Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men by PETER FITZSIMONS - 2009

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2009. xxviii, 678pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, bw ills, maps. Or boards in jacket. Foxing/toning to page edges. The life of Charles Kingsford Smith and Australian aviation, including the stories of Qantas, Charles Ulm, Keith and Ross Smith and Bert Hinkler.. First Trade Paperback. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Publishers Group UK, 2009-10-01. Hardcover. Good.

Australia: Harper Collins. Good. Hardcover. 2009. tidy ex library d/j had been plastic protected .

HarperCollins, Australia, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Known to millions simply as 'Smithy', Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was one of Australia's true twentieth-century legends. In an era in which aviators were superstars, Smithy was among the greatest and, throughout his amazing career, his fame in Australia was matched only by that of Don Bradman. Among other achievements, Kingsford Smith was the first person to fly across the Pacific, he broke the record for the fastest flight from England to Australia, and at one point he held more long-distance flying records than anyone else on the planet. If that wasn't enough, Smithy was also a war hero, receiving the Military Cross for gallantry in action after being shot - and losing three toes during one of many flying missions during World War I. Smithy was not the lone adventurer of the skies. Early aviation drew to it a company of daredevils who all challenged gravity and fear. This comprehensive biography,… Read More

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HARPER COLLINS. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. Hardcover. 0732284872 . Previous owner's neat name sticker ; 159 X 57 X 242 millimeters; 704 pages .

Sydney: HARPER COLLINS. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. 0732284872 . Edges lightly foxed; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 704 pages .

Australia: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2009. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Unclipped jacket has a faded spine. Autographed sticker to front cover, autograph to title page. These can be removed with care but does have risk . Covers the triumphs and tragedies of not only Kingsford Smith's daring and controversial life and his companion aviators, the stories of Qantas, Charles Ulm, Keith and Ross Smith and Bert Hinkler. Over 1kg Packed, extra postage may be required to some destinations..