GINGER LACEY Fighter Pilot

Bookplate on the title page signed by

James ‘Ginger’ Lacey 

Robert Hale First edition, first impression 1962.  189 pages with 13 photographs.

Fine condition hardback book in a Fine condition unclipped dustjacket. Both are in exceptionally good condition for their age and the book looks very smart in a protective cover.

The biography of the brave and modest young sergeant pilot who for many years was almost unknown outside the RAF. Some excerpts from the Dustjacket ‘Blurb’:

Battle of Britain Top Scorer ~ First Spitfire Over Japan ~ Toughest CO in Burma ~ The man who shot down the Heinkel that bombed Buckingham Palace. “In this book, a fellow pilot unravels the story of one of the greatest of The Few; the legendary eccentric, inspired humourist, hunter of the air and the deadliest marksman of them all.”

A very nice true first edition copy of this scarce book with its striking Biro jacket artwork, enhanced by a neatly presented Lacey signature.