Faith, Hope and Charity; Three Planes Against an Air Force [Signed] by Poolman, Kenneth [James Pickering] - 1954

Published by William Kimber and Co. Ltd., 46 Wilton Place, London First Edition 1954. 1954., 1954. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, end paper maps. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 200 [viii] printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small slithers of paper missing to the top front cover and top of spine, not price clipped 15s. SIGNED by James Pickering to the title page 'James Pickering'. He trained on Sea Gladiators and was one of the pilots to fly the first group of Hurricanes off H.M.S. Argus to Malta on 2nd August 1940. [See Malta The Hurricane Years]. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.