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GOOSEPOOL: THE HISTORY OF RAF AND RCAF MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE AND TEESSIDE AIRPORT
Written by Stanley D. Howes.
Stock no. 1826584
Published by Stanley Books. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. 365 pages. ISBN: 0954542703. Covers just a little scuffed and rubbed at edges. Fairly minor bump with creasing to front cover and prelims vertically from lower edge. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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"BATTLE OF BRITAIN": THE MOVIE
Written by Robert J. Rudhall.
Stock no. 1826581
Published by Ramrod Publications. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Premiered in 1969, Battle of Britain captivated a whole new generation, this book is a rare treat for the film and aviation enthusiast alike. Directory of aircraft used & current locations; Guide to film locations; Guide to film memorabilia, First-hand interviews. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, a few colour. ISBN: 0951983296. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly bumped. A few small indentations to boards, also corresponding marks to dustwrapper. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, slightly sticky from the removal of an old label to rear panel and a small nick to spine edge of rear panel.

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SPITFIRES OVER SCOTLAND: 'FIRST BLOOD TO THE AUXILIARIES'
Written by Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1826578
Published by G C Books Ltd. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

The Life of Squadron Leader Patrick Gifford DFC, and the shooting down of the first German aircraft in British airspace during the Second World War. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781872350448. Very heavy couple of diagonal creases to lower corner of front cover. Rear cover lightly scuffed and marked. Contents clean and uncreased.

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AVRO ANSON MKS I, II, IV & X
Written by Alan W. Hall; Eric Taylor.
Stock no. 1826571
Published by Almark Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A detailed and profusely illustrated record of one of the longest-lived and best known of Royal Air Force aircraft; this book deals with the early Marks of the Anson and includes civil variants, early operational types, and training and transport machines; foreign and Commonwealth service is included. Blue boards. B/w photos and three colour pages. 64 pages. ISBN: 0855240644. Spine browned. Text block ligthly browned. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily browned to spine, top of spine is worn and torn, a little grubby.

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HITLER'S PARATROOPERS IN NORMANDY
Written by Gilberto Villahermosa.
Stock no. 1826176
Published by Frontline Books. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The German II Parachute Corps in the Battle for France, 1944. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848327719. Top & tail of spine shelf worn. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine.

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WINGS OVER THE SOMME 1916-1918
Written by G.H. Lewis; Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1826003
Published by Bridge Books. 1st thus 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A modern classic of military aviation history. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Edited by Bowyer. ISBN: 1872424384. A few light marks and scuffs to dustwrapper.

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HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX: FROM HELL TO VICTORY AND BEYOND
Written by K.A. Merrick.
Stock no. 1826000
Published by Classic; Ian Allan. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive and definitive work on the Handley Page Halifax, cementing its place in aviation history as a uniquely successful and versatile aircraft which was also a great favourite with its crews. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906537067. Faint fading to lower edge of front board else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge and a little scuffed to rear panel. Overall, still a very nice copy.

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AUSTER: THE COMPANY AND THE AIRCRAFT
Written by Tom Wenham; Rod Simpson; Malcolm P. Fillmore.
Stock no. 1825999
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of an iconic aviation company and classic light aircraft which live on in the hands of enthusiastic owners today. Large format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 9780851305080. A lovely copy.

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OCEAN BRIDGE: THE HISTORY OF THE RAF FERRY COMMAND
Written by Carl A. Christie; Fred Hatch.
Stock no. 1325572
Published by Midland Publishing Limited. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Chronicling an often overlooked contribution to Allied victory and aviation history. Grey cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 185780029X. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a tiny bit edge creased.

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AVRO AIRCRAFT SINCE 1908
Written by A.J. Jackson; R.T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1325569
Published by Putnam. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition, revised and updated by R.T. Jackson. B/w photos. 511 pages. ISBN: 0851778348. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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A HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AIR WAR 1940-1945 VOLUME THREE: TUNISIA AND THE END IN AFRICA NOVEMBER 1942-MAY 1943
Written by Christopher Shores; Giovani Massimello; Russell Guest; Frank Olynyk; Winfried Bock.
Stock no. 1825996
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The background to the first major Anglo-American venture - Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. Green pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 680 pages. ISBN: 9781910690000. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased with a few minor marks to rear panel.

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AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS: THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
Written by J. Riley.
Stock no. 1825988
Published by N.A.G. Press Ltd.. Circa 1939. Very good condition.

An atempt to convey in a simple manner the functions of the variou instruments, and the fundamental principles of their design and calibration. Small format. Blue paperwraps. B/w illustrations. 74 numbered pages plus adverts to rear. Spine lightly rubbed, light creasing to covers. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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