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Lewis, Cecil.
Pathfinders.
Publisher: Peter Davies, London;
Date of Publication: 1943
Stock Code: 3028
ASSOCIATION COPY. 271 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good. Beige cloth with red titles in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Endpapers and textblock edge foxed. Inscribed to ffep : "Peter Varty. R. A. F. V. R. 35 Sqdn Path Finder Force". Jacket lightly foxed with several creases, splits and tears including 4-inch tear to front cover; rear white panel toned. Peter Varty was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal, given to non-commissioned personnel for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy". The novel is the story of a typical Pathfinder crew, their backstories and their mission to raid a target in Germany so would have been of great interest to one who had personally lived through similar experiences. £50.00