Author: W. E. Johns
Title: Worrals on the War-Path: A Worrals of the W.A. A.F.
Description: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally bright copy of W. E. Johns' fourth Worrals novel, in the charmingly illustrated dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this novel from W. E. Johns, in the very scarce publisher's original illustrated dust wrapper, price unclipped.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece by Stead.The fourth novel about flight officer Joan Warralson, known as 'Worrals', a fictional member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in the Second World War, inspired by two real female aviators of the author's acquaintance.With the inscription of Irene Rennie, Age 14, to the front free endpaper, dated Sept. 1943. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Inscription to front free endpaper. Light marks to dust wrapper back strip and rear wrap. Edgewear to back strip head and tail. Closed tear to tale of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Stead. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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