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ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE 1912-1918
Written by Brad King.
Stock no. 1823904
Published by Hikoki Publications. 1st 1997. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Tracing the development of the men and machines of the Royal Navy, from the first uncertain beginnings with airships until the service was unwillingly absorbed by the newly-formed Royal Air Force in April 1918. Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations of camouflage and markings. ISBN: 0951989952. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE DECORATIVE TWENTIES
Written by Martin Battersby; Philippe Garner.
Stock no. 1823887
Published by Whitney Library Of Design. 1st USA 1988. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New edition thoroughly and sympathetically revised by Philippe Garner, with a short biography of Battersby. Large format. B/w & colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0823012735. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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SPANISH ARMS AND ARMOUR
Written by Albert F. Calvert.
Stock no. 1823880
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid. Red cloth boards, gilt decoration and title to spine, vignette to front. Top edge guilt. Lower edge untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Boards marked, front board cloth is bubbled. Browning to text block and endpapers. Some foxing. Some pencil annotation. Still a decent working copy.

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TURNER AND GEORGE THE FOURTH IN EDINBURGH 1822
Written by Gerald Finley. Illustrated by J.M.W. Turner.
Stock no. 1823875
Published by Tate Gallery; Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Written to complement the exhibition 'Turner and George IV in Edinburgh 1822'. Examines JMW Turner's proposal for a grand series of paintings of the Royal visit to Scotland. Oblong format. Beige cloth boards, gilt title to spine on brown title block. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0852244320. Text block has minor foxing. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned across top front panel edge.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME TEN
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 2139939
Published by Stewart Williams. 1ST 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

5.5 x 8.75 inches. Green covers. Part of a unique series with 75 contributors. B/w illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 0900807105. Some browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has some edge-creasing.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME SIX
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 2139938
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1969. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Numerous photographs, plans, drawings and engravings plus 16 pages of colour plates of Swansea porcelain. Pale blue cloth. 270pp includes index. 9 x 5.5". Foxing to covers, prelims, endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; some pieces of loss along top edges.

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SWEEPING THE SKIES A HISTORY OF No. 40 SQUADRON, RFC AND RAF, 1916-56
Written by David Gunby.
Stock no. 2139919
Published by The Pentland Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 1858211905. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and fading to spine.

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THE MAGIC OF A NAME
Written by Harold Nockolds.
Stock no. 2139911
Published by G.T. Foulis. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of Rolls Royce. B/w illustrations. Revised edition. Browning to spine. A few grubby marks to covers. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and nicks; a few marks.

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FIGHTING THE FLYING CIRCUS
Written by Eddie V. Rickenbacker; Arch Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2139886
Published by Bailey Brothers and Swinfen Ltd.. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mottled yellow boards with black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0561001871. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing; faded to spine and edges. Foxing to outer page edges.

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ALASKAN AVIATION HISTORY: VOLUME ONE 1897-1928
Written by Robert W. Stevens.
Stock no. 2139829
Published by Polynyas Press. 1st USA 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Part of a 6 volume series. Blue boards with gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0929427017. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner to bottom of front endpaper. Bumping to corners. Browning to page edges.

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SIXTY SQUADRON R.A.F.: A HISTORY OF THE SQUADRON 1916 - 1919
Written by A.J.L. Scott; Hugh Cecil.
Stock no. 2139817
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Vintage Aviation Library. Green cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. New edition, with additional material by D.W. Warne. ISBN: 1853670499. Page browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased and faded to spine.

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ABOVE THE WAR FRONTS
Written by Norman Franks; Russell Guest; Gregory Alegi.
Stock no. 2139804
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete record of the British two-seater bomber pilot and Observer Aces, The British two-seater fighter observer aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces 1914-1918. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898697566. Small bump to base of spine. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with a faded spine.

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