Richard Halliburton. The Flying Carpet. Bobbs-Merrill, 1932. No dj. Good+ cond. Black covers with title in gilt on front (together with cameo of airplane) and spine ( faded.). Marks on back cover. Binding sound. Clean interior. No markings except for inscr. and sig. on fly-leaf; also on fep. Both end papers have maps showing route of The Flying Carpet passing through both hemispheres. Many Illustrated plates in b. & w. 352 pp. A very handsome production. The author's 4th book. He was a famed American travel writer and adventurer who enthralled America and, indeed the whole world with his exploits from the 1920s till 1939 when he disappeared sailing across the Pacific. This is an account of his most famous venture, flying around the world in an open cockpit biplane named The Magic Carpet. His pilot was Moye Stephens. There is a film version of the book which enhanced his celebrity. An entertaining read accompanied by many fine photos which add to the period atmosphere. This copy £ 24.9