colonel bernie lay (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good Plus. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Bernie Lay (illustratore). 1st Edition 1st Issue. a very good plus copy in the original blue and gold embossed cloth in the rare pictorial dust jacket. full title is I Wanted Wings. The true story of a Making of a Flier. 8vo. full flaps with the original price of 2.50. The Author was a hero of World War II earning the rank of Colonel in the Army Air Corps. He is author of the the great 12 O'Clock High published in 1948. Both books became the basis of landmark films, the first starring William Holden and the second starring Gregory Peck. Both Oscar films. rare book could only locate one other copy on line, that being the 2nd re issue from Grosset in dj, however, that book was signed. Perfect reading for any future flier.