Faster Than The Sun (SCARCE 2005 EXPANDED AND UPDATED EDITION SIGNED BY PETER TWISS)

Twiss, Peter

ISBN 10: 1904943365 / ISBN 13: 9781904943365

Published by Grub Street, London, 2005

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NrF. 2005 expanded and updated edition. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY PETER TWISS, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'To ---- -------/Peter Twiss'. 216pp. Illustrated with photographs. This new edition includes Twiss' war memoir and new photographs. Peter Twiss (1921-2011) was a World War Two RAF fighter pilot and Fairey Aviation test pilot. During the Second World War he flew Fairey Fulmars with 807 Squadron and was awarded the Distinguised Service Cross in 1942. In 1946 Twiss joined Fairey Aviation as a test pilot. In 1956 he gained the World Air Speed Record in the Fairey Delta 2 flying at a speed of 1132 mph. With Appendixes and Index. A near fine copy of a SCARCE 2005 expanded and updated edition SIGNED BY PETER TWISS.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Faster Than The Sun (SCARCE 2005 EXPANDED AND UPDATED EDITION SIGNED BY PETER TWISS)
• Publisher: Grub Street, London
• Publication Date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1904943365
• ISBN 13: 9781904943365
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2005 Expanded And Updated Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed By Twiss
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography and Autobiography
  • History
  • Military

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About the Author

Elisabeth Luard is a British food-writer, journalist and broadcaster specialising in the traditional cooking of Europe and Latin America (though she’ll take a swing round Africa and India if asked), placed in its social, geographical and historical context. The step-daughter of a British diplomat, her early schooling was in Uruguay, Spain, France and Mexico