Victor Chapman's Letters from France, Victor Chapman

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Victor Chapman's Letters from France, Victor Chapman

Name: Victor Chapman's Letters from France, Victor Chapman
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 7014
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Publication: New York, The Macmillan Company, 1919.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [x], 196.

Condition Report: Very Good. The original blue boards and cloth spine remain firm and square, presenting well beneath a clear protective sleeve. The printed paper title labels to the front board and spine are fully intact, exhibiting only light age-toning. The extremities show minor rubbing, but the binding remains remarkably tight. Internally, the pages are clean and largely free of foxing, though the text block edges display moderate, age-related browning. A handsome and well-preserved example of this early reprint.

Catalogue Note: This volume is a 1919 reprint of the original May 1917 edition, published by The Macmillan Company, New York. It is illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates, including a frontispiece portrait of Chapman and his mother.

Victor Chapman was a pioneering American pilot who flew with the famed Escadrille Lafayette during the First World War. He tragically became the first American aviator killed in action in 1916.

Early printings of this work, particularly those from the wartime period between 1917 and 1919, are relatively uncommon on the open market. It is especially difficult to find copies from this era in such a solid, well-preserved state with the original paper labels fully intact.

Victor Chapman's Letters from France offers a poignant, firsthand glimpse into the life of one of America's earliest aviation heroes. Serving first in the French Foreign Legion and later as a pilot in the legendary Escadrille Lafayette, Chapman's letters home are filled with unflappable high spirits, vivid descriptions of aerial combat over the skies of Verdun, and a profound sense of duty. Framed by a moving memoir written by his father, John Jay Chapman, this collection stands as a testament to the courage and idealism of the young American volunteers who gave their lives before their country formally entered the Great War.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Victor Chapman (with memoir by John Jay Chapman)

Book Publisher: The Macmillan Company

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Military

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 196

Book Publication Year: 1919

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: New York, United States

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