Bidspirit auction | They Fell in the Battle

They Fell in the Battle – A Roll of Honour of the Battle of Britain, 10 July – 31 October 1940. Gleave, Tom; F. E. Dymond. Foreword [autographed] by His Royal Highness Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. Published by Royal Air Force Museum Printed by Rampant Lions Press, Hendon (1980). Full Leather. Folio 11” x 15”. Full blue morocco binding with gilt lettering on the spine, and a gilt cross on the front board. Blue buckram-covered slipcase with a lining of watered silk. One of 80 copies. Only a few in private hands. Signed by Prince Philip (as Marshal of the Royal Air Force). [5], 50, [2] leaves; 39cm. Text printed in Air Force blue on rectos of leaves only, title in blue and gold, top edges gilt, fore and bottom edges uncut. The idea for this edition came from Dr. John Tanner CBE, founding director of the Royal Air Force Museum, who gave editorial guidance throughout. There were only eighty copies designed and printed by Will Carter at the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge, on Arches Velin mould-made paper. The binding is by W. T. Morrell of Covent Garden, in specially-dyed goatskin with spine lettering designed by the printer. Production was supervised throughout by Nottingham Court Press. Commissioned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of The Battle of Britain, the Roll has been compiled by Group Captain Tom Gleave and Squadron Leader F. E. Dymond, resident historian of the Royal Air Force Museum, and includes research completed to the 1st January 1980. The gilt letters on the binding were designed by Will Carter. Issued at £1,000. The lowest price on Abebooks is £775.