November 2021

G r e a t G i f t s 102 Zemke’s Wolf Pack , Signed On A Special Bookplate By Three Aces From The 56th Fighter Group 194. (WORLD WAR II) FREEMAN, Roger A. Zemke’s Wolf Pack. The Story of Hub Zemke and the 56th Fighter Group in the Skies over Europe. New York, 1988. Octavo, original half yellow cloth, dust jacket. $275. First American edition of this fascinating narrative of a single fighter group’s war over Europe, signed on a special “Aces of the 56th Fighter Group” bookplate by Gabby Gabreski, Bud Mahurin, and Jim Carter. This book was originally published as The Hub, Fighter Leader: The Story of Hub Zemke, America’s Great World War II Fighter Commander in Shrewsbury, UK earlier the same year. Fine. Len Deighton’s History Of The Battle Of Britain, Inscribed By Him 195. (WORLD WAR II) DEIGHTON, Len. Fighter. The True Story of the Battle of Britain. London, 1977. Octavo, original navy paper boards, dust jacket. $800. First edition of Deighton’s “brilliant” first major non-fiction work, inscribed: “To R—A—best wishes, Len Deighton.” Fine. Signed By Five World War II Aces And Airmen 196. (WORLD WAR II) LUCAS, Laddie, editor. Wings of War. Airmen of All Nations Tell Their Stories 1939-1945. New York, 1983. Octavo, original half blue cloth, dust jacket. $450. First edition of this collection of first-person narratives by World War II airmen, with tipped-in leaf bearing the signatures of five prominent Allied airmen. Near-fine. “Aircraft Of The R.A.F.”: Fascinating British World War II Poster 193. (WORLD WAR II) Poster: Aircraft of the R.A.F. Some Famous Types – I. London, circa 1942. Original color broadside poster, measuring 20 by 30 inches; closely framed, entire piece measures 22-1/2 by 32-1/2 inches. $2500. Wonderful original World War II poster depicting many of the major aircraft used by the R.A.F. in World War II including the Hurricane, Spitfire, and may more. About-fine.