Reach for the Sky - Signed by Douglas Bader
Bader, Douglas; Brickhill, Paul
Verlag: Collins, 1954
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First edition published by Collins in 1954. This is a very good or better copy. The jacket is not price clipped displaying 16s. net on the inside flap. The spine is a shade toned. There is minor wear to the spine ends and corners. The blue cloth boards of the book are in very good shape. The binding is square and tight. There is a previous owner's name and date to the half title page. On the front free end paper, R.A.F pilot Douglas Bader has signed his name without dedication. The life story / biography of fighter pilot and Battle of Britain hero Douglas Bader, written by Paul Brickhill (author of Dam Busters and The Great Escape). A rare copy signed by Bader. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003136
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Titel: Reach for the Sky - Signed by Douglas Bader
Verlag: Collins
Erscheinungsdatum: 1954
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
Signiert: Signed by Author(s)
Auflage: 1st Edition
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REACH FOR THE SKY. SIGNED BY DOUGLAS BADER.
Verlag:
COLLINS., LONDON., 1954
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Signiert
Anbieter: Baggins Books and Collectables, Market Harborough, LEICE, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy that has the benefit of being signed by Douglas BADER by way of a page from an autograph book and pasted in on the title page. 283 pages with no inscriptions or loss. Dated 1954 First UK edition. Outer blue boards are unmarked. The dust jacket is complete with bumps to the spine tips. Rough top to front panel and the rear panel is dusty. Signed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004814
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REACH FOR THE SKY. SIGNED BY DOUGLAS BADER.
Verlag:
COLLINS, LONDON., 1954
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Signiert
Anbieter: Baggins Books and Collectables, Market Harborough, LEICE, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy and SIGNED by Douglas Bader directly onto the ffep. 384 tanned pages with no other inscriptions or foxing. Dated 1954 first UK edition. Out blue boards are unmarked with the spine slightly faded. Original dust jacket is complete and shows a price of 16s net on the front flap. Dusty rear cover. Signed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004796
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Reach for the Sky. The Story of Douglas Bader. [Sixth Impression]. SIGNED BY BADER: IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO
Verlag:
Collins, [1954], 1954
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, Vereinigtes Königreich
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8vo., Sixth Impression, with frontispiece and 24 plates on 12; handsomely bound in burgundy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a propeller motif, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. SIGNED BY BADER ON DEDICATION. Published five months after the first impression. Written by Paul Brickhill (already celebrated as the author of another RAF classic 'The Dam Busters', 1951), 'Reach for the Sky' remains the best account of the legless Battle of Britain hero. It was the basis of Lewis Gilbert's hugely successful feature film (1954) starring Kenneth More in what was arguably his finest role. One of the legendary figures of the Royal Air Force, Douglas Bader was from the outset an outstanding athlete. As a cadet at Cranwell he gained his 'blues' for cricket, rugby, hockey and boxing. He represented the RAF at both cricket and rugby and would probably have been capped for England but for the accident that changed his life and created a legend. In 1931 a near-fatal air crash left him legless. Knowing that no man with such a handicap had ever walked without a stick he nevertheless found his way back to fitness playing tennis, golf and many others sports. He even flew again, until the authorities determined that a pilot without legs could not fly and discharged him from the service. With the outbreak of War he fought to be readmitted, not merely to a desk job, but back to the cockpit. Finally he was given command of a flight which quickly increased to five squadrons as the RAF realised that he was not only an outstanding pilot but an inspired leader of men and a fighter tactician almost of genius. Even as a POW his spirit was such that his captors were forced at one stage to remove his artificial limbs to prevent the chance of his escaping. Enser, p.375 (recording the first edition). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 29950
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