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THE TARTAN PIMPERNEL
Written by Donald Caskie.
Stock no. 1326473
Published by Collins. 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Abridged for young readers. Red boards, silver title to spine. 192 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a couple of small tears at corners and a tiny patch of surface paper damage to top corner of front panel (a small label has been removed).

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WARSHIP 2001-2002
Written by Anthony Preston; et al.
Stock no. 1827106
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

'Warship' is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, and so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles - fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. This is Volume XXIV edited by Preston and includes: First Class Cruisers Part 2; The Royal Navy and the Role of Seapower in Global Politics, 1856-1871; Spain's Farewell to Greatness: The Battle of Santiago, 3 July 1898; Australian Colonial Navies, 1855-1900; and much more. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851779018. Light bumping to top of spine. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE MILITARY MUSIC & BANDSMEN OF ADOLF HITLER'S THIRD REICH 1933-1945
Written by Brian Matthews.
Stock no. 1827104
Published by Tomahawk Films. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Large oblong format. Red pictorial glazed boards. No title page but colophon page present. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0954281209. Boards very lightly rubbed else a fine copy.

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D-DAY GLIDERS: LES PLANEURS AMERICAINS DU JOUR J
Written by Philippe Esvelin.
Stock no. 1827097
Published by Heimdal. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

U.S. glider pilots and their part in winning World War II. Text in French and English. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 284048143X. Corners lightly rubbed. A few minor knocks to board edges. Rear board scuffed. Contents clean.

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THE MILITARY SURVEY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1522
Written by R.W. Hoyle.
Stock no. 1826879
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 6. An indispensable guide to Gloucestershire society at the end of the middle ages and an essential source for local historians and genealogists. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 265 pages includes index. ISBN: 0900197366. Text block a little dusty. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is a little discoloured and is scuffed.

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ROLLS-ROYCE ARMOURED CAR 1915-44 (OWNERS' WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1826810
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

An insight into the design, construction and operation of the legendary armoured patrol vehicle in two world wars. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 9781785210587. A nice copy.

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OPERATIONS OF EIGHTH CORPS: ACCOUNT OF OPERATIONS FROM NORMANDY TO THE RIVER RHINE
Written by G.S. Jackson.
Stock no. 1826805
Published by St. Clements Press, Ltd.. 1st 1948. Good condition.

The part 8 Corps played in the invasion of Normandy. Light blue/grey cloth boards, red titles. 3 colour survey maps in pocket at rear of book. Cloth boards browned at edges and spine, base of spine worn. Small knock to vertical edge of boards. Name in ink to front pastedown. What looks like a browned damps stain running vertically at edges (margins) of prelims. A few margin marks to contents but generally clean. All colour maps present and in good condition.

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MIG ALLEY: SABRES VS. MIGS OVER KOREA
Written by Warren E. Thompson; David R. McLaren.
Stock no. 1826712
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Pilot accounts and the complete combat record of the F-86 Sabre. Square format. Red glazed pictorial boards, yellow titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1580070582. Light bump to top of spine with tiny nick to front edge. Corners lightly bumped. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is nice and clean.

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MCDONNELL F-101 VOODOO (OSPREY AIR COMBAT)
Written by Robert F. Dorr.
Stock no. 1826690
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was designed to escort American bombers into the Soviet Union, yet its most numerous variant became an interceptor guarding North America from other bombers. As a reconnaissance aircraft, the Voodoo went to war in Southeast Asia, flying the fastest combat missions ever flown. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0850457521. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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DRUIDS' CIRCLE: AIRCRAFT FLIGHT-TESTING AND ARMAMENT IN WORLD WAR II
Written by H.W. Dean.
Stock no. 1826643
Published by Per Ardua Books. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

A very personal and behind-the-scenes look at aircraft weapons development during World War II. The author takes the reader into the secret world of weapons test sites, laboratories, arsenals, battle sites, and the Druids' circle of Stonehenge, which he made a key part of the RAF testing program. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952302330. Cover corners rubbed. First few lower corners of contents lightly creased. Contents clean.

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BRITISH AIRBORNE HEADDRESS: FROM WORLD WAR TWO TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Daniel Fisher.
Stock no. 1826628
Published by Military Mode Publishing. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

A comprehensive coverage of British Airborne headdress. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781628475937. Spine slightly cocked. Corners bumped. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF THE RIFLE BRIGADE IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Reginald Berkeley.
Stock no. 1826616
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd.. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Originally published between 1926 and 1936. This is a modern reprint, printed and bound by Lightning Source. Pictorial cardwraps. Volume 3 is an appendix of Honours & Awards. ISBN: 1847346987. A nice set.

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