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47 B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s G a s t r o n o m y 2 0 2 1 Signed By Flying Tiger Ace Joe Rosbert 51. ROSBERT, C. Joseph. Flying Tiger Joe’s Adventure Story Cookbook. Franklin, North Carolina, 1985. Octavo, original gilt-stamped red cloth, dust jacket. $250. Click for more info First edition of this illustratedmemoir/cookbook, signed by Flying Tiger ace Joe Rosbert and his wife. This unique memoir includes recipes made and eaten by “Tiger Joe” during sojourns in Burma, China, Spain and North Carolina. After serving with the Flying Tigers— and racking up six victories in aerial combat—he joined CNAC, flying supplies into China over the ‘hump’ of the Himalayas. Postwar, he was one of the original founder pilots of the Flying Tiger Line, before joining General Claire Chennault’s Civil Air Transport (CAT) and Air America (AAM) in covert operations for the CIA. In 1960, Rosbert and his wife, Lydia opened a hotel and restaurant on the Spanish island of Majorca. In 1972, they returned to the United States, where they opened Flying Tiger Joe’s Restaurant. A fine signed copy.