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AC (SHELBY) COBRA (OSPREY AUTOHISTORY)
Written by F. Wilson McComb.
Stock no. 1327775
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Osprey AutoHistory series. 1962-67; Marks I, II, III; 260, 289, 427. Grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0850455545. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some pale foxing but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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NAVAL FIREPOWER: BATTLESHIP GUNS AND GUNNERY IN THE DREADNOUGHT ERA
Written by Norman Friedman.
Stock no. 1828032
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book outlines in layman's terms the complex subject of fire-control, as it dominated battleship and cruiser design from before World War I to the end of the dreadnought era. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781844157013. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is light rubbed at corners.

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THE HEAVY CRUISER TAKAO (THE ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Janusz Skulski.
Stock no. 1327731
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Anatomy of the Ship series. B/w photos and technical line diagrams. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851776280. Small mark to lower edge of front cover. Small bump to top of spine. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at top of spine.

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THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER VICTORIOUS (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Ross Watton.
Stock no. 1327730
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Anatomy of the Ship series. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 160 pages. ISBN: 0851775802. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded. Spine of book is slightly bumped.

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THE DESTROYER THE SULLIVANS (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Al Ross.
Stock no. 1327726
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Anatomy of the Ship series. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 119 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851774768.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET FIGHTERS SINCE 1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1828006
Published by Midland Publishing. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A unique insight into a secret world where the public had little idea of what was going on, while at the same time presenting a coherent picture of British fighter development and evolution. Large format. Colour and b/w photos, and b/w diagrams. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781857800951. Reprint. Spine & corners lightly bumped & rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-creased.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET BOMBERS SINCE 1949
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1828005
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The design and development of the British bomber since the end of World War Two. The subtitle date, 1949, refers to the first flight of the Canberra, Britain's first jet bomber. Large format. Colour and b/w photos, and b/w diagrams. 224 pages. ISBN: 185780130X. Corners of boards and dustwrapper lightly rubbed else a lovely copy.

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THE BRITISH AEROSPACE SEA HARRIER: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR THE MODELLER 'FALKLANDS FIGHTER'
Written by Andy Evans.
Stock no. 1828001
Published by Sam Publications. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Modellers Datafile series No. 11. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. Fold-out scale diagrams to rear. ISBN: 0955185823. A few scuffs and creases to covers else a lovely copy.

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F-4 PHANTOM
Written by Tim McLelland.
Stock no. 1828000
Published by Ian Allan Publishing; Classic. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 320 pages. ISBN: 9781906537333. Spine & corners lightly bumped. Contents clean.

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LLOYD'S REGISTER OF YACHTS 1950
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827998
Published by Lloyds. 1950. Very good condition.

Oblong format, green cloth, gilt titles. All edges green. 23 colour plates of Flags of Yacht Clubs and Sailing Clubs of 1950. A heavy volume. 956 pages plus 45 pages of adverts to rear. Boards mottled, fairly heavily but not awful. Some light foxing to prelims. Comes with the first and the second supplement to the 1950 edition (paperwraps with some foxing, creasing and edge-wear. All contained in original shipping box which is heavily browned and marked.

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THE BULLNOSE AND FLATNOSE MORRIS
Written by Lytton P. Jarman; Robin I. Barraclough.
Stock no. 1827992
Published by David & Charles. 2nd 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition. This book documents the development of the Morris Cowley and its more luxuriant variant, the Oxford, called Bullnose because of the rounded radiator and also the redesign for the 1927 season to a rectangular shaped radiator giving the nickname Flatnose. B/w photos. 277 pages including index. ISBN: 0715366653. Text block browned and foxed. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper has faded to white at top half of spine edge of front panel and spine. Uneven fading to rear panel.

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ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD: PHANTOM V, VI AND BENTLEY S SERIES, CONTINENTAL (OSPREY AUTOHISTORY)
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1827989
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Osprey AutoHistory series. Square format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0850453801. Boards clean. Text block browned. Some foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Green pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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