Flying Colours With a prefatory note by Major-General E.B. Ashmore
London: The Aeroplane & General Publishing, circa 1918. Quarto, quarter papered boards, approximately 44 pp. unpaginated, 21 drawings in colour. Canvas spine has been stabilised by a conservator, endpapers renewed, internally excellent. Scarce - this copy is from the general issue of 1000 copies on art paper. Significantly, the artist Captain R. H. M. S. Saundby served under Major Lanoe Hawker, V.C. during the Somme campaign of 1916. This album, painted from memory after the hostilities, depicts the Royal Flying Corps in action, from July 1916 to June 1917. Item #2726
Price (AUD): $175.00
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