Wind, Sand and Stars (1ST ed.) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry diseases & conditions -- Tom Worthen

-- Tom Worthen

astute commentary from Horace Walpole on William Kent and Nancy Mitford on the vulgarity of a Surrey garden

Counterpoint Press's new collector's edition ($19) is a beautiful reproduction

But now I felt a sudden fit of blind terror

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Wind, Sand and Stars (1ST ed.) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry diseases & conditions -- Tom WorthenRecipient of the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise, "Wind, Sand and Stars" is unsurprassed in capturing the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure through the treacherous passes of the Pyrenees, above the Sahara, along the snowy ramparts of the Andes combined with lyrical prose and the soaring spirit of a philosopher, make this book one of the most popular works ever written about flying. Antoine de Saint