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SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS
Written by Mike Tice.
Stock no. 1829279
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of Major Mike Tice who was instrumental in the first shot being fired against the Japanese... typical of the man to be in the forefront of the action - both in war and in peace. He went on to form a cricket team christened The Mercenaries in the early 70s, playing the game for the love of it. An autobiography of a character whose life has never been boring. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 213 pages. ISBN: 1872017479. SIGNED by the author with a personal gift dedication to previous owner to the title page. Base of spine on front edge is bumped. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly scuffed and very lightly faded to spine.

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TALE OF A GUINEA PIG
Written by Geoffrey Page.
Stock no. 1829254
Published by Wingham Press. 2nd 1991. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The Exploits of a World War II Fighter Pilot. Geoffrey Page spent two years in hospital suffering from severe burns and gunshot wounds. It was during this period that he and other badly burnt aircrew formed the Guinea Pig Club. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 221 pages including index. ISBN: 1873454031. SIGNED by the author (with dedication)to title page. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945 (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Denis Richards; Hilary St. George Saunders.
Stock no. 1829253
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume I: The Fight at Odds. Volume II: The fight Avails. Volume III: The Fight is Won. Published between 1953 & 1954. Blue cloth boards, navy title block with gilt title to spine. Some fold out maps. B/w photos. Volume I is third impression 1954, Volume II & III are first editions 1954.Volume I has small white mark to front board, small patch of fading from sunlight to spine in same place there is a hole to spine of dustwrapper. Light browning and foxing to text blocks and endpapers. Contents are generally clean. Binding is tight. Blue dustwrappers are a little edge-worn with a few small closed tears, spines are faded and worn, a little browned.

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BATTLE OVER PORTSMOUTH: A CITY AT WAR IN 1940
Written by P.E. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1829250
Published by Middleton Press. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

During the tumultuous months of 1940, Portsmouth was mutilated by some of the fiercest air raids outside London and was subjected to the threat of invasion and the uncertainties of the Battle of Britain. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 117 pages including index and publisher advert to rear. ISBN: 0906520290. Second reprint. Mark where price label existed to rear board. A few light scuff marks. Contents clean.

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THE FIGHTING FIFTY-SECOND RECCE
Written by Carl Shilleto.
Stock no. 1829248
Published by Eskdale Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment RAC in north-west Europe September 1944-March 1946. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0953867714. A very nice copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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NORTH ATLANTIC PATROL: THE LOG OF A SEAGOING ARTIST
Written by Griffith Baily Coale. Illustrated by Griffith Baily Coale.
Stock no. 1829192
Published by Farrar & Rinehart. 1st 1942. Very good condition.

The author was commissioned as the official painter for the US Navy. Blue cloth boards, blue titles and vignette to front. 17 b/w drawings. xii and 48 pages. Boards a little grubby, lightly rubbed at edges, corners of boards bumped, white marks to top of rear board. Endpapers and text block browned, endpapers also grubby. Hinges pulled and a few minor margin marks present.

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MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 VERSIONS B-E (CLASSIC AIRCRAFT No.2)
Written by Roy Cross; Gerald Scarborough; Hans J. Ebert.
Stock no. 1829186
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

Their history and how to model them. An invaluable book for Second World War aircraft enthusiasts and plastic construction kit modellrs that describes the early development and service history of the Messerschmitt Bf109, versions B to E, in Spain and during the Battle of Britain, provides extensive information on technical details, camouflage and markings, and explains how to add even more detail to the Airfix 1:24 scale kit or convert this into earlier Jumo-engined, versions. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 112 pages. ISBN: 0850591066. Boards a little grubby, printed price to rear board is crossed out with black ink. Page browning throughout, else clean.

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BY RAIL TO VICTORY: THE STORY OF THE LNER IN WARTIME
Written by Norman Crump.
Stock no. 1829140
Published by London & North Eastern Railway. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

the war story of the London and North Eastern Railway and of the men and women who kept it running. White cloth boards with blue titles. B/w photos. xii and 196 pages including index. Folding map to rear. Foxing to boards, browning to spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is torn and messily repaired with now yellowed tape to verso, browned and grubby, a few small chips.

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SAMARITAN OF THE ISLANDS: THE STORY OF REG BLANCHFORD M.B.E., G.M., O.STJ.
Written by Don Everitt.
Stock no. 1829125
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reg Blanchford was the Founder of Guernsey's Ambulance and Rescue Service. He appeared in This is your Life on TV and this book tells the full story of his unique achievements. Blue cloth boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. 190 pages. Inscription in ink and rubber stamped address to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and worn, grubby to rear panel.

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MALTA CONVOYS 1940-1943
Written by Richard Woodman.
Stock no. 1829118
Published by John Murray (publishers) Ltd.. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the day Mussolini's Italy declared war on Britain in June 1940, the island of Malta was under siege. Its strategic importance was obvious to both sides, standing as it did in the central Mediterranean, athwart the supply route between Italy and the Axis armies in North Africa. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. xx and 532 pages including index. ISBN: 0719557534. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped/shelf-worn. Lengthy gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is creased & scuffed, small mark to rear panel.

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LIVING WITH THE WIRE: CIVILIAN INTERNMENT IN THE ISLE OF MAN DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Yvonne M. Cresswell.
Stock no. 1829116
Published by Manx National Heritage. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

How 25,000 men women and children coped with their internment behind barbed wire on the Isle of Man during the two World Wars. Staple-bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 72 pages. ISBN: 0901106356. A lovely copy.

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THE ALEUTIAN WARRIORS PART 1
Written by John Haile Cloe.
Stock no. 1828977
Published by Air Force Association; Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. 1991. Very good condition.

A history of the 11th Air Force & Fleet Air Wing 4. The Aleutian Campaign occured during the early years of the second world war. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. viii and 344 pages including index. ISBN: 0929521358. Second printing. Front cover lightly bowed. Slight lean to spine. Spine is lightly faded. Contents clean.

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