John Magee Stephen Garnett (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 128 pages. In modern times Magee gained his loved status when his poem, "High Flight" was quoted by President Reagan in his speech on the Challenger disaster. All of Magee's known works are in this volume. Includes a biography by Stephen Garnett. In general this book is in very good condition. There is very little wear and marking to the cover. The end papers are printer marked. The contents are good firm, secure, sure, assured condition. The pages are clear, clean and secure. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Magee was born in Shanghai, China, to an American father and a British mother, who both worked as Anglican missionaries. This short biography by Stephen Garnett includes all the known poems of this young Anglo-American who died in a Spitfire plane accident just 6 months before his 20th birthday. He posthumously became famous for one poem 'High 'Flight' because of its pertinance to the heroes who take ' flying machines' to the skies on our behalf. Magee however, is no one trick pony,as two of the sonnets in this volume so clearly reveal. / Illustrated with photos. /// This is a 1st edition paperback in near to fine condition-the front cover is a little marked. (128 pages). (Originally published in H.B in 1989).…

Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 8vo pp.127, previous owners stamp on FEP. book.