Bloody April - Specially Bound for Marshal of the RAF Lord Portal gilt decoration Group Captain Tom

Group Captain Tom

Chief of the Air Staff during the Second World War and one of the key British figures in the strategic air campaign

but the book is far more than a sporting or natural history narrative

These illustrations are not only scientifically accurate but also possess considerable artistic merit

The upper board is decorated with a carefully executed onlaid and gilt-tooled design of Christopher Robin walking with Winnie-the-Pooh

Bloody April - Specially Bound for Marshal of the RAF Lord Portal gilt decoration Group Captain TomMORRIS, Alan. Bloody April. London: Jarrolds, 1967. First edition, first impression. A specially bound copy for Marshal of the Royal Air Force Viscount Portal of Hungerford, who contributes the foreword. Bound in RAF colours by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London, in dark blue half morocco over pale blue cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt spine lettering, and blue endpapers. The original text was set in Plantin, printed in Great Britain, and bound for