{"product_id":"per-ardua-the-rise-of-british-air-power-1911-1939-1st-edition","title":"Per Ardua The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939 — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePer Ardua The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939, Hilary St. George Saunders — 1st Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Oxford University Press, 1944\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 368.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The original dust jacket remains uncommonly bright and well-preserved, exhibiting only trivial rubbing to the spine extremities and corner tips. The underlying blue cloth binding is exceptionally tight and square, showing no significant shelf-wear and retaining excellent structural integrity. While the text block edges display moderate, even age-toning typical of wartime paper stock, the internal pages remain exceptionally crisp, clean, and free of any deleterious foxing or internal blemishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First Edition. A definitive early history of the Royal Air Force, published during the height of the Second World War. The presence of the original dust jacket in such an attractive, unchipped state is particularly notable, given the fragility of wartime economy production standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\"Per Ardua ad Astra,\" the steep way to the stars, serves as both the motto of the Royal Air Force and the guiding spirit of this authoritative history. Written by Hilary St. George Saunders, a distinguished wartime commentator and official historian, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"256\"\u003ePer Ardua\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the meteoric rise of British air power from its early experiments in 1911 to the formidable force it became at the dawn of the Second World War. Combining professional seriousness with the spirited unorthodoxy and humour characteristic of the RAF, Saunders delivers a gripping account of the aviators, engineers, and visionaries who shaped the destiny of the skies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55860667351379,"sku":"7032","price":15.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261110_121003.jpg?v=1794510151","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/per-ardua-the-rise-of-british-air-power-1911-1939-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}