I FLEW WITH THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE.
by Parsons, Edwin C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/near Very Good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, Indiana: E. C. Seale & Co. Inc., (c. 1963). reprint edition. hardcover. Very good/near Very Good. Originally published in 1937 as THE GREAT ADVENTURE. Octavo, xiv [2] 335 pages. Illustrations in half-tone. Tan cloth covers with black spine titles. Dust jacket spine browned, and some browning and spotting on rear panel. Store price sticker on rear panel. Parsons was the only pilot who did not transfer to the American Air Service (from the Lafayette Escadrille), choosing to remain with the French in Escadrille Spad 3 of the Storks until the Armistice was signed. He was decorated with the French Legion of Honor, the French Medaille Militaire (that nation's highest award for combat troops), the French Croix de Guerre with eight palms, the Belgian Order of Leopold, and the Belgian Croix de Guerre. After the war, Mr. Parsons became a member of the first class of FBI agents. 092508DA Aviation, World War I, The Great War
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000015949
- Title
- I FLEW WITH THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE.
- Author
- Parsons, Edwin C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint edition
- Publisher
- E. C. Seale & Co. Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date Published
- (c. 1963)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World War I, France, The Great War.
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Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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