Beyond Lion Rock: The Story of Cathay Pacific Airways Tapa blanda - 1990

Good condition. Slightly tanned pages. Creased spine from reading.

Penguin, UK, 1988. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Very clean used copy..

Penguin, UK, 1988. Paperback. Book Condition: Good Plus. Light reading wear. Very clean interior..

Great Britain: Penguin, 1990. Paperback. Beyond Lion Rock. Previous owners name to inside cover. Pen mark to inside front cover. Tiny split to edge of front cover. In 1946 Roy Farrell and Syd de Kantzow's beloved battered war-time DC-3 touched down in Shanghai for the first time. On board was a cargo of morning coats and toothbrushes from New York, forging the first post-war supply route across the treacherous eastern Himalayas. The international airline that seven million passengers a year now known as Cathay Pacific was born. The author tells the swashbuckling story of an empire of the air - a thrilling, action-packed adventure that began in an age closer to the era of Biggles and biplanes held together by wire and safety pins than to our own. Illustrated. 245 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . 1st Penguin Edition. Soft… Leer más

London: Penguin. Very Good-. 1990. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. 128 X 16 X 198 millimeters . Light reading creases, some shelf wear with tiny split to base of spine and some indents to rear cover, paper lightly edge toned with slight foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First printing of Penguin paperback edition, 1990. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Wrap around cover artwork by Michael Foreman. ; B&W Photographs and Maps; 264 pages; In post-war Hong Kong in 1946, Roy Farrel and Syd de Kantzow set up the first post-war supply route across the Himalayas in their battered Douglas DC3 known as "Betsy". Battling against danger, discomfort, civil war and hijacking, in a tale that reads a bit like a Biggles novel, this is the story of the creation of Cathay Pacific and the foundation of an empire of the air. .

Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1990. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1990. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1990. Soft Cover. Very Good. WRITTEN TEXT UNMARKED

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.