Settle mary lee 1918 2005 (3 risultati)

Condizione: VERY GOOD. First or early edition. A title in the "Step-Up Books" series written for children between 8 and 12, by this National Book Award winning novelist and founder, in 1980, of the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Settle served in the British Women's Auxiliary Air Force during World War II, so she had firsthand experience with aviation. This book which covers the history of human flight from Greek mythology to space exploration. was written shortly after she published her war memoir, All the Brave Promises in 1966. Illustrated mostly in duotone by George Evans. Map endpapers. 86 pp. Very good in sturdy illustrated boards (some rubbing to corners and ends of spine), no dust jacket.…

Series: The First Edition Society. 8vo. [xviii], 255, [1] pp. Color illus. Original decorative gilt-stamped navy leather, a.e.g., marbled endpapers. SINGED by the AUTHOR; Ms. Settle is the founder of the annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Fine.

Series: The Signed First Edition Society. 24 cm. [xvi], 355 pp. Illus. Decorative gilt-stamped full navy leather, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, ribbon bookmark. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Fine.