THE AIR COMBAT PAINTINGS OF ROBERT TAYLOR Volume 1

Robert Taylor

ISBN 10: 0715390082 / ISBN 13: 9780715390085

Published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1987

About this Item

This copy is in new condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is a small neat gift inscription to the f.e.p.The unclipped dust wrapper with French flaps is in as new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Robert Taylor is regarded by many as one of the world's foremost aviation artists. This edition of the first collection of Taylor's paintings includes the secrets of his techniques, and behind-the-scenes stories of life with the "Aces". 'If ever an artist could make an aircraft come to life and fly on canvas, Robert Taylor can.' The late Marshall of the Royal Air Force, Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris, Bt GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, Commander in Chief, RAF Bomber Command 1942-45 'As a fighter pilot who flew the types of aircraft that Robert Taylor paints so brilliantly, I marvel at his ability. He paints more than just aircraft; he paints with spectacular reality the whole vista of the sky that is the world of the fighter pilot.' From the foreword by AirVice Marshall JE 'Johnnie' Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, top scoring Allied fighter pilot of World War II. Laid in are a few newspaper cuttings regarding the subjects covered by some of these pictures. Ref DDD 1.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE AIR COMBAT PAINTINGS OF ROBERT TAYLOR Volume 1
• Publisher: David & Charles, Newton Abbot
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715390082
• ISBN 13: 9780715390085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Robert Taylor
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

Volume One, first published in 1987, has sold more copies than any other aviation art book. Highlights include Return of the Few -- spitfires returning low over the English coast; Dambusters -- raids destroying the dams in Germany's Ruhr industrial heartland; and Last Moral Support -- a Hurricane fighter pilot accompanying a badly damaged comrade to safety.

About the Author

Robert Taylor is recognized today as the leading aviation artist in the world. His following is on an international scale with enormous worldwide demand for his originals and limited edition prints. Writer Robert Weston has been a close friend and co-researcher with the artist for many years, and in this book he brings to bear a wealth of experience of Robert Taylor's work.