Garden Warbler World War Two ” Lord Portal’s own wartime

” Lord Portal’s own wartime and post-war career was deeply bound up with air power and the atomic age: he served as Chief of the Air Staff during the Second World War and later as Controller of Production

Cloth clean and square

Stewart 163)

the upper cover with a gilt onlay of Christopher Robin and Pooh

established in London in 1901

Garden Warbler World War Two ” Lord Portal’s own wartimeArtist: Alexander Francis Lydon Engraver: Benjamin Fawcett Date: 1870 Style: Hand Coloured Prints Paper Size: Approximately 26cm x 17cm 10 x 6. 5 inches Description: The illustrations were designed by Alexander Francis Lydon and produced by the noted printer and engraver Benjamin Fawcett at his workshop in Driffield, Yorkshire. Fawcetts plates were created using multiple engraved wood blocks, with separate colours printed in succession before being