In the Royal Naval Air Service The War Letters of Harold Rosher
by Harold Rosher; Introduction-Arnold Bennett
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/None
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Sykesville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus, 1916. Hardcover. Good/None. First edition, second printing - 1916. Full bound blue cloth boards, with some bubbbling to front and creasing to rear board. Gilt lettering to front board, but gilt to spine has worn away. Solid binding, with slight lean. Some browning of pages. Frontispice tissue guard has left brown stain to near full extent of title page. 149 pages, 23 B&W photos. This book collects the letters written by Harold Rosher during the war years from August 1914 up to his death at age 22 in February 1916. These letters provide a uniquely personal glimpse of one young Englishman's experiences during World War One - all the more fascinating as they document a period early in the development of the aircraft as a weapon of war. As the Introduction states: "[The letters] are spontaneous and utterly unstudied documents, and they have been printed almost exactly as Harold wrote them. Many of them are quite ordinary; most are spiced with slang; the long ones describing his share in the great historic raids are thrillingly dramatic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000610
- Title
- In the Royal Naval Air Service The War Letters of Harold Rosher
- Author
- Harold Rosher; Introduction-Arnold Bennett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 1.75 lbs
- Keywords
- Military Aviation History World War One Letters Biography Flight England Germany
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About the Seller
Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
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About Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
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