Sonnet "High Flight" by John Gilespie Magee Illustrated chinese "Egg Sandwich" photograph on paper

"Egg Sandwich" photograph on paper by Richard C

numbered 63/100 and titled in pencil along lower margin

Erling The Bold: A Tale of the Norse Sea Kings by R

Etching on paper of The Old Curiosity Shop by alfred Walter Bayes (1831-1909) England

dated 1963 in pencil on verso

Sonnet "High Flight" by John Gilespie Magee Illustrated chinese "Egg Sandwich" photograph on paperPrinted sonnet High Flight by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. Upper left corner is hand painted gouache Royal Canadian Air Force insignia. John Magee an American, was just nineteen years old when he wrote this poem just before he was killed in action in WWII. He flew with the RCAF. Unframed. Displayed in mat with backing, opening size 8. 5"L x 12. 5"H, age toning. Overall size 12. 5" x 16".