FRY, William.

Air of Battle.

London: William Kimber, (1974),

First Edition. octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. 194 pp. William Kimber, Item #30236

Illustrated with photographs and map. William Fry was a fighter pilot on the Western Front from 1915 to 1918. His vivid memoirs cover the Battle of the Somme and Paschendaele, painting a portrait of air warfare in primitive conditions and of men exposed and vulnerable to the elements as well as enemy bullets. Book near fine and clean with a small bump to top edge of front cover. Jacket is not worn but is price clipped and has tape reinforcements at top and bottom of spine. The tape has bled through the jacket and can be seen.

Price: $40.00