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FRIGATES, SLOOPS AND PATROL VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1900 TO DATE
Written by M.P. Cocker.
Stock no. 1828906
Published by Westmorland Gazette. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 0902272527. Top corner of rear board creased. Remains of label to front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BLACKBURN BUCCANEER
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1328568
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1861268718.

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FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT, UNITS AND SHIPS 1920 TO 1939
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Dick Cronin.
Stock no. 1828816
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed blue pictorial boards. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 432 pages. ISBN: 0851302718. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.

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ROYAL NAVY SHIPBOARD AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENTS 1912-1931
Written by Dick Cronin.
Stock no. 1828813
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Some aspects of early naval aviation at sea. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 384 pages. ISBN: 0851301657. Light fading to spine and rear board else a lovely copy.

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GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT SINCE 1929
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828801
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The development and service histories of all Grumman's aircraft from the earliest FF and SF biplanes up to the F-14 Tomcat and the experimental X-29 with its forward swept wing. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. viii and 584 pages. ISBN: 0851778356. Remains of old bookseller's address label to lower edge of front pastedown with some surface paper loss (hidden by the front flap of the dustwrapper). Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has some creasing to laminate and is a little scuffed.

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WINGS ON MY SLEEVE
Written by Eric Brown.
Stock no. 1828796
Published by Airlife. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The incredible story of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, the outstanding test pilot. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 202 pages. ISBN: 0950454362. Top & tail of spine worn with slight loss to tail. Spine is slightly cocked. Text block is lightly browned and has a few minor foxspots. Name in ink to front endpaper. Couple of minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners, lightly faded to spine, a little grubby to rear panel, foxing to verso.

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CONVOYS TO RUSSIA 1941-1945
Written by Bob Ruegg; Arnold Hague.
Stock no. 1828745
Published by World Ship Society. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Allied Convoys and Naval Surface Operations in Arctic Waters 1941-1945. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. 104 pages. ISBN: 0905617665. Covers a little scuffed, rear cover corners worn. Top edge of text block browned. Contents clean.

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JANE'S AMERICAN FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE 20H CENTURY
Written by Captain John Moore.
Stock no. 1828709
Published by Studio Editions. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited and foreword by Captain John Moore. Compiled from the American sections of Jane's All the World's Ships. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine.B/w photos and illustrations. 319 pages including index. ISBN: 1851707379. Light rubbing to board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustgwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail fo spine, small score mark to top of spine, a little scuffed to rear panel.

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ROYAL NAVY INSTRUCTIONAL AIRFRAMES
Written by R.C. Sturtivant; Rod Burden.
Stock no. 1828668
Published by British Aviation Research Group; Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

A joint BARG/Air-Britain Publication. 2nd edition. A monograph. Large format. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0851302637. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded. Contents clean.

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JAPANESE NAVAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER UNITS AND THEIR ACES 1932-1945
Written by Ikuhiko Hata; Yasuho Izawa; Christopher Shores.
Stock no. 1828650
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is a companion volume to 'Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units and their Aces, 1931-1945', published by Grub Street in 2002. As such it also represents a major updating and rewriting of Messrs Hata's and Izawa's earlier book of similar title, published in the USA some 20 years ago (at time of publication in 2011). Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. x and 434 pages. ISBN: 9781906502843. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT SERIALS AND UNITS 1911 TO 1919
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Gordon Page.
Stock no. 1828640
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 480 pages. ISBN: 0851301916. Board edges lightly rubbed. Spine lightly faded. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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BRITISH WARSHIP LOSSES IN THE IRONCLAD ERA, 1860-1919
Written by David Hepper.
Stock no. 1828635
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A chronological listing of all British naval vessels lost through accident or enemy action from 1860 to the end of the First World War. Full indexes by ship name, ship type and commanding officer to facilitate cross-referencing and research. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. viii and 168 pages. ISBN: 9781861762733. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and unevenly faded to rear panel with a little scuffing.

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