Shelfmark
Ne.1a.01
Author
Title
Death in the air : the war diary and photographs of a flying corps pilot.
Edition
2nd ed.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : William Heinemann ..., 1936.
Physical description
159 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note
Publisher's black cloth binding ; gilt lettering on spine.
Note
Anonymous work claiming to contain photographs of air warfare taken by pilot. The work is actually a fake. The photographs were taken by Wesley David Archer, a model maker in the film industry, and his wife presented the manuscript to the publishers under the fake name of "Mrs Gladys Cockburn-Lange".
Provenance
Presented to Eton College by Eugen Millington-Drake.
Provenance
Signed by previous owner "William J.P[?] Terry" on front endpaper.
Subject
World War, 1914-1918.
Subject
World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations.
Subject
Europe Politics and government.
Genre/Form
Literary hoaxes.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Heinemann publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B33392