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KENNINGTON, Eric. Pilots, Workers, Machines. Churchill's Plea to Roosevelt on Britain's urgent Need "Give us the Tools and we will finish the Job" Feb 9, 1941 [ cover title ].KENNINGTON, Eric. Pilots, Workers, Machines. Churchill's Plea to Roosevelt on Britain's urgent Need "Give us the Tools and we will finish the Job" Feb 9, 1941 [cover title]. London: Harrison & Sons Ltd. For Frigidaire Ltd. 1941. 4to. Original illustrated card wrappers, pp. [8], [2], 15 leaves of plates after portrait paintings by Eric Kennington, wrappers a bit darkened with light restorations to spine, minimal damage to one corner of upper wrapper,
KENNINGTON, Eric. Pilots, Workers, Machines. Churchill's Plea to Roosevelt on Britain's urgent Need "Give us the Tools and we will finish the Job" Feb 9, 1941 [cover title]. London: Harrison & Sons Ltd. For Frigidaire Ltd. 1941.
4to. Original illustrated card wrappers, pp. [8], [2], 15 leaves of plates after portrait paintings by Eric Kennington, wrappers a bit darkened with light restorations to spine, minimal damage to one corner of upper wrapper, still a very good copy of an extremely rare wartime production.
First edition, called 'special limited edition', number 1162, initialled in manuscript by the editor, who wrote the preface. Foreword by J.B. Priestley. Presentation copy inscribed by Eric Kennington to Vivian Cox at head of text. 'Kennington's brother, W O Kennington, commissioned an article about EK's portraits of airmen. Attempts were made to place this in an American publication such as 'Life', without success. W O Kennington subsequently requested permission to publish the article and portraits privately for circulation at the Frigidaire company, of which he was Managing Director. This publication was subsequently further circulated around other major companies to boost their war effort' (IWM on a file of material related to and including this publication, online). William Oscar Kennington was an inventor, patentee, technical consultant and engineer for various manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic. From 1939 to 1943 Managing Director of Frigidaire, Ltd. The huge Frigidaire Refrigerator Works were located between Colindale and Edgeware in Northwest London.
Not in Woods; LibraryHub locates copies at King's College, with the National Trust, in the National Museums Scotland Library, and at Oxford only.
SKU: 2121220
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