Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 1987. Octavo, printed wrappers, 190 pp., six double-sided plates in black and white. Some foxing, otherwise a good copy. 'Alone in the Sky' tells the story of Jean Batten's early life and of all her famous flights. The book is based on her earlier work 'My Life'..... More
Shrewsbury: The Airlife Publishing Company, 1979. Octavo, black cloth hardcover, 190 pp., six double-sided B&W plates, decorated with B&W drawings throughout. Original dust wrapper covered in archival grade clear mylar protective cover, minor foxing isolated to top of text block. Otherwise a very fine copy. Alone In The Sky tis..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1938. Octavo, green cloth hard cover, 304 pp., frontispiece, 15 double sided plates. Some rubbing of hard cover and loose spine to text block, otherwise a fine copy. This is the autobiography of the great New Zealand female aviator Jean Batten and details her..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1938. Octavo,green cloth, 304 pp., frontispiece, 15 double-sided plates. Cloth dulled, marks on spine, spine ends frayed, library stamps, some spotting, tear on the dust-jacket, otherwise a good copy in a foxed dust jacket. First edition. Jean Batten's personal account of her life..... More
