Condé (Phillip) Vultures of the Sky
£250
London, Wright & Brown, [1935].
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.
The first aviation mystery by a master of the [sub]genre.
Out of stock
Ink number to front pastedown; jacket a little marked & rubbed with wear to the edges, some creases.
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