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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1329695
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Grubby mark to fore-edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn and torn with loss at corners. Old tape repairs to spine and front edges.

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THE RIGHT OF THE LINE: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN WAR 1939-1945
Written by John Terraine.
Stock no. 1829924
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition.

The story of the RAF's achievement in the second European War, from its birth as a modern air force in the mid 1930s to its triumphant finish with over 9,000 aircraft and over one million officers and men. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. xix and 841 pages including index. ISBN: 0340266449. Minor crinkle to one section vertical edge of pages. Else a lovely copy, looks unread.

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SWIFT AND SURE THE STORY OF A HYDROPLANE
Written by Herbert Strang. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1329595
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. 1st 1910. Good condition.

Pale green pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates. 242 pages + 16 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned. Covers scuffed and grubby. Piece of pink paper covering pervious owners details to front pastedown. Hinges are pulled causing contents to be slightly loose but binding still tight.

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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1329374
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Spine bumped, faded to top and tail. A few small, light spots to covers. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel and darkened to spine.

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A SUMMER ON THE TEST
Written by John Waller Hills. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings.
Stock no. 1329343
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1941. Almost very good condition.

Pale grey cloth with black title to spine. 7 wonderful b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly browned. Foxing to textblock.

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A SUMMER ON THE TEST
Written by John Waller Hills. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings.
Stock no. 1329298
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 3rd 1941. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth. B/w illustrations. 3rd edition. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby and spine browned. "Royal Naval War Libraries" ink stamp to front pastedown. Some small marks to textblock and page browning throughout.

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THE EYE OF THE WIND
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1829277
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1961. Very good condition.

Autobiography. Colour & b/w illustrations. B/w photos. Blue pictorial endpapers. xxii and 679 pages including index. Second impression. SIGNED and dated (1985) by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Spine faded and creased with use. Boards just slightly grubby, lower edges rubbed. Text block browned with some minor foxing. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. A few foxspots to contents.

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MARTIN LUTHER: CATHOLIC DISSIDENT
Written by Peter Stanford.
Stock no. 1829267
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 2017. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An examination of the man, the myth and the mass movement that his act of rebellion in nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg provoked. An intimate portrait of this complex, often charismatic, man of God. The man who risked his life to challenge the corruption and complacency of late medieval Catholicism. Black boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. xiv and 434 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473621664. A few minor marks to boards. Damage to some page corners whereby the book has a few pages with corner tips turned over (relatively minor). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges.

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A BAD LITTLE BEAR
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1329059
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Circa 1910. Almost very good condition.

Small format (9.5x12cm). Grey boards with pictorial onlay and gold title to front cover. 12 colour plates some small b/w illustrations to margins. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (dated 1918). Endpapers browned. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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FIVE HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328917
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black titles. B/w illustrations and endpapers. 183 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock, affecting some page margins. Small grubby mark and some pencil writing to front fly-leaf. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with minimal loss and is browned/foxed on verso.

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FIVE HAVE PLENTY OF FUN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328915
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The 14th Famous Five adventure. B/w illustrations only. Red boards. 183 pages. B/w pictorial endpapers. 6th impression. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to half title-page. Small brown mark affects upper corners of first 50 pages. Foxing to textblock. Some page corner tips creased. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with slight loss to top of and a little grubby to spine.

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FIVE GO TO BILLYCOCK HILL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328913
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The sixteenth book about the Famous Five. Red boards, black titles. B/w endpapers and illustrations. 182 pages. 4th impression. Spine slightly bumped, some light discolouration to top cover edges. Light foxing to textblock. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased and is slightly grubby to spine and rear panel. Wrapper is browned on verso.

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