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AIR SEA RESCUE DURING THE SIEGE OF MALTA
Written by Bill Jackson.
Stock no. 1327463
Published by Matador. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

An eyewitness account of life with HSL107 1941-1943. Cardwraps. 375 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848764729. Slight rubbing to corners. Grubby fingerprint mark to edge of prelims.

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SPEED WITH STYLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PETER REVSON
Written by Peter Revson; Leon Mandel.
Stock no. 1327461
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1974. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of the Grand Prix racer. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718304438. Spine bumped, small dent to top edge of front cover. A few light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little creased,

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SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327460
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Ex-Libris plate and an 'In Memoriam' sticker to front pastedown. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine and spine edges.

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BEYOND THE LONE PINE
Written by Mark O'Hanlon.
Stock no. 1327459
Published by Mark O'Hanlon. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A biography of Malcolm Saville with a preface by Robin Saville. Blue boards with silver titles to spine and front cover. 206 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952805936. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased and lightly foxed on verso.

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RECOLLECTIONS OF A MALTA HAA GUNNER
Written by Maurice G. Agius.
Stock no. 1327456
Published by Allied Publications. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

The author narrates his story in an easy going way, describing how he and his troop of some 70 men lived in the claustrophobic gun positions. Cardwraps. 200 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9789990931303. Covers edge worn. Previous booksellers ink stamp and black felt-tip pen marks to lower edge of textblock.

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THOMPSON AND PEPPERCORN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Written by H.C.B. Rogers.
Stock no. 1327445
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book analyses dispassionately and in great depth the work of the two successors to the incomparable Gresley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711009104. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper has a small tear to top edge of front panel.

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THE MOUSE AND HIS MASTER: THE LIFE AND WORK OF TERENCE CUNEO
Written by Terence Cuneo. Illustrated by Terence Cuneo.
Stock no. 1827732
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Terence Cuneo's life story and a cross-section of his life's work. Cuneo was an artist of many subjects including steam trains, military, industrial. Large oblong format. Cream textured cloth, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. Top edge deep green. ISBN: 0904568083. Cream coloured boards a little grubby, remains of labels to rear. Contents are clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly worn and a little grubby.

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TONY MARSH, THE GREAT ALL-ROUNDER IN AND OUT OF MOTORSPORT
Written by Tony Marsh.
Stock no. 1327418
Published by Parley Books. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Former six-times British Hill Climb Champion and racing driver, the story up until 2001. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 269 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780955482601. SIGNED by Marsh to title-page. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents lightly browned but clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and faded at edges.

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BILL HOOLE: ENGINEMAN EXTRAORDINARY
Written by Peter W.B. Semmens.
Stock no. 1327406
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bill Hoole's railway career, spanning almost 60 years to the days when he joined the Midland Railway as a Dock Messenger in Liverpool. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is creased at top edges and has a scratch mark to rear panel.

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I TRIED TO RUN A RAILWAY
Written by Gerard Fiennes.
Stock no. 1327402
Published by Head Of Zeus. 1st PB 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

With a foreword by Christian Wolmar and Nicholas Faith. Apollo paperback edition. 214 pages. ISBN: 9781786691286. Small mark to lower edge of textblock.

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SPITFIRES OVER SCOTLAND: 'FIRST BLOOD TO THE AUXILIARIES'
Written by Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1327399
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. Bump to top of spine. Slight wear to corners. Contents fine.

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THOMAS BRASSEY: RAILWAY BUILDER
Written by Charles Walker.
Stock no. 1327396
Published by Frederick Muller Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A modern look at a Victorian giant. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 183 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0584103050. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a patch of surface paper damage to rear panel.

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