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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Cuneo, Cyril et al. (illustrator). 1st Edition, Limited Edition. The sole UK printing published by Geo. Reynolds, Arts Printer, Stepney Green, London E in 1914. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. The original card stapled folder, with the original gold cord string marker present; The upper panel lettered in silver with the striking Cyrus Cuneo illustration 'Flying at Hendon' on white card attached to the centre. On the lower card cover another striking illustration in silver of the Hendon control tower and bi-plane; On the inside flap is a 'Toast List' dated March 20th 1914, the date of the dinner; pp 28 unpaginated; On the inside of the lower card is a full page coloured insert print 'A Passenger Flight' by Cyril Cuneo. On the rear flap are two inserts affixed, the first is the 'Menu' and on the reverse is the 'Musical Programme'. The front card has some creasing and minor rubbing to the illustration ; the first autographed page is spotted to the edges and has light markings ; the last page has some spotting ; the menu at the back of the folder has a closed tear but is complete ; there is also some closed tears to the rear insert print : Otherwise the booklet is complete. The now defunct London Aerodrome in Hendon was at the beginning of aviation in this country, where pioneers could hone their skills, train wannabe daredevils into trying to fly and set exams for people to take in order to be able to fly proficiently. This Menu & Souvenir booklet was issued to the great and good at a large function in Pall Mall at the Royal Automobile Club on 20th March 1914. Famous guests such as H.G. Wells and Ernest Shackleton were in attendance and within the booklet there was an 'Autograph' page at the front, so that the booklet owner could go autograph hunting for either famous people, politicians or as was prized, the aviators. Many of the aviators from Hendon Aerodrome would go on to fly for the Royal Flying Corp and rather than race, would be in aerial combat to the death. Of the owner of this menu, J.H. Blake, there is little known. However, he did amass 26 signatures from that evening, 11 are so far not identified, but 15 have been : 1) Claude Grahame-White : A pioneer and legend in UK aviation. He was only the 6th person to receive a certificate to be able to fly in this country and the first person ever to successfully make a journey at night, having done so during a London to Manchester race in 1910. He bought 200 acres of land and put his flying school on it, developing what was to become The London Aerodrome. 2) Louis Arbon Strange : was one of the most decorated fighter pilots in the UK having served in both wars, flying and playing a pivotal role for the RFC and for the RAF. 3) Henry Pagan Lowe : was Claude Graham-White's test pilot at Hendon and then signed up to serve with the RFC in the great war. 4) Eric Bentley Beauman : At the outbreak of the war he joined the Royal Navy Air Service, and was immediately told that he was the 'sole air defence of London'. 5) Norman Spratt : Served in both wars - for the RFC and also for the RAF. 6) Major Reginald Carr : He was one of the most decorated aviators before the Great War. 7) Thomas Williams : was a decorated flying ace in the Great War made all the more incredible due to his young age. 8) Andre Marcel DeSoutter 9) Lord Lonsdale (Hugh Cecil Lowther the 5th Earl of Lonsdale) : He was a peer and member of the House of Lords. 10) Sir Edward Hobart Seymour : Had a long and distinguished naval career. 12) Jules Nardini : Nardini was already famous, having participated in many air competitions and exhibitions at Hendon, where he was particularly noted for giving flights to young ladies! 13) Lewis Turner 14) Marcus Manton 15) J. Laurence Hall. More details of the signer providers are available on request. Only one copy has appeared at auction in the last 30 years. JSIC has no listings. An important unique historical document. More images and details are available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Beaton, Cecil; Cuneo, Terence T. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 85- 112. Features: Cover photo of the largest diamond ever found in alluvial deposits - 770 carat stone found in the Woyie River, Sierra leone; Illustrations compare the size of this diamond with other families gems; Two pages of illustrations show construction of a giant new type of locomotive at Swindon; Superb full-page photo portrait of Gen. DeGaulle, who has announced his resignation; Two fascinating pages of illustrations explain how torpedoes hunt their prey by sound, and leave no telltale bubble track; Article entitled "Record of the Second New Zealand Division" includes photos of V.C. winners Sgt. J. D. Hinton, Sgt. A. C. Hulme, second Lieut. K. Elliott, second Lieut. M. Ngarimu, and Capt. C. H. Upam; Page of four graphs illustrates Britain's wartime austerity; Photos of the fateful first meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations at Albert Hall; One-page photo of France's spokesman on the French Mandated Territories, M. Georges Bidault, addressing the general assembly of the United Nations at Central Hall, Westminster; Centrefold illustration shows a debate in progress at