{"product_id":"popeye-lucas-queenstown-by-f-j-lucas-1968-booklet-on-cecil-peak-station","title":"POPEYE LUCAS: Queenstown by F. J. Lucas 1968 + booklet on Cecil Peak Station","description":"\u003cp\u003ePOPEYE LUCAS: Queenstown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby F. J. Lucas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0589002945\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: AH \u0026amp; AW Reed 1968, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 186\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2512\/U116\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nBiography of one of New Zealand's pioneering aviators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Popeye' Lucas must have had both flying in farming in his horoscope, for these two elements have dominated his life; and, for quite a long part of it he combined the two, for he was first a pioneer and then a leading practitioner of agricultural aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe left farming in Otago to join the RAF just before WW2, during which he flew light and heavy bombers in the European theatre, and formed and commanded the RNZAF's first transport squadron in the Pacific. During these days, he acquired the DFC and bar, together with the nickname by which he is still universally known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes copy of booklet on Cecil Peak Station 1863.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\n**First five images for illustrative purposes only - not actual item.**\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear on dust jacket and missing fly leaf, pages as new, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce with Cecil Peak Station info included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450488078628,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/132863.jpg?v=1785116112","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/popeye-lucas-queenstown-by-f-j-lucas-1968-booklet-on-cecil-peak-station","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}