"Men of the R.A.F." By Sir William Rothenstein. 1942

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"Men of the R.A.F." By Sir William Rothenstein. 1942

"Men of the R.A.F." By Sir William Rothenstein. 1942 (Sketch of Guy Gibson)

"Men of the R.A.F." By Sir William Rothenstein. 1942 (List of Sketches)

Title :  "Men of the R.A.F.".

Author :  Sir William Rothenstein.

Publisher :  Oxford University Press, London.

Binding :  Hardback

Date/Edition :  1942/1st Edition.

Size :  8vo. 

Pages/Illustrations :  136 pages. 40 sepia illustrations.

Condition :  Complete. Good condition (good sound binding, splitting to cloth cover on edges of spine, original owner's pen inscription and notes).

Comments:  Forward by Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal. This book gives an account of life in the RAF during W.W.II.  Contains 40 sepia reproductions of Rothenstein's beautiful sketches of various members of the RAF including ACM Sir Charles Portal, ACM Sir Hugh Dowding, G/Cpt H. Broadhurst, F/O Guy Gibson and S/Ldr W. Whitney Straight (see above for complete list). This book originally belonged to F. Lieut. Bernard Brooks and contains pencil & ink notes giving his details and indicates which characters he has met along with dates and places.

Inventory No. A-127

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