Wings Over Europe. A Dramatic Extravaganza on a Pressing Theme.

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1932

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Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustraliaMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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Octavo, original patterned red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, dustjacket, pp xv, 122. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper, o/w clean. Near-fine condition in very good d.j. First English edition. Wings over Erope was originally a 1928 Broadway play written by Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne. It was a hit and was then staged in London in 1932. A two page Author's note appears in this edition for the first time. The play centres on young British genius Francis Lightfoot who has discovered how to make terrible bombs using the atom. He's soon dismayed by the greed and militarism of the British cabinet members. Robert Nichols was an English writer, known as a war poet of the First World War.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Wings Over Europe. A Dramatic Extravaganza on a Pressing Theme.
Author
Nichols, Robert, and Maurice Browne
Publisher
Chatto & Windus, London
Publication year
1932
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st UK Edition.

Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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Established in 1973, we are second generation booksellers located in Perth, Western Australia walking distance from the State Library of WA and the WA Museum. We deal in old, rare and out of print books as well as art, maps and globes, photographs, natural history specimens and curious objects. You are more than welcome to visit us at our bookshop or browse our great range of books and various items at our website: https://www.muirbooks.com Muir Books (Robert Muir Old & Rare Books) was founded by Robert and Helen Muir. and now owned and operated by Rob and Janet Muir with Tara Surry as researcher and cataloguer . We are one of the the larger booksellers in Western Australia with over 60,000 items in stock.…

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Robert Muir Old & Rare Books

17 Lindsay Street
Perth WA, WA Australia 6000