85 B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s Raleigh And Jones’ Complete The War In The Air, 1922-37 First Editions In Scarce Dust Jackets, With All Maps In The Original Map Cases 109. (WORLD WAR I) RALEIGH, Walter, and JONES, Henry Arthur. The War in the Air. Being the Story of the Part Played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force. Oxford, 1922-37. Seven volumes plus two map cases, for a total of nine volumes. Octavo, original black cloth, dust jackets. $6500. First edition of Raleigh’s analytical history of the Royal Air Force’s contribution during the First World War, continued by Jones after Raleigh’s untimely death, with dozens of folding maps printed in color in the seven text volumes, in scarce original dust jackets, complete with 70 additional folding maps housed in two map cases. “Raleighwas able to complete only the first volume of The War in the Air, but it remains his longest work… It is the most readable of official histories, and it contains some of his best writing. His style is here at its simplest, but the fervor of his admiration for the heroism of the air is everywhere apparent, and finds memorable expression in the introduction. The volume was published a few weeks after his death” (DNB). Jones eventually completed the work, which reached seven volumes, along with two volumes of maps, all included here. Owner ink signature and gift inscription in Volume I. Near-fine. Signed By FDR As President 110. ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. The Democratic Book 1936. No place, 1936. Large folio, original full brown morocco gilt. $6000. Signed limited first edition, number 1179 of an unknown limitation signed by President Roosevelt, with illustrated title and limitation pages, 19 full-page portraits, dozens of in-text half-tones and illustrations, and a facsimile of the Constitution. Sold to Democratic donors at $250 each to pay off the 1936 re-election debt, The Democratic Book 1936 contains information such as the party’s platform, election results, and statements from the President, his cabinet members, the first lady, and other important members of his administration. With dozens of contemporary advertisements, many in color. Front board gilt-stamped “L.E. Dixon.” Expert repairs to joints and spine ends, near-fine.
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