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A Limited Edition. 1 of only 40 copies, this being copy Number 31, with a pencil illustration by the Artist; Andrew Skilleter, to the half-title page, protected by tissue guard.
Small Octavo, Publisher's black boards, lettered in gilt to spine, dust jacket, pp. 155. Published by Norman Wright (Swanage), 2008. The hardback edition of this book was preceded by a paperback edition published in 1999.
Loosely inserted is a Signed Certificate from Norman Wright and Andrew Skilleter.
A fine copy.
"Biggles Air Ace gathers together ten previously uncollected stories of W.E. Johns' iconic airman, James Bigglesworth, that have languished, all but forgotten in obscure magazines and annuals." (Publisher's description.)
Exceptionally rare and a notable addition to a Biggles collection.
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A black and white full length portrait photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the Royal couple wearing Orders and decorations, taken at Buckingham Palace in 1960 by Anthony Buckley, Signed in ink on mount "Elizabeth R 1963" and "Philip", 29cm x 21.5cm, unframed, a little toning; near fine.
The original owner was presented with the signed photograph in his capacity as an Engineer for the British Airways Overseas Corporation on the March 1963 Royal Flight. The Photograph is accompanied with the Royal Flight menu for Perth-Sydney-Fiji-Honolulu-Vancouver-London, March 1963.
"Anthony Buckley (1912-1993) opened his first portrait studio in 1937 and he quickly gained a reputation for his portraits of leading actresses of the day. After serving in World War II, he worked from a studio on St Alban's Street and then in the 1950s on New Bond Street, when he purchased the premises and business of Janet Jevons. In the early 1950s he worked in Dorothy Wilding's London studio. His… Read More