One Man's Window. An Illustrated Account of Ten Weeks of War: Malta, April 13th, to June 21st, 1942.

Published by London: William Kimber, 1956

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First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Jan Cordner, with abundant thanks for all his help in making this book." Cordner, one of only two individuals thanked in the acknowledgements, photographed Barnham's sketches for the plates. In One Man's Window, Flight Commander Denis Barnham (1920-1981), a Spitfire ace with 601 Squadron, recounts his experiences as part of Operation Bowery, the British-American undertaking to strengthen Malta's air defences at a crucial juncture in the battle for the Mediterranean. An accomplished artist, after the war Barnham exhibited at the National Gallery, Royal Academy, and Leicester Galleries, and was the art master at Epsom College. Octavo. Halftone frontispiece, 10 halftone plates, all after sketches by author; 7 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Faint marks on cloth, gentle toning internally; jacket price-clipped, some staining, old paper repairs on verso: very good in like jacket.…

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Title
One Man's Window. An Illustrated Account of Ten Weeks of War: Malta, April 13th, to June 21st, 1942.
Author
BARNHAM, Denis.
Publisher
London: William Kimber, 1956
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1st Edition

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