Qantas Rising The Autobiography of the Flying Fysh
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1966. Tall octavo, light-blue denim-style cloth, xii, 296 pp., frontispiece, 12 double-sided black-and-white plates, nine appendices and one map included. Spine ends and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, edges of covers slightly rubbed, very light foxing on edges of text block and title page, small black-and-white "Berkelouw Bookdealers" sticker on inside tail-edge of front cover, edges of dust-jacket a little worn and torn; otherwise a very good copy with clean leaves. Second printing of 1965 first edition.
Qantas Rising is the story of ex-servicemen Hudson Fysh and P. J. McGinnes who, along with Fergus McMaster and Ainslie Templeton, founded Australia's world-famous airline: Qantas. Hudson Fysh himself tells the tale in thrilling detail, recounting the adventures that led to the establishment of the airline and its history up to 1934. Item #5130
Price (AUD): $120.00