obrien lieut pat (7 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN AVIATOR WHO JOIN THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS IN 1917.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gray boards [16]+284p,illus,facs. Signed yours truly Pat O'Brien on frontis photo One photo pulled but present Two feps pulled but present Front hinge pulled and rear hinge pulling. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dustjacket. First Edition. 266 pages. No dustjacket. A fairly scruffy copy, but currently the only British published first copy on sale. Brown hardback binding has splitting to 40% rear outer hinge at centre, frays/small chips to spine-ends, slight edge-bubbling and light discoloration to boards, small frays to boards' corners. Ink name to flyleaf. Inner front hinge cracked showing cloth 5mm, causing a wobble, binding a bit strained. Page-edges yellowed, obscuring foxing, light yellowing to page-margins. Pages have some blotching and foxing, serviceably clean.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover----Navy cloth with gilt lettering and cover design, book is 7 1/2" tall. 284 pages, with frontispiece portrait of author and with 9 other illustrations in the book-----GOOD CONDITION only, although the text is clean and bright for its age, the binding is tight, the covers and spine are seriously mottled-- admittedly under the dust jacket-- but the jacket itself is missing top half of its spine and other edges are worn. book is about WWI----- an honest description.

Octavo, original green cloth with gilt lettering, frontispiece, [xvi], 284 pp., seven photo plates. Front inner hinge split (not detached), old ownership inscribed to front endpaper, some discolouration to backboard, localised internal discolouration due to newspaper clipping glued to free endpaper, otherwise a good copy. Lieutenant Pat O'Brien was one of the first Americans to fight in World War I and the first American-born pilot to escape as a prisoner of war during that conflict. O'Brien travelled to Canada in 1916 to enlist as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. O'Brien was shot down over German lines in 1917 and spent month in a prisoner of war camp before making a daring escape, after which he spent two months evading capture behind enemy lines before tunnelling under an electric fence to rejoin his own forces. O'Brien subsequently enjoyed a great deal of fame throughout Britain and America for his exploits. He was honoured by King George V, toured America as a highly requested speaker, and appeared in a starring role in a silent film.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Fall into Germany From An Aeroplane - Part II - Lieut. Pat O'Brien was shot down and captured by the Germans but escaped and spent 72 days travelling 35 days to reach London; My Fight With An Ostrich - a schoolmaster's narrow escape; Hemmed in By Alligators - C.H. Robinson was trying to save his dog when his way was barred by alligators; Sport and War in Central Africa - two brothers go big game hunting in Africa but the end is sad - several photos of animals they killed; The Diamond Searchers - a disappointed diamond-hunter throws a bag of these valuable gems into the Thames!; In Unknown British Guiana - Part IV - A. Hyatt Verrill's explorations of these largely unknown lands and people, with photos; How I Lost My Draft - what happened when a young Lieutenant missed his train; What The Scout Overheard - a trooper in the East African Mounted Rifles sneaks into a German camp and overhears their ambush plans, thus allowing Brits to ambush the Germans, and he was awarded the D.C.M.; My Lion-Hunting Adventures - Alfred Jordan recounts his experiences; Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part IV - British War Correspondent Robert Wilton continues his account of the war on the Eastern Front and throws light on the stirring events (the Russian Revolution) which ended so tragically for the Russian Empire - presented here for the first time, with photos; Reviving An Aboriginal Festival on the Island of Mabuiag; The Land of Perfume - the countryside around Grasse, in the South of France, produces many plants used in the making of perfume - with interesting photos; Through the Caucasus on Horseback - Polish lady author M.A. Czaplicka describes her experiences in the Caucasus, the region and the strange mountain tribes, with photos; An Indian Venice - a picturesque description of the little-known 'backwaters' of Malabar; Photo of a woman in Sudan whose lips have been 'elongated into a hideous beak'; Photo-illustrated ad inside back cover for musclebound Lionel Strongfort asks "Are You Fit to become a Father?"; and more. pp. 6 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.