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THE AIRCRAFT BOOK: THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL HISTORY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830125
Published by Dorling Kindersley.
1st
2013.
Very good condition.
Chronicles the dramatic story of manned flight in stunning visual detail. More than 800 iconic aircraft, trail-blazing engines, famous manufacturers, and the people and technology behind the world's most advanced flying machines. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations/diagrams. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781409340232. A few minor grubby marks to boards and some light scuffing. Else a lovely copy!
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF AIRCRAFT
Written by William Green.
Illustrated by Dennis Punnett.
Stock no. 1329982
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1979.
Very good condition.
Observer no. 11. Laminate board version. Describing 139 aircraft with 245 illustrations. 28th edition. ISBN: 072321591X. Minimal fading to spine and a tiny bump at base. Light foxing and page browning to contents.
FERRARI
Written by Hans Tanner; Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1329968
Published by Book Club Associates.
6th
1985.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
6th edition. Red cloth, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Spine lightly cocked, corners lightly rubbed. Text block just slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, has tape to corners, is slightly faded to spine, scuffed to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- COMPANY HISTORY
- FERRARI
BRITISH RAILWAYS STANDARD PACIFICS
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1329962
Published by Great Northern Books.
1st
2018.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 189 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781912101764. A couple of very pale marks to covers (dust marks?). Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
SLINGSBY SAILPLANES: A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ALL DESIGNS
Written by Martin Simons.
Stock no. 1329961
Published by Airlife.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This book describes Slingsby sailplanes and gliders from the British Falcon of 1931 to the last motorless aircraft produced, the Vega. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1853107328. Slight bumping to spine. Creasing to pages 115-119 and a small margin tear to one page. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge creased and has a couple of small indentations to front spine edge.
THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1329960
Published by Aston Publications.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The complete story of one of the most famous of flying boats. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0946627347. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly creased at spine ends.
THE BATTLECRUISER HOOD (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329959
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The battlecruiser Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. Early on in her career she was employed on several international assignments as a representative of the British Empire, and thus became one of the most recognisable symbols of the Royal Navy; her destruction by Bismarck in 1941 was received with shocked disbelief throughout the country. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 127 pages. ISBN: 0851772501. Third impression.
THE STORY OF GRASS-TRACK RACING 1927-49
Written by Robert Bamford; Dave Stallworthy.
Stock no. 1329954
Published by Tempus.
1st
2002.
Very good condition.
Grass-track racing, the sister sport of speedway. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 0752424068. Slight rubbing to cover edges and textblock very slightly grubby.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR SPORT
- HISTORY
THE 'REDBROOK' A DEEP-SEA TRAMP
Written by P.M. Heaton.
Stock no. 1329950
Published by The Starling Press.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An Account of the Management and Operation of a South Wales Owned Vessel in the 1960s. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A couple of small, light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tear to top edge of front panel (tape repaired on verso). Spine of wrapper is faded.
V-BOMBERS: VALIANT, VULCAN AND VICTOR (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1830071
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Crowood Aviation Series. The design, development and operational careers of three of Britain's finest post-war aeronautical products. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour plates. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263856. A lovely copy!
AVRO VULCAN: 1952 ONWARDS (B2 MODEL) (OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by Alfred Price; Tony Blackman; Andrew J.K. Edmondson.
Stock no. 1830070
Published by Haynes Publishing.
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying Britain's iconic Cold War bomber. The awesome Avro Vulcan is an enduring image of the Codl War era when the world stood on the brink of nuclear annhilation. Glazed boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844258314. Reprint in the same year as first publication. A lovely copy.
AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS: BOMBERS, ATTACK & ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT 1945-1974
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1830067
Published by Midland; Ian Allan Ltd..
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Describing the important area of post-World War 2 bomber development in the United States. Examines all prototypes and un-built proposals but at the same time gives a full overview of American bomber development from 1945 to the early 1970s. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos plus b/w drawings. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781857803310. A lovely copy!
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- AIRCRAFT