Wing Leader By 'Johnnie' Johnson (Group Captain J. E. Johnson, D.S.O., D.F.C.)
London: Chatto and Windus, 1956. Octavo, blue cloth, spine embossed with gilt lettering, frontispiece, 320 pp., three black-and-white plates, eight double-sided black-and-white plates. Top corner of cover slightly bumped, two dark marks on spine without loss of text, foxing on edges of text block and endpapers, small pale-green spot on fore-edge of text block, tape marks on endpapers, foxing on some leaves throughout, dust-jacket slightly worn at top and tail edges, two dark marks on spine without loss of text; otherwise a good copy. First edition. Biography of Group Captain J. E. "Johnnie" Johnson, the top-scoring fighter ace of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He held a record with 38 accredited victories against enemy aircraft. Includes a foreword by Group Captain Douglas Bader, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C. Item #4868
From the library of Clare Marshall.
Price (AUD): $120.00