{"product_id":"war-flying-the-letters-of-theta-to-his-home-people-l-f-hutcheon","title":"War Flying: The Letters of \"Theta\" to His Home People, L.F. Hutcheon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar Flying: The Letters of \"Theta\" to His Home People, By A Pilot [L.F. Hutcheon] — 1st Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, John Murray, 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 12mo, pp. 117.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The book is securely bound in a publisher's plain dark binding, currently housed beneath a clear protective plastic sleeve. The binding remains remarkably tight with no splitting to the joints, though the spine ends and board edges display mild creasing and standard shelf-wear. Internally, the most notable physical flaw is the heavy, uniform oxidation and browning to the paper stock and text block edges; a direct chemical consequence of the highly acidic, low-quality pulp mandated by wartime economy measures in 1917. Despite the aging paper, the letterpress impression remains crisp, and the leaves are clean and free from serious marginalia, rendering it a highly readable, structurally sound survivor of a fragile wartime production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First Edition. Published during the height of the First World War in 1917 by John Murray. This title was issued in various publisher's bindings, including fragile pictorial paper wrappers; the present copy is securely bound in plain dark boards with gilt-lettered spine and upper panel, likely representing a standard or secondary wartime trade binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe book is a scarce contemporary artifact, written under the pseudonym \"Theta\" by L.F. Hutcheon. Complete, original copies of this First Edition are scarce on the open market, as the ephemeral nature of wartime materials meant few examples survived in a collectible state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eWritten by a young Royal Flying Corps pilot for his family back home, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"\u003eWar Flying\u003c\/i\u003e offers a candid, firsthand account of early military aviation during the First World War. From the nerve-wracking days of flight training to the perilous reality of active service over the Western Front, \"Theta\" captures the visceral, day-to-day experience of aerial combat and reconnaissance. His letters preserve the characteristic blend of youthful bravado, technical fascination, and understated courage that defined the pioneer aviators of the Great War, providing an invaluable primary source for historians and aviation enthusiasts alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55860237009235,"sku":"7017","price":67.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261110_113739.jpg?v=1794506463","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/war-flying-the-letters-of-theta-to-his-home-people-l-f-hutcheon","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}