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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WALLINGFORD BRANCH
Written by Paul Karau; Chris Turner.
Stock no. 1828779
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

The Wallingford branch was the first stage of an 1861 scheme that would have linked the GWR main line with the Wycombe Extension Railway, then under construction. However, the full scheme failed to materialize. Today the line remains dormant and disconnected from the main line, while a newly formed preservation society struggles to secure its future. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 68 page staple binding. ISBN: 090686710X. Covers browned but clean. Contents clean.

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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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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME II
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828774
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The completion of the authors massive updating of theh history of these two major USA aircraft manufacturers. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 482 pages. ISBN: 0851778283. Reprint. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT SINCE 1909
Written by A.J. Jackson.
Stock no. 1828772
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st USA 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. The absorbing story of a great Yorkshire enterprise, beginning in 1908 when young Robert Blackburn, inspired by the exploits of famous French aviators, designed his first aeroplane in Paris. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 571 pages including index. ISBN: 0870210246. Lower edges of boards lightly rubbed. Spine has a slight lean. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little creased at edges, light scuffing to rear panel.

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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1828770
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprint of the 1984 edition. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778259. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Very slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine with a little wear to top & tail, rear corner lightly worn.

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BOEING AIRCRAFT SINCE 1916
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 1828765
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st USA 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

US edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 668 pages including index. ISBN: 0870210378. Edges of boards lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby, top edge has a small green stain. Hinge between page 608-609 pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has some light creasing to laminate, is lightly scored and is faded to spine.

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WESTLAND AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 1828764
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Describing in detail the technical and operational histories of all the aircraft built by Westland. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 515 pages including index. ISBN: 085177847X. Reprint. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed/worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a tiny patch of surface paper damage to front vertical edge (top).

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SAUNDERS AND SARO AIRCRAFT SINCE 1917
Written by Peter London.
Stock no. 1828763
Published by Putnam. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The design, development, and histories of all Saunders, Saunders-Roe and Spartan aircraft since the T.1 of 1917, with a review of some of the more interesting projects from this ingenious and innovative company. B/w photos and diagrams. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 350 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778143. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly scuffed.

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BOULTON PAUL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by Alec Brew.
Stock no. 1828762
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete analysis of the pioneering work of Boulton Paul, its crucial contribution to the development of the powered gun turrets, and descriptions of all its aircraft and design projects. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 374 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778607. Couple of minor marks to rear board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine.

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AVRO AIRCRAFT SINCE 1908
Written by A.J. Jackson; R.T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1828761
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 3rd 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third,revised and updated by R.T. Jackson. B/w photos. 511 pages. ISBN: 085177797X. Spine slightly cocked. Light rubbing to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, some light creasing and is lightly scuffed.

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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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