Across the Roof of the World. by Shrede, Wilfred - 1954

London: Staples Press, 1954 Translated from the Norwegian by M.A. Michael. When the Nazis invaded Norway Wilfred and three young friends decided to enlist in the Norwegian Air Force training camp in Toronto, but to get there took a circuitous route though Russia and Chinese Turkestan. After many adventures, accidents and delays, and a brutal round trip through the Taklamakan desert, the author finally, a year later, reached "Little Norway in Toronto. 255p. plates maps on endpapers. Dj has some tiny scuffs and tears, now protected in plastic sleeve.. 1st UK Edition.. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Trans .M.A.Michael.