Gann (Ernest) Island in the Sky
£395
London, Michael Joseph, 1945.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
A very good first UK edition of aviator Ernest Gann’s exciting, realistic aeronautic adventure set in the far north of Canada.
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