Amateur Adventure
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1939.
A refreshing companion piece to Richard Halliburton’s Flying Carpet, Gandar-Dower’s Amateur Adventure is the story of a private flight in a two-seater aircraft from London to Madras in the autumn of 1932. While Halliburton strains to present himself as poetic, dashing, and full of pluck, Gandar-Dower just sort of lets his natural élan drip from him into a little puddle of sprezzatura at his feet.
Condition grading: Good. Some damage to each end of spine. Crease to right edge of front cover in centre section. Light creases to corners of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1939.
A refreshing companion piece to Richard Halliburton’s Flying Carpet, Gandar-Dower’s Amateur Adventure is the story of a private flight in a two-seater aircraft from London to Madras in the autumn of 1932. While Halliburton strains to present himself as poetic, dashing, and full of pluck, Gandar-Dower just sort of lets his natural élan drip from him into a little puddle of sprezzatura at his feet.
Condition grading: Good. Some damage to each end of spine. Crease to right edge of front cover in centre section. Light creases to corners of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1939.
A refreshing companion piece to Richard Halliburton’s Flying Carpet, Gandar-Dower’s Amateur Adventure is the story of a private flight in a two-seater aircraft from London to Madras in the autumn of 1932. While Halliburton strains to present himself as poetic, dashing, and full of pluck, Gandar-Dower just sort of lets his natural élan drip from him into a little puddle of sprezzatura at his feet.
Condition grading: Good. Some damage to each end of spine. Crease to right edge of front cover in centre section. Light creases to corners of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
