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Sagittarius Rising
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Cecil Lewis
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Presidio Pr
Publication date
May 1, 1993
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Reissue
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781853671432
ISBN-10
1853671436
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.75 by 9 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$35.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: âClassic . . . the definitive account of aerial combat â full of passion and poetryâ â Max Arthur, Independent âMagical evocation of the lonely battle fought in the cloudsâ â The Daily Telegraph âThis is a book everyone should read. It is the autobiography of an ace, and no common ace either. The boy had all the noble tastes and qualities, love of beauty, soaring imagination, a brilliant endowment of good looks . . . this prince of pilots . . . had a charmed life in every sense of the wordâ â George Bernard Shaw
Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just seventeen, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'.
In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme, to his pioneering defense of London against deadly night time raids.
REVIEWS
ââ¦brings to life the illustrious career of a passionate fighter pilotâ¦engaging and spirited accountâ¦beautifully written and by turns horrifying, moving and exhilarating, this is a stirring tribute to the remarkable young men who risked their lives daily in the golden age of aerial combat.â
Lone Star Book Review, 1/2011
Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just seventeen, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of the First World War, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as 'a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet'.
In this vivid and spirited account the author evocatively sets his love of the skies and flying against his bitter experience of the horrors of war, as we follow his progress from France and the battlefields of the Somme, to his pioneering defense of London against deadly night time raids.
REVIEWS
ââ¦brings to life the illustrious career of a passionate fighter pilotâ¦engaging and spirited accountâ¦beautifully written and by turns horrifying, moving and exhilarating, this is a stirring tribute to the remarkable young men who risked their lives daily in the golden age of aerial combat.â
Lone Star Book Review, 1/2011
Editions
Hardcover
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Reissue edition from Presidio Pr (May 1, 1993)
9781853671432 | details & prices | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $35.00
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Reprint edition from Leo Cooper (October 1, 1992)
Paperback
from Frontline Books (September 19, 2009)
9781848325197 | details & prices | 331 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $29.99
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Revised edition from Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal (February 1, 2007)
9781853677182 | details & prices | 332 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $19.95
About: Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of World War I, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as "a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet.
About: Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, and later a member of the famous 56 Squadron, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot of World War I, described by Bernard Shaw in 1935 as "a thinker, a master of words, and a bit of a poet.
With Bradley Smith |
from Macmillan Pub Co (June 1, 1970)
9780020343905 | details & prices | List price $1.50
This edition also contains Twentieth Century Masters of Erotic Art
About: A memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of War Horse and the charm of The Little PrinceA singular, lyrical book, Sagittarius Rising is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I.
This edition also contains Twentieth Century Masters of Erotic Art
About: A memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of War Horse and the charm of The Little PrinceA singular, lyrical book, Sagittarius Rising is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I.
from Macmillan Pub Co (June 1, 1970)
9780020343905 | details & prices | List price $1.50
This edition also contains Twentieth Century Masters of Erotic Art
About: A memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of War Horse and the charm of The Little PrinceA singular, lyrical book, Sagittarius Rising is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I.
This edition also contains Twentieth Century Masters of Erotic Art
About: A memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of War Horse and the charm of The Little PrinceA singular, lyrical book, Sagittarius Rising is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I.
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