From Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since 02 March 1999
About this Item
First Edition (first printing) of the author's celebrated aviation memoir. 8vo. vii, 221pp. Blue cloth lettered in gold at the spine. The top edge perhaps fractionally dust soiled, and the backstrip cloth lightly faded. Contemporary (1945) former owner name and date neatly inked to the tip of the front free endpaper. A very good copy, lacking the dust wrapper. Richard Hillary joined the Royal Air Force at the start of WWII. He fought in the Battle of Britain and suffered severe burns to his face and hands after a crash, subsequently undergoing plastic surgery in the US under pioneering surgeon Archibald McIndoe. He returned to flying at RAF Charterhall in November 1942 and died on 8th January 1943 when his Blenheim crashed during night training. His memoir, published the year before his death, met with universal acclaim and is heralded as the finest account of the Battle of Britain. Seller Inventory # BC18830
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Last Enemy.
Publisher: Macmillan, London
Publication Date: 1942
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
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