Wright Esther Terry (19 results)

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Condition: Very Good. : A Vacant Chair es una novela escrita por Esther Terry Wright e ilustrada por J.P. Sayer. Publicada en 1979 por Martin Brian & O'Keeffe, esta edición en inglés cuenta con 128 páginas. La historia se desarrolla en Londres y ofrece una narrativa cautivadora. EAN: 9780856160615 Tipo: Libros Título: A Vacant Chair Autor: Esther Terry Wright Idioma: en Páginas: 128.…

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 253 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Pencil markings to free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor water marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels. Jacket is in removable plastic cover.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket + dedication - Rare and Collectable - will send out 1st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. All in VG internal condition, in clean and bright green cloth wit gilt titling to spine. D/j a little browned to spine and with small closed tear to front top. Scarce in d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. xvi, 614 pp. LCC: 2005031846.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over green boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 7½" x 5" (0.7 kg); pp 253; Cover art by Charles Mozley; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #186795 ||.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Ex Library with usual stamps and library mess. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of attractive largely white jacket and spine, some slight yellowing to white parts of jacket, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£4.00), no personal inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy for ex library. 128pp. Set in the heartland of cockney London, and its pubs, this novel explores the lives of East Enders, from the down trodden poor and small villains, to the markets, shops and streets. By largely forgotten author Esther Terry White (1913-84, married name Hunt). She was the author of three books of which this one is the only work of pure fiction. A scarce book. Jacket by John Farman, illustrations by J. P. Sayer (illustrator).…

Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Green cover with gilt to spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In good condition with good dustwrapper. (Dw rubbing to edges and corners, spine tanned and creased, small tear to rear edge, minor stain to edge of front flap. Not price clipped. In protective sleeve.) Cover with some minor rubbing to edges. Small neat inscription to front endpaper. A couple of minor handling marks and some small minor foxing spots to pages. Else a clean and tight copy. 253pp.…

1st ed. Owner's name on front free end paper; binding tight; slight wear to edges of dust jacket. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: New.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'Needle-sharp' The Observer'The wartime life of a fighter pilot's wife, very real and poignant. excellent' Times Literary SupplementDespite receiving critical acclaim when first published in 1942 as Pilot's Wife's Tale: Diary of a Camp Follower has remained out of print since the war until nowThis 2023 Spitfire Publishers' edition decodes the real names of the pilots and place names redacted by the wartime censorNewly-married in summer 1940, David and Esther fought the Battle of Britain together. David from the cockpit of his eight-gun Hawker Hurricane fighter, Esther confronting wartime bureaucracy for the right to stay at his side. Esther followed her husband as his fighter squadron moved across South East England battling the RAF, landladies, Military Police and later, hospital nurses. She dodged bombs, witnessed massed dogfights between 'the Few' and the Luftwaffe, well aware David could be fighting for his life. On the 3 September the dreaded call came, David had been shot down and forced to bale-out of his burning Hurricane. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Esther Terry Wright married David Hunt in June 1940 in Marylebone, London. Her memoir of life as a fighter pilot's wife at the height of the Battle of Britain was first published by John Lane in 1942, and broadcast by the BBC as a radio play in 1943. David joined the RAF in August 1939, and the newly-formed (and much-troubled) 257 Squadron on 17 May 1940. He fought almost daily for the first two months of the Battle of Britain, probably destroying a Junkers Ju87 and damaging a Messerschmitt Me110. David was shot down on 3 September 1940 and suffered grievous burns. He had become trapped in his burning Hurricane, the hood of his cockpit jammed from damage inflicted by the attacking German fighter. Amazingly, David battled his way out of his Hurricane using the emergency axe fitted for such a purpose and designed by his father, Bernard Hunt, MD of the family business, the Chillington Tool Company. He spent almost a year being treated by the RAF's pioneering plastic surgeon, Archibald McIndoe, and became a member of his 'Guinea Pig Club'. He would endure months of painful surgery alongside fellow fighter pilots, Richard Hillary and Tom Gleave (who both also wrote memoirs of their experiences) in an attempt to repair the damage to his hands and face, and allow him to return to active flying duties. Esther accompanied him throughout, moving address over forty times, and nursing him personally much of the time he spent in hospital. After the war, Esther and David had two children together, Charles and Andrew. After the couple divorced in the late 1950s, David emigrated to New Zealand and worked as an accountant. He returned to Britain for the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Esther continued to write and published two novels, The Prophet Bird (1958) and A Vacant Chair (1979). Esther died in 1984, David in 2002. PRAISE FOR 'THE FIGHTER PILOT'S WIFE' 'A brave story charmingly written' The Scotsman 'Human happiness at the centre of the storm of war' The Spectator 'A record of pluck and resource. a notable piece of work' Liverpool Post 'A candid and inspirational story' Modern Woman 'Really moving' Liverpool Echo This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…