{"product_id":"so-few-impressive-large-format-coffee-table-book-in-like-new-condition-an-exceptional-gift-about-the-battle-of-britain","title":"\"...SO FEW \" Impressive large-format coffee table book in like-new condition — an exceptional gift about the Battle of Britain —","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA folio dedicated to all who fought and won the Battle of Britain from July to October 1940. Features personal accounts, photographs, and memorabilia from 25 surviving Battle of Britain aircrew, honoring 'the Few' who defended Britain.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0 906 782 92 9 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e• Fine textured cloth binding\u003cbr\u003e• Silver hot-foil stamped RAF crest and title on the cover \u003cbr\u003e• Original publisher’s dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e• Satin ribbon bookmark\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition Copyright © W H Smith 1992\u003cbr\u003eOriginal Limited Edition Copyright\u003cbr\u003e© Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by John Golley\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Bill Gunston\u003cbr\u003eSilhouettes by Michael Pierce, Hon. SLm.\u003cbr\u003ePhotography by Jacqueline Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eW H Smith Limited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e274\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1992\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 x 34 x 2 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• BIOGRAPHIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'...SO FEW'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriter Roland 'Bee' Beamont in this popular edition of a book described by \u003cem\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/em\u003e as 'probably the most expensive book in the world'. The original was produced in a limited edition of 401 copies each priced at £1,600. All the proceeds went to the RAF Benevolent Fund, raising over one-third of a million pounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is the brainchild of Michael Pierce. As a boy he watched the Battle of Britain raging over the Sussex downs, and it made a lasting impression on him. Unquestionably the most important single battle ever fought by Britain, it was a triumph of what Sir Winston Churchill called 'the Few' against the might of Hitler's Luftwaffe. In 1988, with the 50th anniversary of the great battle imminent, Pierce wondered what he could do to honour 'the Few'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a book to treasure and to pass on to your grandchildren. It comprises the individual thoughts and feelings of 25 surviving Battle of Britain aircrew and includes a silhouette portrait of each man as he is today, together with, where possible, a photograph of him taken in 1940, a handwritten reminiscence bringing those hectic days powerfully to life, and a photograph of personal memorabilia telling its own story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition has been produced by W H Smith in order to bring '...so few' to a wider audience and to continue to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund. Lord Barber, Chairman of the Fund, writes, 'Just as the Battle of Britain gave the Few a unique opportunity to serve the many, so has this book given an even smaller group of survivors of that gallant band their chance to help the entire RAF family, through the Benevolent Fund. I know that it will also bring pleasure to the many who will buy it.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Every hour of every day was an unforgettable experience shared with some of the finest characters that ever existed'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Paddy Barthropp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"334\" data-start=\"255\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"334\" data-start=\"255\"\u003e“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"360\" data-start=\"336\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"360\" data-start=\"336\"\u003eWINSTON S. 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