Last Flight

London/New York/Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co.. Very Good in Very Good dj. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. [foxing to edges of text block and on the first few and last few pages, spine slightly turned; jacket shows a bit of wear at corners]. A British aviator, pushing forty and recovering from a bad accident -- and contemplating the end of his flying days -- faints at the controls of his plane and crashes in the Pacific. Rescued by a passing ship, he meets a woman on board. Includes wrap-around promotional band (not pictured), bearing an endorsement from Sir Charles Kingsford Smith]. .