One Spring in Picardy.
de Stanley, William
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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London: Angus & Robertson, (1973). Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), silver letters, b&w photo. illus. endpapers, 253 pp. Former-owner bookplate; otherwise, Fine (As New) in a Very Good+ dust jacket with sunned spine. From dust jacket: By the time Christopher Robson has to fly F.E. 2b bombers on night raids against the Germans in March 1918, they have become an anachronism, slow and cumbersome relics of the first year of the War when, built as fighters, cavalry officers flew them to see what lay over the hill. By the last year of the War they have been relegated to the role of night bombers and are, in fact, nothing more than a death-trap constructed of struts and wires, wooden booms and inflammable canvas. Old Pushers, they’re called, flying bath tubs. But Robson has other enemies than the Germans and his erratic aeroplane. The enemy within him is the most voracious: fear. Then there is his Commanding Officer, Callaghan. Robson gets to hate Callaghan more than he hates any German. Only Madelaine -- who drives a French Army ambulance -- shows Robson, as he sees his friends being killed one by one, that there can be more to life than death and exhaustion, terror and hatred. One Spring in Picardy is a novel without heroes and without heroics. It is a story dominated by machines -- the capricious, almost humanly malevolent biplanes the pilots are forced to fly. Beautifully evoked, scrupulously researched to the last technical and historical detail, this is a book that re-creates for the reader another fragment of that hell we know as the First World War.
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- Título
- One Spring in Picardy.
- Autor
- Stanley, William
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- Usado
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- Angus & Robertson, (1973).
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1973
- Palabras clave
- Literature, Historical Fiction, Novel, Aviation, World War I, WWI, First World War, Historic Fiction.
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Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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Dade City, Florida
Sobre Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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