Souvenir of Ninety-Four (Australian and Malayan) Gift Battle-Planes which helped us to Victory August 4th 1914 to November 11th 1918.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

(Printed for private circulation only London) 1920. 4to. Orig. full vellum (covers slightly soiled as usual). Gilt. Spine gilt. Top edge gilt. (x 148pp.). The title page drawn and illuminated by Fred Leist portr text-figs and 52 plates illustrating amongst others the 41 battle planes presented by subscribers in Australia. Author's signed compl. copy. Of the 94 battle planes which fought in the Great War 1914-1918 Australia presented 41 and Malaya 53. Uncut copy. The assoc. separately printed broadside entitled 'Carry On' loosely inserted. Note: A key work being one of the earliest items on Australian aeronautics.