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[Signed] [First Edition] Wings: An Anthology of Flight H

A signed first edition of Bryden"s anthology, tracing our fascination with flight from ancient myth to the modern aeroplane, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.First edition.Signed and inscribed by the editor to the front free endpaper: "Mrs. Dobson. With every good wish from, H. G. Bryden."Complete with the original dust wrapper.An anthology of extracts, essays and poems tracing the evolution of aviation, from ancient imaginings of flight and prophetic theories, to the age of early aircraft and polar expeditions. With contributors from Euripides, Ezekiel, Aristophanes, John Milton, Shakespeare and Mahabharata, to W. H. Auden, C. C. Turner, Cecil Day Lewis, H. G. Wells, Jean Cocteau, P. B. Shelley and Winston Churchill, among many others. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight fading and discolouration to extremities. Light scattered spotting to endpapers. Editor's inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper, smart. Slight soiling to wraps with the odd minor handling mark. Slight edge wear to extremities with one or two minor chips, closed tears and creases to extremities. Not price-clipped but slightly clipped at the corners. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned with one or two spots to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed

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