the Hampstead Parliament; Photos of large-scale reconstruction in Spain, including the University City of Madrid; Photos illustrate abundant consumer goods available and Madrid; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. R. E. W. Flower, Lord Caldecote, Lord Goddard, Maj. Gen. F. E. Simpson, Sir George Arthur, Lord Plender, Gerald Barry, Sir A. Clark Kerr, Mr. Churchill and his wife, Miss D. K. Dix, new governor of Newfoundland Mr. Gordon McDonald, and Spanish chess prodigy Arturo Pomar; Six photos of Brookands, the famous British motor racing track, and it's camouflaged wartime disguise; Photo of HMC S "Warrior"; Photos of hundreds of US bomber trainers for sale to the public in Ontario, California; Statue of Peter Pan in Brussels is pocked with bullet holes after German revolver practice; Two photos of King Ibn Saud and King Farouk; Photo of the most important discovery of Roman remains ever made in Canterbury; Two pages of beautiful architectural photos of the Chapel of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Unmarked with average wear. Outer advertising pages not included. A sound vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Cuneo, T.T.; Holloway, Cyril; Osmond, Edward; Brock, H.M.; Treslian, S. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 117-176 plus several pages of vintage ads. Features: Forty-Eight Days Adrift! - after being torpedoed, nine Norwegian seamen spent weeks adrift; Three Mean Killers; Revenge! - in 1916 North Bay, Ontario Pole Leo Leopold vows to get Detective Fred Fefbyre when he gets out of prison; The Fatal Watch; Lost Mines; Cowboys Adrift - two youngsters from a Cariboo, British Columbia ranch make their first trip to Vancouver; Deck Passage; The Ming Jar - what happened after the author purchased a choice piece of porcelain; "Prickly Pete"; The Relapinawa Buffalo - an outlaw buffalo terrorizes an entire Ceylonese district; The Yellow Box; The Amateurs; The Finger of Fate; The Interlopers - an Australian cattle drover story; Adventures with Polar Bears; and more. Above-average wear to front cover and back strip so front cover holding loosely. Small bit of sticker remnant on front cover. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan; Cuneo, Terence T. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 421-448 pages. Features: Cover photo of huge pile of German fighters and bombers - reduced to a large mound of scrap metal in Britain; Nice one-page colour Guinness ad features red wagon wheel, smiley face, belt, tacks, rock, sock, ace of hearts. and glass of Guinness; Photos of "Liberators" and "Fortresses" in flight; Six photos of how H.M. destroyer "Ithuriel" rammed and sunk Italian submarine "Cobalto" in the Mediterranean; Photos of glider troops in training; German invasion tide laps the Caucasus Barrier - one-page model of the main features as seen from the line of enemy approach; Fourteen pictures illustrate the metamorphosis of the "Footslogger" - the infantryman today is a jack-of-all-trades - and master of most!; The Metamorphosis of Infantry (article); Photos of typical duties of a battalion; Six photos of ground action in Stalingrad; Four aerial photos of an enemy bomber's views of the Battle of Stalingrad; Centrefold illustration "Epic of Stalingrad" depicts vicious street fighting; Five illustrations of what a post-war London may look like; Two large photos contrast the amount of human labour required to build aerodromes in China and Great Britain; Photos of three American cruisers sunk - "Vincennes", "Quincy", and "Astoria"; Two photos of Churchill aboard warship in Scotland; Page of illustrations explain new german explosive incendiary bomb; Reatreat in the East - article; Two-pages of great illustrations exlain the "Potentialities of Mass-Production of Flying-Boats as Troop-Carriers and Heavy Freighter Air-Planes - including the "Mars", Curtiss "Commando" and "Stirling"; Photo of Corporal Franklin M. Koons of the Rangers - first American to with the M.M. in this war; Fascimiles of German notices deporting British subjects in the Channel Islands to Germany; How to make an Epidiascope for Picture Projection; Photo of vast locust swarm in Kenya; Nice colour back cover ad for Johnnie Walker shows metal fence being installed in front of stately home. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Stott, W.R.S.; Nicolle; Golden, Grace; Soper, George;Cuneo, T.; Osmond, Edward; Holloway, Cyril; Nicolson, W.C.; Wigfull, W.E.;Tresilian, S. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 1-84, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: Through the Shan States - part 2; The King's Ju-Ju; Phases of Life - Fire-Walking in Java, Gomez the Killer, The Queensland "Mounted"; A "Side-Show" in Borneo; The Queer Side of Things - What the Palmist Foretold; Our Japanese Burglar; The Pickle-Bottle; A Papuan Interlude; Seven Days' Bad Luck; Man and His Needs; Stamps of the World. Bits of clear tape at each end of spine. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage issue.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World - The Magazine for Men, April 1935, No. 445, Vol. 75 Through the Shan States - part 2; The King's Ju-Ju; Phases of Life - Fire-Walking in Java, Gomez the Killer, The Queensland "Mounted"; A "Side-Show" in Borneo; The Queer Side of Things -.