United Kingdom Books, Paper & Photographs

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1943 hardcover copy of "Combined Operations: The Official Story of the Commandos". The book's dust jacket is intact: it is rare to find this book in this condition. The book has a foreword by Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten,...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1932 paperback copy of "Launch: A Lifeboat Book", by Britain's General Jack Seely. Perhaps most famous for his cavalry charge at the 1918 Battle of Moreuil Wood, Seely also was a Life-boat Service member, held several titles and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Provincial Airways baggage label. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 3" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed paper. ATTACHMENT: None. MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: These labels and tags are from a collection...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Mackenzie Air Service Limited baggage label for the MacDonald Hotel, Edmonton. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 3-3/4" in width by 4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed paper. ATTACHMENT: None. MARKINGS: None...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Canadian Pacific Airlines baggage label in red, white and blue and nicely depicting a twin-engine aircraft. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 2-1/4" in width by 3" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed paper...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Canadian Airways Limited baggage label. It is a small blue, white and orange label with a goose flying through the center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Printed paper...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s baggage label for Cook Strait Airways Limited, an Australian airline which operated regularly by the mid-1930s. It is a diamond shaped, blue and gold label with wings in center with the CSA Logo. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s baggage label from Crilly Airways Ltd., a company that flew between several English towns in the mid-1930s . It is a large label depicting the company as "Fast, Comfortable, Safe." It also depicts 2 twin-engine aircrafts flying...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Cobham Air Routes baggage label. It is a large blue and green label stating London, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight, Bournemouth, Guernsey. A twin-engine aircraft is depicted in the center. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: About 4-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Detached Flight: The Book of No. 1 B.F.T.S. Vol. V" yearbook for the No. 1 British Flight Training School. Early in the war, Royal Air Force pilots trained at civilian flight training schools in the United States,...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Detached Flight: The Book of No. 1 B.F.T.S. Vol. VI" yearbook for the No. 1 British Flight Training School. Early in the war, Royal Air Force pilots trained at civilian flight training schools in the United States,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 United States War (Army) and Navy Department guide entitled "A Short Guide to Great Britain." This is a great - though out-dated - guide to the country, people and customs of Great Britain. This is the guide issued to many of the...