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Collection: From the Library of Air Chief Marshal Lord Portal

A private selection of books from the collection of Air Chief Marshal Lord Portal of Hungerford, wartime Chief of the Air Staff and one of the principal architects of Allied air strategy during the Second World War.

President de Gaulle’s Signed War Memoirs from Lord Portal’s Collection

President de Gaulle’s Signed War Memoirs from Lord Portal’s Collection

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General George C. Marshall’s U.S. Army Chief of Staff Report - Lord Portal’s High-Command Copy

General George C. Marshall’s U.S. Army Chief of Staff Report - Lord Portal’s High-Command Copy

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Destiny Can Wait - The Polish Air Force’s Presentation Copy to Lord Portal, with Polish Pilots’ Memorial Speech

Destiny Can Wait - The Polish Air Force’s Presentation Copy to Lord Portal, with Polish Pilots’ Memorial Speech

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Bolo Whistler - Montgomery to Lord Portal Presentation Copy, CIGS to Wartime Air Chief

Bolo Whistler - Montgomery to Lord Portal Presentation Copy, CIGS to Wartime Air Chief

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Global Mission - H. H. Arnold Presentation Copy to Wartime Air Chief Lord Portal

Global Mission - H. H. Arnold Presentation Copy to Wartime Air Chief Lord Portal

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The Magic of a Name - Rolls-Royce Presentation Copy to Lord Portal, Bound by Sangorski

The Magic of a Name - Rolls-Royce Presentation Copy to Lord Portal, Bound by Sangorski

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U. S. Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic - Walter Lippmann - Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Lord Portal

U. S. Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic - Walter Lippmann - Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Lord Portal

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Prince Philip Signed Battle of Britain Roll of Honour - One of 80

Prince Philip Signed Battle of Britain Roll of Honour - One of 80

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Eric Kennington’s Britain’s Home Guard, Presented to Sir Charles Portal

Eric Kennington’s Britain’s Home Guard, Presented to Sir Charles Portal

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The RCAF Overseas - Inscribed by Air Marshal Leckie to Air Marshal Lord Portal

The RCAF Overseas - Inscribed by Air Marshal Leckie to Air Marshal Lord Portal

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U.S. War Aims - Lippmann Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

U.S. War Aims - Lippmann Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

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General Power to Air Marshal Portal - Design for Survival, Inscribed Cold War Nuclear Strategy

General Power to Air Marshal Portal - Design for Survival, Inscribed Cold War Nuclear Strategy

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Sgt Hugh Owen RAF Log Book - Shot Down, POW Stalag Luft III - Lord Portal Copy

Sgt Hugh Owen RAF Log Book - Shot Down, POW Stalag Luft III - Lord Portal Copy

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Beyond the Caspian - Presentation Copy from Carruthers to Air Marshal Portal

Beyond the Caspian - Presentation Copy from Carruthers to Air Marshal Portal

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One Marine’s Tale - Leslie Hollis - First Edition Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal

One Marine’s Tale - Leslie Hollis - First Edition Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal

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Swifter than Eagles: Sir John Salmond’s Presentation Copy to Viscount Portal of Hungerford

Swifter than Eagles: Sir John Salmond’s Presentation Copy to Viscount Portal of Hungerford

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The Wing - Rom Landau Presentation Copy to the RAF’s Wartime Chief

The Wing - Rom Landau Presentation Copy to the RAF’s Wartime Chief

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Coastal Command - Saunders Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

Coastal Command - Saunders Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

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Sir Frank Clarke World Air Control Board - Presentation Copy to Lord Portal

Sir Frank Clarke World Air Control Board - Presentation Copy to Lord Portal

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Wake, Laugh With Me - Presentation Copy to Marshal of the RAF Lord Portal, Privately Printed

Wake, Laugh With Me - Presentation Copy to Marshal of the RAF Lord Portal, Privately Printed

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Seven Pilots - Charles Graves Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

Seven Pilots - Charles Graves Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

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No. 7 Squadron R.F.C. - Peter Wilson - Air Chief Marshal Lord Portal Association Copy

No. 7 Squadron R.F.C. - Peter Wilson - Air Chief Marshal Lord Portal Association Copy

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Marchwood Park Guinea Pig Club Album Presented to Lady Portal, 1943

Marchwood Park Guinea Pig Club Album Presented to Lady Portal, 1943

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A History of Warfare - Montgomery - Sir George Edwards to Lord Portal Presentation Copy

A History of Warfare - Montgomery - Sir George Edwards to Lord Portal Presentation Copy

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Men of the R.A.F. - Rothenstein Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

Men of the R.A.F. - Rothenstein Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

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F. E. Simon - The Neglect of Science, 1951, Presentation Copy to Lord Portal

F. E. Simon - The Neglect of Science, 1951, Presentation Copy to Lord Portal

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Ian Fleming Octopussy and The Living Daylights - First Edition - Lord Portal Copy

Ian Fleming Octopussy and The Living Daylights - First Edition - Lord Portal Copy

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Bloody April - Specially Bound for Marshal of the RAF Lord Portal

Bloody April - Specially Bound for Marshal of the RAF Lord Portal

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Britain’s Homage to 28,000 American Dead - Astor Presentation to Air Marshal Lord Portal

Britain’s Homage to 28,000 American Dead - Astor Presentation to Air Marshal Lord Portal

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Douglas Bader’s Fight for the Sky, Signed, from the Library of Air Marshal Lord Portal

Douglas Bader’s Fight for the Sky, Signed, from the Library of Air Marshal Lord Portal

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The Legacy of Egypt - Glanville Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

The Legacy of Egypt - Glanville Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Portal

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Cover of Darkness by Roderick Chisholm - Signed Copy from Lord Portal’s Library

Cover of Darkness by Roderick Chisholm - Signed Copy from Lord Portal’s Library

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Paul Provencher I Live in the Woods - Presentation Copy to Lord Portal

Paul Provencher I Live in the Woods - Presentation Copy to Lord Portal

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R.A.F. Occasions by Hubert Griffith - First Edition Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, with Portal’s Own Wartime Annotations

R.A.F. Occasions by Hubert Griffith - First Edition Presentation Copy to Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, with Portal’s Own Wartime Annotations

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The Life of Lord Nuffield - Signed Presentation Copy with Compliments Slip, 1955

The Life of Lord Nuffield - Signed Presentation Copy with Compliments Slip, 1955

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Air Power for Peace - Eugene E. Wilson, Signed Copy from Lord Portal’s Private Collection

Air Power for Peace - Eugene E. Wilson, Signed Copy from Lord Portal’s Private Collection

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Edward FitzGerald Translation, Magnificent Full Morocco Ramage Binding

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Edward FitzGerald Translation, Magnificent Full Morocco Ramage Binding

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The Magician’s Nephew - Signed First Edition with Matthiessen Provenance

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The Magician’s Nephew - Signed First Edition with Matthiessen Provenance

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On The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

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On The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

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The Picture of London for 1802 Being A Corrected Guide to Curiosities, Amusements, Exhibitions, Public Establishments, and Remarkable Objects, in and near London

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The Picture of London for 1802 Being A Corrected Guide to Curiosities, Amusements, Exhibitions, Public Establishments, and Remarkable Objects, in and near London

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