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THE HAWKER TYPHOON AND TEMPEST
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1825898
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Foreword by Wing Commander R.P. Beamont. ISBN: 0946627193. Tiny nick in cloth to lower edge of boards. Text block browned, foxing to top edge. A little foxing to page margins. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, worn to top front corner, and lightly faded to spine.

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THE KING'S THUNDERBOLTS: NO 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Alan White.
Stock no. 1825891
Published by Tucann. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

An Operational Record and Roll of Honour 1917-1982. From defending London against air attack in the First World War to bombing Stanley Airfield in the Falklands War, this book tells the stories of No 44 Squadron aircrew and ground crew who took parth in 20th Century aerial warfare. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781873257852. Some minor crinkling to contents. Rear cover lightly scuffed.

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MILITARY, NAVAL AND CIVIL AIRSHIPS SINCE 1783
Written by Daniel George Ridley-Kitts.
Stock no. 1825889
Published by The History Press. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The History and Development of the Dirigible Airship in Peace and War. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780752464718. Light scuffing to verso of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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THE GREATEST SQUADRON OF THEM ALL (2 VOLUMES)
Written by David Ross; Bruce Blanche; Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1825886
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAUXAF. Volume One covers Formation to the end of 1940. Volume Two Covers 1941 to date. B/w photos. A lovely set.

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THE AVRO VULCAN
Written by Tim McLelland.
Stock no. 1825885
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Complete History of the aircraft and its weapons. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 368 pages. ISBN: 9780859791274. Couple of board corners bumped, some mottling to boards and endpapers. Minor foxing to text block. Contents are a little crinkled as if affected by damp, else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, worn at corners.

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MOSQUITO THUNDER: No. 105 SQUADRON RAF AT WAR 1942-5
Written by Stuart R. Scott.
Stock no. 1825881
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

True account of the heroic exploits of this famous bomber squadron between 1942 and 1945. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 212 pages. B/w photos. Foreword by Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom. ISBN: 0750918004. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ARCHITECT OF WINGS
Written by Harald Penrose.
Stock no. 1825880
Published by Airlife. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A biography of Roy Chadwick - designer of the Lancaster Bomber. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 246 pages. ISBN: 0906393558. Pictorial dustwrapper has faded from blue to green at spine, base of spine is rubbed and worn.

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MARY AND RICHARD: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND WAR
Written by Michael Burn.
Stock no. 1825876
Published by Arbor House; William Morrow. 1st USA 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Mary Booker and Richard Hillary. The story of one man's late wife's love for another man. Red cltoh spine with gilt title, grey paper boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 155710042X. Foxing to text block and minor foxing to prelims. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BATTLE AXE: A HISTORY OF 105 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Derek Ransom.
Stock no. 1825874
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 1967. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 55 pages. B/w photos. Covers are grubby and creased. Contents clean.

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DEFENDING THE REICH: THE HISTORY OF JAGDGESCHWADER 1 "OESAU"
Written by Eric Mombeek.
Stock no. 1825856
Published by Jac Publications. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 332 pages. ISBN: 0951573713. Top edge of text block slightly browned. Minor mark to lower front edge of boards. Contents clean. A few minor grubby marks to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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HITLER'S MIRACLE WEAPONS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE ROCKETS AND FLYING CRAFT OF THE THIRD REICH VOLUME 2
Written by Friedrich Georg.
Stock no. 1825854
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Volume 2: From the V-1 to the A-9; Unconventional short - and medium-ranged weapons. Large format. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. ISBN: 1874622620. A nice, clean copy.

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GHOST BOMBERS: THE MOONLIGHT WAR OF NSG 9
Written by Nick Beale. Illustrated by Tom Tullis.
Stock no. 1825853
Published by Classic Publications. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Luftwaffe Night Attack Operations from Anzio to the Alps. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903223156. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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