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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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LOCKHEED HUDSON IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Andrew Hendrie.
Stock no. 1828799
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1840370939. Light rubbing to base of spine. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE ARMED ROVERS: BEAUFORTS & BEAUFIGHTERS OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN
Written by Roy Conyers Nesbit.
Stock no. 1828793
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st thus 2012. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By far the most dangerous of the RAF activities during the Second World War were daylight attacks on enemy shipping... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848848955. Spine cocked with definite lean. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and is lightly rubbed to lower front edge.

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COLDITZ: THE GERMAN STORY
Written by Reinhold Eggers.
Stock no. 1828792
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 2011. Very good condition.

An account of Colditz, the most famous of the German prisoner of war camps, as seen from the German side. The author was on the staff there for the greater part of the war, latterly in charge of security. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844155361. Reprint. Cover edges lightly rubbed with light bubbling of laminate. Text block grubby. Rear cover scuffed. Contents clean.

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RAAF CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS 1939-45 VOL 1
Written by Geoffrey Pentland. Illustrated by Geoffrey Pentland.
Stock no. 1828790
Published by Kookaburra Technical Publications. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Visual presentation of dozens of aircraft in a variety of conditions raising from the slick new machine in factory finish to the mud-stained often bullet-ridden combat veteran. Large format. Light blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 0858800365. Light rubbing to lower board edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Text block lightly browned. Contents otherwise clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed/scratched.

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NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Malcolm V. Lowe.
Stock no. 1828777
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

One of the most significant aircraft of World War Two, the P-51 Mustang grew out of Great Britain's urgent need for new warplanes in the early years of the war. Large format. Black cloth boards, gitl title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861268303. Light scratch to front cover. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Robert F. Dorr; Jerry C. Scutts.
Stock no. 1828775
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. The story of Bell's Cobras, from their design and introduction, through their use in the Far East and Russia, to their eventual retirement. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 1861263481. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE VOLUME FOUR: SQUADRONS, CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS, WEAPONS AND TACTICS 1943-1945
Written by Christopher Shores; Chris Thomas.
Stock no. 1828760
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive work of reference. Large format. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781906537012. A lovely copy. Book, unusually, has three dustwrappers in lovely condition.

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STRIVE TO EXCEL THE STORY OF 17 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON AT WAR (1939-1945)
Written by Keith Hiscock.
Stock no. 1828758
1st thus 1990. Very good condition.

Large format. Spiral bound cardwraps, with clear laminate to front and rear. This edition expanded and illustrated by Keith Hiscock. B/w photos. 64 pages. Light browning to cardwraps. Plastic spiral binding is broken in a couple of places but binding it tight. Clear laminate covers a little grubby. Contents clean. Slight musty odour present.

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LUFTWAFFE WAR DIARY
Written by Uwe Feist; Thomas McGuirl.
Stock no. 1828756
Published by Stackpole Books. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A well illustrated comprehenssive study of ranks, medals, uniforms, personalities and accoutrements of the German Air Force during the 2nd World War. Oblong format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 288 pages. ISBN: 9780811714228. Light wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear and is lightly edge-creased.

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN THEN AND NOW
Written by Winston G. Ramsey.
Stock no. 1828754
Published by Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 719 numbered pages. An After The Battle Publication. ISBN: 0900913193. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of closed edge-tears and is faded to spine, slightly grubby to rear panel.

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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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