Wings over the Somme 1916-1918

LEWIS, Gwilym H.

Published by William Kimber, London, 1976

About this Item

First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 205pp. William Kimber, Edited by Chaz Bowyer. The author's letters to his family during his service in WWI provide the main narrative of this book. The letters reflect the progress of the war through the eyes of a young man of eighteen seeing it first hand, the progress of the aeroplane as a fighting weapon, and the progress of a schoolboy to a mature man. An aviation chronicle of rare individuality and authenticity. The majority of the photographs in the more than 50 black and white illustrations are from Lewis's personal albums. Noffsinger 144. Inscribed and signed by Lewis on the front endpaper, "To . With my very best wishes. Gwilym H. Lewis. June 1976." Very faint, small mark at bottom of front cover, else very fine and clean. Dust jacket is fine and clean and not price clipped. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 34095

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wings over the Somme 1916-1918
• Publisher: William Kimber, London
• Publication Date: 1976
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Aviation
  • Signed
  • Aeronautics
  • World War One
  • Military