first edition Hardcover
1948 · London
by Hewes, J.V
London: Hammond, Hammond & Co., 1948. 188 pages; (from the dustjacket): novel concerning "...a non-stop flight from England to Australia...days and nights of crowded adventure...."; illustrated dustjacket over cloth boards; "First Published" stated on copyright page; dustjacket with edge, tips wear, closed tears on back panel, repaired (on reverse) about good; volume in very good condition, albeit a bit tanned due to the "Authorized Economy Standards" of the time; the author is noted as having pilot experience as well as that he "...helped to build the prototype of the aircraft he describes...". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. (Inventory #: 21451)