The Debt We Owe. The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 1919-1979.
BISHOP, Edward (1924-2003).
From Benedict Wilson Books, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
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From Benedict Wilson Books, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 September 2022
About this Item
PRESENTATION COPY TO ARTIST DAVID SHEPHERD, second, revised and enlarged edition. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xix; [1]; 202; [2]. Illustrated with two suites of black and white photographs. Finely bound by Kemp Hall, Oxford in dark blue full morocco, raised bands and gilt titles to spine, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With a presentation inscription to the first blank from the Chairman of the RAF Benevolent Fund dated October 1979: Presented to | David Shepherd | in gratitude for painting | Winter of 43 - | Somewhere in England Internally fine, some slight scuffs and marks to the binding. Fine. A wonderful association copy of an ostensibly common title. David Shepherd was notable as an artist who specialised in paintings of wildlife, trains, and aircraft. His painting of an Avro Lancaster Winter of 43 - Somewhere in England was sold as a print in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund. Seller Inventory # 53
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Debt We Owe. The Royal Air Force ...
Publisher: London: George Allen and Unwin
Publication Date: 1978
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
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