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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light blue cloth covers, navy title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 202 printed pages of text with 33 monochrome photographs to the rear. Spine ends and corners turned-in with shallow rubs, some surface marks to the covers, personal book plate to the front paste down, ink presentation dated 1937 to the front free end paper and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AVIATION & AERONAUTICS

1937. Cassell. First. Hard Cover. Book- darkened spine light wear, first few pages some discolouration otherwise VG. 8x6. 202pp +16pp of half-tone photos. The fascinating biography of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, nickname 'Smithy', the best known early Australian aviator. He completed the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland and the first flight from Australia to New Zealand, and was also the first to complete the more difficult eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the United States, in 1934. It was during another epic flight that Kingsford Smith met his end. Once again flying from England to Australia, he and his copilot departed Allahabad, India for a leg to Singapore, flying in Lockheed Altair Lady Southern Cross. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination. Eighteen months later, wreckage from the aircraft was located off the south coast of Burma. The remains of the crew have never been located.

Hard cover in price-clipped dust wrapper, x/202pp plus 16pp of b&w photos a t rear. Dw worn with tears and chipping and several small stains, board edges and corners a little worn, pages browned, some foxing on page edges and at top/bottom of early pages; a good copy for age. Written by former Personal Assistant to Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. "This is the story of the great airman, who made history with his flights across the Pacific, between England and Australia, between Australia and New Zealand - the first man to fly round the world. His adventures are a saga in themselves . . From the fierce, mad days of his early war-flying, to that last tragic flight into the unknown, we follow Smithy through the most remarkable air-career that any man has ever lived." (back dw blurb).

Octavo, original blue cloth, x, 202 pp., one appendix, eight double-sided plates. Spine foxed, some foxing, otherwise a good copy. First edition. A fascinating account of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, one of the most important aviators in the Australian history of flight.

The fascinating biography of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, nickname 'Smithy', the best known early Australian aviator. He completed the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland and the first flight from Australia to New Zealand, and was also the first to complete the more difficult eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the United States, in 1934. It was during another epic flight that Kingsford Smith met his end. Once again flying from England to Australia, he and his copilot departed Allahabad, India for a leg to Singapore, flying in Lockheed Altair Lady Southern Cross. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination. Eighteen months later, wreckage from the aircraft was located off the south coast of Burma. The remains of the crew have never been located.

The fascinating biography of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, nickname 'Smithy', the best known early Australian aviator. He completed the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland and the first flight from Australia to New Zealand, and was also the first to complete the more difficult eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the United States, in 1934. It was during another epic flight that Kingsford Smith met his end. Once again flying from England to Australia, he and his copilot departed Allahabad, India for a leg to Singapore, flying in Lockheed Altair Lady Southern Cross. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination. Eighteen months later, wreckage from the aircraft was located off the south coast of Burma. The remains of the crew have never been located.