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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1327945
Published by Putnam. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages. ISBN: 037000065X. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased and faded to spine.

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THE KILLING SKIES: RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR
Written by Simon Read.
Stock no. 1327923
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Bomber Command's role in the ultimate Allied victory of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1862273294. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has a small nick to front edge of spine and a couple of tiny marks at base.

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CLASSIC WWI AIRCRAFT PROFILES VOLUME TWO
Written by Edward Shacklady; Terry C. Treadwell.
Stock no. 1828231
Published by Cerberus. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bristol Fighter, Albatros Fighters, Nieuport Scouts, Pfalz Scouts, Sopwith Snipe, Caproni Bombers, LFG Roland. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. ISBN: 1841451029. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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SPITFIRE! THE FULL STORY OF A UNIQUE BATTLE OF BRITAIN FIGHTER SQUADRON
Written by Dilip Sarkar.
Stock no. 1828230
Published by Pen & Sword Air World. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Join 19 Squadron's Spitfire pilots during our Darkest and Finest Hours. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781526732811. A lovely copy.

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GLOSTER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 1327900
Published by Tempus. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From its early beginnings during the First World War to its demise in 1963, the Gloster Aircraft Company produced some 13,000 aircraft. These ranged from some of the best fighter aircraft ever produced in Britain to prototypes which failed to win orders... Black boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752417002. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit scuffed to rear panel and lightly edge rubbed.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET FIGHTERS SINCE 1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1828006
Published by Midland Publishing. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A unique insight into a secret world where the public had little idea of what was going on, while at the same time presenting a coherent picture of British fighter development and evolution. Large format. Colour and b/w photos, and b/w diagrams. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781857800951. Reprint. Spine & corners lightly bumped & rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-creased.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET BOMBERS SINCE 1949
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1828005
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The design and development of the British bomber since the end of World War Two. The subtitle date, 1949, refers to the first flight of the Canberra, Britain's first jet bomber. Large format. Colour and b/w photos, and b/w diagrams. 224 pages. ISBN: 185780130X. Corners of boards and dustwrapper lightly rubbed else a lovely copy.

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GOOSEPOOL: THE HISTORY OF RAF AND RCAF MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE AND TEESSIDE AIRPORT
Written by Stanley D. Howes.
Stock no. 1827807
Published by Stanley Books. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. 365 pages. ISBN: 0954542703. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to dedication page. Corners & edges lightly rubbed. Some light scuffing to covers. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF ROYAL AIR FORCE RUGBY 1919-1999
Written by John Mace.
Stock no. 1327392
Published by The Royal Air Force. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953843602. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper (by means of an inscription). Small barcode sticker to lower edge of same page. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners.

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THE SOURCE BOOK OF THE R.A.F.
Written by Ken Delve.
Stock no. 1327222
Published by Airlife. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dealing comprehensively with all abbreviations used in primary sources and giving an in-depth guide to the RAF Order of Battle. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 308 pages. ISBN: 1853104515. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers are very slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1326743
Published by Putnam. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages. ISBN: 037000065X. Spine very slightly bumped. Textblock and some page margins and lightly foxed and a little grubby. Dustwrapper is very slightly rubbed at edges.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: FIGHTERS & BOMBERS 1935-1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1326716
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Emphasis on unbuilt designs that competed with those that flew, and the aircraft influenced by World War Two - projects that were prepared from the mid-1930s in the knowledge that war was coming through to some which appeared after the war was over. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Mainly b/w photos & illustrations with a few colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1857801792. Spine bumped at base. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, small mark to top edge of rear panel.

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