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V-BOMBERS: VALIANT, VULCAN AND VICTOR (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1830071
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. The design, development and operational careers of three of Britain's finest post-war aeronautical products. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour plates. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263856. A lovely copy!

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AVRO VULCAN: 1952 ONWARDS (B2 MODEL) (OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by Alfred Price; Tony Blackman; Andrew J.K. Edmondson.
Stock no. 1830070
Published by Haynes Publishing. 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying Britain's iconic Cold War bomber. The awesome Avro Vulcan is an enduring image of the Codl War era when the world stood on the brink of nuclear annhilation. Glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844258314. Reprint in the same year as first publication. A lovely copy.

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AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS: BOMBERS, ATTACK & ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT 1945-1974
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1830067
Published by Midland; Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Describing the important area of post-World War 2 bomber development in the United States. Examines all prototypes and un-built proposals but at the same time gives a full overview of American bomber development from 1945 to the early 1970s. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos plus b/w drawings. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781857803310. A lovely copy!

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HAWKER AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1329906
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hawker products are described in great detail and illustrated by photographs and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 657 pages. 3rd edition. ISBN: 0851778399. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed/creased.

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MAGNESIUM OVERCAST: THE STORY OF THE CONVAIR B-36
Written by Dennis R. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1830062
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the B-36 in American aviation history. An aircraft with an interesting blend of concepts prove during World War II combined with budding 1950s high-tech systems. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and some colour photos, b/w diagrams. VII and 256 pages. ISBN: 1580070426. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PETLYAKOV PE-2 'PESHKA' (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1830061
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

the twin-engined Petlyakov Pe-2, or 'Peshka', formed the mainstay of the Soviet dive-and light-bomber force in World War Two. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265883. Minor scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper. Else a lovely copy, feels unread!

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DEADLY DUO: THE B-25 AND B-26 IN WW-II
Written by Charles A. Mendenhall.
Stock no. 1830057
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A highly photographic review covering two of the most fascinating medium bombers of WWII, the North American B-25 Mitchell and the Martin B-26 Marauder. Large format. Grey cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos, blue & white diagrams. 159 pages including index. ISBN: 0933424221. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased to top & tail of spine, a few minor marks to rear panel.

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GENTLEMEN IN BLUE
Written by Hans Onderwater.
Stock no. 1830047
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of No. 600 (City of London) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force and No. 600 (City of London) Squadron Association 1925-1995. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 474 pages. ISBN: 0850525756. A lovely copy in a clean dustwrapper.

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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4K AND F-4M PHANTOM II
Written by Michael Burns.
Stock no. 1329903
Published by Osprey Air Combat; Osprey Publications Ltd. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The first book devoted to the anglicized versions of the American McDonell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Light blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850455642. Spine slightly bumped, small dent to top edge of front cover. A couple of foxspots to verso of wrapper which is also lightly edge rubbed.

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ABOVE THE TRENCHES
Written by Christopher Shores; Norman Franks; Russell Guest.
Stock no. 1329899
Published by Grub Street. 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A complete record of the fighter aces and units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948817194. Small price label to front panel of wrapper else a super copy.

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AVRO SHACKLETON (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1329898
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. Looking at the entire history of the Shackleton and its service with the RAF and the South African Air Force. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates and b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861264496. A super copy.

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COASTAL, SUPPORT AND SPECIAL SQUADRONS OF THE RAF AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by John D.R. Rawlings.
Stock no. 1329893
Published by Jane's Publishing Company. 1st 1982. 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. Corners bumped, lower front corner particularly. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.

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