First edition, first printing of 'Reach For The Sky'. Published by Collins in London, 1954. A very good book in the original blue cloth with silver lettering to the spine. Signsof handling wear to the spine, with a small abrasion to the lower front joint and light wear to the extremities. Toning to the page edges, with old damp marks to the endpapers and inside the boards. In a very good clipped dust wrapper, with rubbing to the folds, creasing and small chips to the spine tips and corners. Brickhill's celebrated biography of Douglas Bader, tracing his return to flying after losing both legs, his wartime service and captivity. A desirable first edition
