{"product_id":"death-in-the-air-the-war-diary-and-photographs-of-a-flying-corps-pilot-1933","title":"DEATH IN THE AIR: The War Diary and Photographs of a Flying Corps Pilot 1933","description":"\u003cp\u003eDEATH IN THE AIR: The War Diary and Photographs of a Flying Corps Pilot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Wesley D. Archer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: large cloth board hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Heinemann 1933, 1st edition \u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 150 d x 235 h x 40 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 166\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2103\/0365\/K506\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nPurports to be the diary of an RFC pilot, illustrated with his own photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe photos continued as the subject of much controversy until the early 1980's when Peter M. Grosz, while researching German aviation at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, discovered a diary in which Archer, who served in the RFC, explained how the book was a hoax used to raise money during the depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\n**No dust jacket - first image for illustrative purposes only.**\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent original condition, binding intact with front board cover loose, pages clean and generally unmarked. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce worldwide\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450516816164,"sku":null,"price":149.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/41376.jpg?v=1783672245","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/death-in-the-air-the-war-diary-and-photographs-of-a-flying-corps-pilot-1933","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}