This is a specially produced large (19x12 cm) glossy bookplate bearing the original signature of Air Chief Marshal Sir Edmund Cuthbert Hudleston.
During World War II he served in various senior staff officer positions at RAF Middle East Command and Desert Air Force before being appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 84 Group, 2nd Tactical Air Force in 1944.
Perfect for placing in a book on the 2nd TAF.