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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME I
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828800
Published by Putnam. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Edition, revised, updated and expanded. Originally published in one volume in 1979. This first volume covers the history of Douglas and its associate companies, and details all of its aircraft up to the 1967 merger with McDonnell. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 617 pages. ISBN: 0851778275. Board edges lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers lightly imprinted with printers ink from dustwrapper flaps. Else contetns clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has some creasing of the laminate, corners lightly rubbed.

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LOCKHEED HUDSON IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Andrew Hendrie.
Stock no. 1828799
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1840370939. Light rubbing to base of spine. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE ARMED ROVERS: BEAUFORTS & BEAUFIGHTERS OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN
Written by Roy Conyers Nesbit.
Stock no. 1828793
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st thus 2012. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By far the most dangerous of the RAF activities during the Second World War were daylight attacks on enemy shipping... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848848955. Spine cocked with definite lean. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and is lightly rubbed to lower front edge.

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RAAF CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS 1939-45 VOL 1
Written by Geoffrey Pentland. Illustrated by Geoffrey Pentland.
Stock no. 1828790
Published by Kookaburra Technical Publications. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Visual presentation of dozens of aircraft in a variety of conditions raising from the slick new machine in factory finish to the mud-stained often bullet-ridden combat veteran. Large format. Light blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 0858800365. Light rubbing to lower board edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Text block lightly browned. Contents otherwise clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed/scratched.

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NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Duncan Curtis.
Stock no. 1828781
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. The full story of the North American F-86 Sabre its design and development, covering both the F-86 and its close relative, the US Navy's FJ Fury. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263589. A lovely copy. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched and a little scuffed, slightly faded to spine.

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BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Steve Pace.
Stock no. 1828780
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. A complete history of the aircraft, including full details of its design, manufacture and service with the American air forces during World War Two, the Korean War and after, and with the British Royal Air Force during the 1950s. Also includes information on the Soviet-built B-29 copy - the TU-4 'Bull'. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265816. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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COASTAL, SUPPORT AND SPECIAL SQUADRONS OF THE RAF AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by John D.R. Rawlings.
Stock no. 1828776
Published by Jane's Publishing Company. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 270 pages including index. ISBN: 0710601875. Lower edges of boards lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper with red titles is faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Robert F. Dorr; Jerry C. Scutts.
Stock no. 1828775
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. The story of Bell's Cobras, from their design and introduction, through their use in the Far East and Russia, to their eventual retirement. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 1861263481. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME II
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828774
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The completion of the authors massive updating of theh history of these two major USA aircraft manufacturers. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 482 pages. ISBN: 0851778283. Reprint. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1828770
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprint of the 1984 edition. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778259. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Very slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine with a little wear to top & tail, rear corner lightly worn.

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WESTLAND AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 1828764
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Describing in detail the technical and operational histories of all the aircraft built by Westland. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 515 pages including index. ISBN: 085177847X. Reprint. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed/worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a tiny patch of surface paper damage to front vertical edge (top).

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AVRO AIRCRAFT SINCE 1908
Written by A.J. Jackson; R.T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1828761
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 3rd 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third,revised and updated by R.T. Jackson. B/w photos. 511 pages. ISBN: 085177797X. Spine slightly cocked. Light rubbing to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, some light creasing and is lightly scuffed.

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