Super-rare account of the author's flight from London to Tokyo (the first person to do so) and then after voyage across the pacific by ocean liner Flew across north American, than after another sea voyage to France, flew back to England having covered 19,000 miles.
Mrs Victor Bruce (nee Mildred Petre) daughter of a famous Shakespearean actress was also a racing driver of some considerable renown and a general adventuress in the 'Jazz Age' , breaking numerous speed records before taking up flying . In her private life she had a son out of wedlock then marries the 2nd Baron of Aberdere, Henry Bruce who was a works team rally driver for AC cars and won the 1926 Monte Carlo Rally. Mildred took part in the 1927 event and finished 6th overall and winner of the Coupe de Dammes award, also in an AC. She drove a Bentley for 24 hours at the Montlhery track near Paris at a record breaking average of 89mph (including pit stops to refuel) in 1929 and with her husband co-drove a car further north of the arctic circle than anyone managed until the following century! She also drove a powerboat for 799 miles in 24 hours to set another record before turning to aircraft , buying one for her own use after only having been airborne once in her life! Within a month she had gone solo and gained a license and two months later started the epic flight recounter here...
The plane, a Blackburn Bluebird IV was known as "THE BLUEBIRD" but had no connection to Malcolm Campbell's world famous speed record cars of that name which were contemporary
An amazing woman. Hardback,292 pages . very good condition for it's age. a small ink mark on the front cover cloth and a dent along the lower edge of the spine . No jacket. Rag-edge pages (lower edge) typical of 1st editions of the time. see photo. VERY rare title
