Language: English
Published by Messrs Fores, 41 Picadilly. London W1, 1920
Seller: The Sanctuary Bookshop., Lyme Regis, United Kingdom
US$ 131.68
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Fine. 3rd Edition. Colored offset lithograph, 26 x 40 cm signed mounted and framed, of a Sopwith Dolphin & K.B WW1 dogfight battle (see image). The planes are aloft over fields with the German balloon pilot parachuting to safety. Print of original watercolor by J. McGilchrist. [John McGilchrist, 1893-1977, was a Scottish artist who served as a balloon pilot-observer for the Royal Flying Corps high over the battlefields of France. Shot down in flames four different times, he applied his artistic talent to documenting the images of aerial combat as he had known it. 'Published September 1st, 1920, by Messrs. Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London, W. 1. See also our ABE Listing: # 008189 "Tails Up", Sopwith Dolphin & Albatross. Also John McGilchrist]. £150.00, if sold as a pair.