The Central Blue; Recollections and Reflections

London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1956. First U.K. Edition. Octavo. 22cm. Publisher's sky blue buckram titled in gilt to spine. Dustjacket. [xiv]; 709pp. Light scuffing to corners, bumping to spine ends, clean and bright; internally clean and fresh, bookplate and old booksellers label (Sotherans) to front pastedown, illustrated throughout with full page black and white photographs; in a bright, strong dustjacket with some sunning and soiling to the spine panel, shallow chipping to the head of spine, and a little soiling of the white portions. A very good, handsome, copy.

A weighty WW2 memoir from the Marshal of the Royal Air Force, giving an elevated perspective on the startegies and tactical decisions made during the 1939-1945 air war. From the library of Nathaniel Tarn, noted poet, translator, and military aviation enthusiast, with his bookplate.