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OUT OF THE BLUE
Written by W.E. Johns; et al. Illustrated by W.E. Johns; Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2129930
Published by The Ace Publishing Company. Circa 1938. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows aircraft. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 5 stories and 1 colour plates by Johns. Front cover is a bit bowed. Spine has a few inch split to one side, with some fraying to cloth; also spotted. Wear and scuffing to covers. Front joint is cracked. Erased doodle to front endpaper, which also has margin tear. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and margins. Plates are present. A reading copy. Printers code is 37.783.

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THE MAGIC OF A NAME: THE ROLLS -ROYCE STORY PART TWO
Written by Peter Pugh.
Stock no. 2129684
Published by Icon Books. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Power Behind The Jets 1945-1987. B/w photos. ISBN: 1840462841.

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MASSACRE OVER THE MARNE
Written by Oliver Clutton-Brock.
Stock no. 1817167
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The RAF Bombing Raids on Revigny, July 1944. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 1852604522. SIGNED to verso of front endpaper by three members of squadrons mentioned in the book. Light browning to text block. Faint tobacco odour present. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE SMITHSONIAN BOOK OF FLIGHT
Written by Walter J. Boyne.
Stock no. 2129141
Published by Smithsonian Books; Orion Books. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue leatherette spine, gilt title. White cloth with small onlay to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0895990202.

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CLASSIC WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT CUTAWAYS
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1817099
Published by Osprey Aerospace. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. In association with 'The Aeroplane' and 'Flight'. B/w photos and technical diagrams. ISBN: 1855325268.

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FIGHTER ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE
Written by Raymond F. Toliver; Trevor J. Constable.
Stock no. 1816868
Published by Schiffer Military History. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An account of Germany's greatest aces in action. Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, black titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos. ISBN: 0887409091.

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WHY NOT? THE STORY OF THE HONOURABLE CHARLES STEWART ROLLS
Written by David Baines.
Stock no. 2128525
Published by Dalton Watson Fine Books. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Inspired by Contemporary Accounts. Large format. Black boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781854432247. Original pictorial glazed slip case has some light wear and a couple of knocks.

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SOME MILESTONES IN AVIATION
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 2128221
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. No catalogue to rear. 32 numbered illustrations/photos. Some wear and a little chipping to cloth at top and tail of spine. Foxing to outer page edges.

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STORMBIRD: FLYING THROUGH FIRE AS A LUFTWAFFE GROUND ATTACK PILOT AND ME 262 ACE
Written by Hermann Buchner.
Stock no. 1816578
Published by Hikoki Publications. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author, a Luftwaffe NCO pilot and Knight's Cross holder, gives a riveting account of his training with the pre-war Austrian airforce. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 1902109007.

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AIRLINERS OF THE 1930S
Written by John Stroud; Bill Gunston. Illustrated by John Batchelor; et al..
Stock no. 2127798
Published by Phoebus. 1980. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. The Illustrated International Aircraft Guide. Colour artwork by Batchelor. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Some browning to cover edges and page edges. A little creasing to corners.

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WHO DOWNED THE ACES IN WWI?
Written by Norman Franks.
Stock no. 2127790
Published by Grub Street. 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Facts, Figures, and Photos on the Fate of Over 300 Top Pilots Flying Over the Western Front. ISBN: 1898697515. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.

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THE BRITISH BOMBER SINCE 1914
Written by Peter Lewis.
Stock no. 2127258
Published by Putnam. 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sixty Years of Design and Development. B/w photos. 420 pages. Second edition. ISBN: 0370100409. Page edge browing. Wrapper is price-cut, wrinkled and browned.

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