INVENTORY #160521
Winged Peace: The Air Age, its birth, its future, and its impact in terms of progress or devastation
BISHOP, William A.
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$150.00 CAD
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Canadian WWI flying ace Billy Bishop explores the dawn of the "Air Age" in this book written near the end of WWII. Bishop warns that aviation is at a turning point: if controlled responsibly, it promises unprecedented progress, but if left in the hands of "mad dreamers," it guarantees devastation.
Publication Info
- Publisher: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited
- Edition: n/a
- Date Published: 1944
- Place Published: Toronto
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: Yes
- Dust Jacket: Yes
- Jacket Condition: Good
- Details:
xiv, [8], 175 p. 22 cm. 8 p. of sepia illustrations and maps near beginning. 2 small maps on p. 8 & 9. Blue cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has faded section at top front, discoloured spine, small tears and chips to edges. Foxing or darkening to both flaps. Cloth has faded spine and faded sections on both boards. Top edge speckled. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper.