First Edition. octavo, blue cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. (20), 339pp. Harper & Brothers Publishers, Frontispiece: Photograph of Roberts. Illustrated with photographs, including an appendix (glossary). Roberts was assigned to No. 4 Squadron and participated in the Battle of the Somme. After being discharged due to illness, Roberts returned to the US and went on a lecture tour to promote his book. Spine and spine lettering faded, otherwise a very nice, clean copy. octavo, blue cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Seller Inventory # 23098

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Title: A Flying Fighter. An American above the ...

Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York

Publication Date: 1918

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First Edition.

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