The Airship VC. The life of Captain William Leefe Robinson
RIMELL, Raymond Laurence
From Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
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From Colophon Book Shop, ABAA, Exeter, NH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 19 April 2004
About this Item
First Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 128pp., illustrations unpaginated. Aston Publications Limited, A fascinating full-length biography of Robinson who became an overnight hero by shooting down the first airship over London on September 2, 1916, paving the way for the eventual defeat of the Zepplin as a strategic bombing weapon. On April 5, 1917, he was shot down over Douai. After landing safely, he was captured, and became a German prisoner of war until the Armistice. Robinson's health deteriorated after his release from capture and he died during the influenza pandemic on December 31, 1918. Among the appendices included are the reports of the London air raid on September 2, 1916. Numerous black and white illustrations. This copy is inscribed on the title page: "To Charles Donald WWI aero historian With best wishes Ray Rimell Sept. 1989". A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. Slight foxing to top edge of text block. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 32383
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Airship VC. The life of Captain William ...
Publisher: Aston Publications Limited, (Bourne End, Bucks
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
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