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UNITED STATES MILITARY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1909
Written by Gordon Swanborough; Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 2132091
Published by Putnam. 1st thus 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New edition (Third edition). B/w photos. 766 pages including index. ISBN: 085177816X. Bumping to spine. A few light marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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HAWKER AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 2132085
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 3rd 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hawker products are described in great detail and illustrated by photographs and drawings. 657 pages. 3rd edition. ISBN: 0851778399. Marks to outer page edges.

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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 2132079
Published by Putnam. 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages. ISBN: 037000065X. Reprint.

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SOME MILESTONES IN AVIATION
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 2132016
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. No catalogue to rear. 32 numbered illustrations/photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Just under 1" split to top of spine; cloth only just starting to fray. Inscription to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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ADVANCE IN THE AIR
Written by F.V. Monk; H.T. Winter.
Stock no. 1818733
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The advances in the science and art of aerial travel of the time. Written for boys and girls. Blue cloth. B/w photos and diagrams. Top edge blue. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to text block and prelims. A few grubby marks present. One gathering is bound upside-down pages 128-144. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and scuffed to rear panel.

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CURTISS AIRCRAFT 1907-1947
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 2131906
Published by Putnam. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. ISBN: 0370100298. Name in ink to front endpaper which is browned with some creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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THE ABC OF GLIDING
Written by Fox Geen.
Stock no. 2131880
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w diagrams. Pale blue boards, black title to spine. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; some loss; grubby in places.

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UNSAFE AT ANY HEIGHT
Written by John Godson.
Stock no. 2131879
Published by Anthony Blond. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue/green cloth with blue title to spine. In the autumn of 1967 a Costa Rican airliner encountered turbulence, as a result of which two people were killed (the aeroplane afterwards continued to fly). This book looks into the causes of 'avoidable' crashes. ISBN: 0218515189. Browning and foxing to covers. Bumping to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears; some repaired to verso with sticky tape; some marks.

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ACE OF ACES M ST J PATTLE: TOP SCORING ALLIED FIGHTER PILOT OF WORLD WAR II
Written by E.C.R Baker.
Stock no. 1818431
Published by Crecy. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 094755436X. Light browning to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel with a few closed tears to top edge.

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SAILPLANES 1920 - 1945
Written by Martin Simons.
Stock no. 1817933
Published by Equip. 2nd 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Describing and illustrating more than 120 types of sailplane, designed, built and flown in many countries during the quarter century following the first organised gliding competition on the Wasserkuppe in 1920. Large format. B/w pictorial boards. B/w photos and colour diagrams throughout. ISBN: 3980677346. 2nd revised edition. Fading to spine and spine edges.

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HUNGARIAN EAGLES: A MAGYAR KIRALYI HONVED LEGIERO 1920-1945
Written by Gyula Sarhidai; Gyorgy Punka; Viktor Kozlik.
Stock no. 1817913
Published by Hikoki Publications. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Hungarian Air Forces. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, colour & b/w illustrations. 62 pages. ISBN: 095198991X. Slight creasing to card covers. Contents clean.

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SPANISH CIVIL WAR AIR FORCES
Written by Christopher Shores.
Stock no. 1817883
Published by Sky Books Press. 1st USA 1977. Very good condition.

AIRCAM/AIRWAR series no. 3. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Colour illustrations in centre. 48 pages. ISBN: 0894020153. Card covers and contents a little grubby & browned.

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