Buy this book on-line BRAMSON, ALAN: : PURE LUCK: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY of SIR THOMAS SOPWITH,1888-1989UK.WELLINGBOROUGH,NORTHANTS.PSL,1990. ISBN 1852602635.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's contemporary b/w biographical photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean - without spotting/ foxing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear to be unread.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a blue headband and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,6-288pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales,a preface,12 chapters and an epilogue, appendices(I-VII),64pp contemporary b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp64/81,pp112/129,pp160/177 and pp208/225 respectively,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents list/table.
Successful competition pilot,accomplished yachtsman and sportsman,engineer and industrialist,Sir Thomas Sopwith's life not only spanned the era of heavier-than-air flight but also contributed immeasurably to the story of aviation.His Camel and Pup biplanes helped to win the First World War,his Hurricane,Typhoon and Lancaster,the Second.But his contribution does not end there - the Harrier,designed and built by his Hawker company,can fairly be said to have won control of the Falklands.His 101 years saw both personal tragedy and international recognition but he remained a modest man to his final days.'Pure Luck' places in perspective Tommy Sopwith's astonishing career and reveals many events in his private and business life that have never before been published.
Alan Bramson,a pilot himself,has produced a biography of this remarkable individual with the full support of his family,many friends and colleagues.
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