Flight to Arras (Signed Limited Edition). Translated from the French by Lewis Galantiere and Illustrated by Bernard Lamotte
Saint-ExupĂ ry, Antonie de
Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, 1942
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Handsomely bound in blue leather spine stamped brightly in gold, and sturdy woven linen boards. Splendid colored pictorial endpapers and numerous full-page drawings by Lamotte throughout. The leather spine is rubbed at the top and the bottom of the spine ends, and there is a short, closed tear at the top left edge, not affecting the gold lettering. Also light edge-wear and occasional scuffing to the blue leather. With the original box which is sunfaded along the edges and split along the top left-hand side. With a protective acetate jacket. A scarce copy of this classic Saint-Exupery adventure in aviation by the author of Night Flight and The Little Prince. Flight to Arras (French: Pilote de guerre) is a memoir by French author Antoine de Saint-ExupĂ ry. Written in 1942, it recounts his role in the ArmĂ e de l'Air (French Air Force) as pilot of a reconnaissance plane during the Battle of France in 1940. The book condenses months of flights into a single terrifying mission over the town of Arras. Saint-ExupĂ ry was assigned to Reconnaissance Group II/33 flying the twin-engine Bloch MB.170. At the start of the war there were only fifty reconnaissance crews, of which twenty-three were in his unit. Within the first few days of the German invasion of France in May 1940, seventeen of the II/33 crews were sacrificed recklessly, he writes "like glasses of water thrown onto a forest fire". Saint-ExupĂ ry survived the French defeat but refused to join the Royal Air Force over political differences with de Gaulle and in late 1940 went to New York where he accepted the National Book Award for Wind, Sand and Stars.(Wikipedia) Signed Limited Edition, this is #456/500 copies signed by Saint-ExupĂ ry and the illustrator. Signed/Limited Edition. This is #456/500 copies signed by Saint-ExupĂ ry and the illustrator, Bernard Lamotte. Seller Inventory # 579
Bibliographic Details
Title: Flight to Arras (Signed Limited Edition). ...
Publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock
Publication Date: 1942
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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