty currents of air that carry with them the breath of the seasons, the rain and snow, the restless calms and lashing tempests. .. The history of this search for knowledge of the skies and an explanation of what we now know form the basis of this book. Mr. Murchie deals with many technical matters of meteorology and aerodynamics but the force of his imagination and the poetic sweep of his prose give his story meaning for both professional flyers and groundlings as it unfolds the wonders of the sky. " Book-of-the Month Club flyer is loosely laid-in. Index. Scores of drawings by the author. .