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WINGS OVER LINTON: THE HISTORY OF RAF LINTON ON OUSE (1937 TO 1994)
Written by Peter D. Mason.
Stock no. 1823031
Published by Fenton Enterprises. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

The story of Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse, in peace and war, which has the rare distinction of having participated in four separate divisions of the Royal Air Force. Pictorial cardwarps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951364529. Covers lightly browned and lightly rubbed at corners. Light browning to text block and page edges else contents clean.

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A TOWERING CONTROL: THE STORY OF BRITAIN'S AIRFIELDS
Written by Kenneth P. Bannerman.
Stock no. 1823028
Published by IS Enterprises. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of our historically and socially unique airfield sites and their towering or increasing control over every one of us. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951629808. Light scuffing to boards. Spine slightly cocked. Text block a little browned. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly grubby.

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THE AIRFIELDS OF BRITAIN VOLUME 1 A-BUR
Written by Kenneth P. Bannerman.
Stock no. 1823027
Published by IS Enterprises. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Undefeated war winners which have saved hundreds of millions of lives. Places which have created many millions of jobs and improved daily life for everyone. Now being increasingly recognised as Britain's top historical sites. This book acknowledges the supreme debt this country owes to Biggin Hill and countless other airfields. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951629816. Black boards lightly scuffed. Spine slightly cocked. Text block lightly browned. Blue dustwrapper lightly faded to spine.

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PETER THE GREAT'S REVENGE: THE RUSSIAN SIEGE OF NARVA IN 1704
Written by Boris Megorsky; Stuart Britton.
Stock no. 2136109
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 No. 34. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781911628026.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE STRADISHALL 1938-1970
Written by Spencer Adams; Jock Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1823006
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872017940. SIGNED by the authors to title page (no dedication). Light scuffing to boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN BATTLEFIELDS OF THE WESTERN FRONT 1916-1918
Written by John Laffin.
Stock no. 1822994
Published by Kangaroo Press; Australian War Memorial. 2nd 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Second edition, revised. A complete guide to the Australian Battlefields of Australia. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0864176201. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM IN THE WAR OF 1939 TO 1945
Written by J.C. Masterman; M.R.D. Foot.
Stock no. 2135943
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. A few small marks to rear cover. Slip case is very good - some marks and scuffs.

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: PORTRAITS OF THE FEW
Written by Christopher Yeoman; David Pritchard.
Stock no. 1822908
Published by Fighting High Ltd. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A tribute to the small group of legendary pilots that served with the Royal Air Force through one of the most critical periods of the Second World War. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour portraits. ISBN: 9780956269645. SIGNED by the authors (no dedication) to title page. Previous owner's name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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WINGS IN THE SUN: A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 1945-1986
Written by David Lee.
Stock no. 1822863
Published by HMSO. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wings in the Sun was the motto of the men and women of the RAF in the Mediterranean theatre. This is their story... Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps & b/w photos. ISBN: 0117726206. Text block dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and has a very large price sticker stuck to the verso of the front flap (not visible unless the dustwrapper is turned over).

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NO STARS TO GUIDE
Written by Adrian Seligman. Illustrated by Konstance Pares.
Stock no. 1822832
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth. Folding maps. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. The story of a naval action in World War II around Turkey. Some foxing to spine and front board, top edge of front board a little grubby. Text block browned, some foxing. Browning to endpapers. A few foxspots to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is chipped at edges, browned and grubby. Musty odour present.

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HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE
Written by John Frayn Turner.
Stock no. 1822807
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Exploits of Major "Bill" Hartley, M.B.E., G.M. of Bomb Disposal. How he dodged death dozens of times, how he stepped on a beach mine - and lived, how he felt for a fuse in a bomb up to his elbow in nitro-glycerine... Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w photos. 1.25" strip of fading to bottom edge of blue boards. Endpapers and text block browned with some foxing. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and heavily browned.

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THE GUN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
Written by W.W. Greener.
Stock no. 2135885
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 8th 1907. Fair condition.

Dark green cloth. 8th edition, rewritten, and with many additional illustrations. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Spine is very browned and heavily taped back onto covers. Heavy marking and wear to rest of covers; scuffing and chipping along edges. Joints are broken - some repair with tape. Pages are very grubby to margins and edges. Endpapers are especially grubby. This is a WORKING copy ONLY!

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