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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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AIRCRAFT AND SUBMARINES
Written by Willis J. Abbot.
Stock no. 1828620
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1st 1918. Good condition.

The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Green pictorial endpapers. 8 colour plates plus 100 b/w other illustrations and plates. xiv and 388 pages including index plus publisher ads to rear. Spine worn at top & tail with fraying, a few holes to front edge, faded. Boards a little marked. Lower rear corner of board worn. Text block browned. Joints pulled. A little pencil annotation to contents. A few marks to contents. Hinges a little pulled but binding is tight. Sold with all faults, a good reading copy.

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UNIFORMS OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828596
Published by John Player & Sons. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Cardwraps. Illustrations to inside covers. 24 pages with spaces for two or three cigarette cards to each page. Staple binding. Covers browned and foxed. Spine is worn and lower staple has rusted through to detach from cover. All cards present and glued in place neatly. Contents foxed and bleeding from staples.

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WHEN THE BARRAGE LIFTS: A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY AND COMMENTARY ON THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1916
Written by Gerald Gliddon.
Stock no. 1328432
Published by Gliddon Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complete Somme guide. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 478 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0947893024. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly creased at edges.

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THE GERMAN SNIPER 1914-1945
Written by Peter R. Senich.
Stock no. 1828536
Published by Paladin Press. 1st USA 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Scharfschutzen - or sharpshooter - of the German military machine during the twentieth century is a fearsome and special figure in the history of modern warfare. He was cold and nerveless while stalking his human prey. This book presents a complete photographic survey of these master snipers, and teh remarkable weapon systems they used with such deadly efficiency. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos throughout. xiv and 445 pages. ISBN: 0873642236. Minor discolouration to top of spine. Foxing to text block. Tape marks to pastedowns and dustwrapper flaps. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and worn at top & tail of spine, tape repairs to top & tail of spine and edges.

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A LANCASTER AT PEACE (PA474)
Written by R.E. Leach.
Stock no. 1828529
1st 1975. Very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Base of spine bumped. Spine lightly faded. Contents clean.

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THE MARINE MACHINE
Written by William Mares.
Stock no. 1828523
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The making of the United States Marine. A vivid chronicle of ten weeks of Boot Camp as seen by a young professional photographer who once shared it. With pen and camera he followed a 75-man platoon through every aspect of basic training, a world of intense mental and physical suffering dominated by a man who is teacher-priest-guard-father-mother hen, and for the recruits, sadistic jailer - the Drill Instructor. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 139 numbered pages. Boards a little marked, mainly to lower edges and spine. Text block lightly browned. Front joint pulled between front free-endpaper and half-title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, grubby and scuffed, lightly worn at edges with a few minor chips.

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1ST DERBYSHIRE YEOMANRY SCRPBOOK 1939-1947
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828522
1st 1947. Very good condition.

A reminder to those who were with the Regiment during the years 1939-1946 of some of the more exciting and in some cases amusing incidents that filled those years. A collection of essays by various members. Blue cloth boards, gitl title to front, no title to spine. B/w photos, colour maps, some folding. xii and 183 pages. A few minor marks to front board. A couple of score marks to rear board and light scuffing. Minor foxing to front free-endpaper. Else contents clean.

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FIGHTER ACES OF THE LUFTWAFFE
Written by Raymond F. Toliver; Trevor J. Constable.
Stock no. 1828516
Published by Aero Publishers Inc. 1st thus 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of Germany's greatest aces in action. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0816857903. Tape marks to pastedowns and dustwrapper flaps. Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few light foxspots and is lightly rubbed at corners. Musty odour to book.

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CONWAY'S ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1947-1995
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1828513
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Single volume, revised edition covering all the world's navies from the Second World War to the present. Large format. B/w photos and line drawings. The Western Powers. ISBN: 0851776051. Boards lightly scuffed. Text block slightly grubby as are the endpapers. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly creased across top edge, lightly scuffed.

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BIRDS EYE WARTIME LEICESTERSHIRE 1939-1945
Written by Terence C. Cartwright.
Stock no. 1828511
Published by T.C.C. Publications. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A synoptic view of wartime Leicestershire Maps & Luftwaffe, U.S.A.A.F. & R.A.F. Aerial photo's. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 54 pages. ISBN: 0953449718. A nice copy.

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BRITISH AFVS 1919-40 (ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2)
Written by Duncan Crow.
Stock no. 1828503
Published by Profile Publications. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

British tanks and armoured cards of the inter-war period. Black cloth spine with gilt title, yellow and black mottled boards. B/w photos and colour illustrations. viii and 176 pages including index. ISBN: 0853830010. Light browning to endpapers and text block. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a 1" closed tear to top of front panel and is a little grubby.

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