MOREAU-BERILLON - Lot 55

MOREAU-BERILLON French aviation, 1914-1940. Its squadrons; its insignia. Paris, Chez l'auteur. Autograph preface by General Philippe Maurin, C.E.M.A.A. 1968. In-4 format. Illustrated with 188 plates of insignia, finely stenciled in watercolor. Bound in blue half-chagrin, spine ribbed. Issued in 1000 numbered copies + 25 copies hors-commerce: One of 25 copies hors commerce. Published under the patronage of the Musée de l'Air, the Association des Vieilles Tiges and the Association Les Ailes Brisées. Based on documentation from the Musée de l'Air and the Service Historique de l'Armée de l'Air, as well as information from aviation veterans. With the collaboration of Colonel F. Blech, General Secretary of "Symboles et traditions". 4 volumes: - Volume 1: 203 pages of text - Volume 2: Color plates N° 1 to 62 - Volume 3: Color plates N° 63 to 125 - Volume 4: Color plates N° 126 to 188 Note: Here we illustrate aircraft fuselage badges (not chest badges).