Great Flights
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Stained boards. Award plate on fep.
At a time when the sky was still a frontier of human ambition, Great Flights chronicles the most audacious aerial achievements of the twentieth century, capturing the courage, ingenuity, and sheer audacity of the pioneering aviators who rewrote the boundaries of what was possible. Written by E. Colston Shepherd — editor of The Aeroplane and former aeronautical correspondent of The Times — this authoritative volume presents landmark journeys through the air with the precision of an insider and the vivid narrative power of a seasoned journalist, bringing to life the breathtaking moments that defined an era of flight. Part of the celebrated Epics of the XXth Century series, this work situates aviation history within the broader sweep of human endeavour, arguing that these great flights were not merely technical triumphs but profound acts of will that reshaped civilisation's relationship with distance and time. Shepherd's style is crisp, authoritative, and deeply informed, drawing on his unparalleled access to the world of aeronautics to produce a narrative that is as thrilling as it is historically indispensable. Accompanied by sixteen photographic plates, this 1939 classic leaves the reader asking one inevitable question: how far, and how high, will humanity dare to go next?
Author: E. Colston Shepherd
Format: Hardback
Published: 1939, Adam & Charles Black
Genre: Travel & exploration
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Stained boards. Award plate on fep.
At a time when the sky was still a frontier of human ambition, Great Flights chronicles the most audacious aerial achievements of the twentieth century, capturing the courage, ingenuity, and sheer audacity of the pioneering aviators who rewrote the boundaries of what was possible. Written by E. Colston Shepherd — editor of The Aeroplane and former aeronautical correspondent of The Times — this authoritative volume presents landmark journeys through the air with the precision of an insider and the vivid narrative power of a seasoned journalist, bringing to life the breathtaking moments that defined an era of flight. Part of the celebrated Epics of the XXth Century series, this work situates aviation history within the broader sweep of human endeavour, arguing that these great flights were not merely technical triumphs but profound acts of will that reshaped civilisation's relationship with distance and time. Shepherd's style is crisp, authoritative, and deeply informed, drawing on his unparalleled access to the world of aeronautics to produce a narrative that is as thrilling as it is historically indispensable. Accompanied by sixteen photographic plates, this 1939 classic leaves the reader asking one inevitable question: how far, and how high, will humanity dare to go next?