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THE FIRST FRIGATES: NINE-POUNDER & TWELVE-POUNDER FRIGATES 1748-1815
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1329429
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Conway Ship Types Series. Design history and general aspects of the ships. B/w illustrations and draughts. ISBN: 0851776019. Spine slightly bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS: THE STRUGGLE FOR RADAR SUPREMACY
Written by Alfred Price.
Stock no. 1329428
Published by William Kimber & Co. Limited. 1st 1967. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of electronic warfare. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 254 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Some slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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BRISTOL BLENHEIM 1935 TO 1944 (ALL MARKS) (OWNERS' WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by Jarrod Cotter.
Stock no. 1829690
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

An insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying Britain's first all-metal monoplane light bomber. Green glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos, b/w diagrams. 172 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857338129. A lovely copy!

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THE TURRET FIGHTERS: DEFIANT AND ROC (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Alec Brew.
Stock no. 1829689
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the Boulton Paul Defiant and the Blackburn Roc. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & diagrams. 157 pages plus index. ISBN: 1861264976. A very nice copy!

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FAIREY SWORDFISH 1934-45 (ALL MARKS) (OWNER'S WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by Jim Humberstone.
Stock no. 1829688
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

An insight into the history, development, production and role of the Second World War biplane torpedo bomber. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 156 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857333629. Feels unread!

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CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATOR (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Martin W. Bowman.
Stock no. 1829687
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The career of the B-24 Liberator, from its design in 1939, through all theatres of World War Two to the preseent where a precious few airframes survive. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861261438. Some scuffing to dustwrapper. Else a lovely copy.

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HAWKER HURRICANE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter Jacobs.
Stock no. 1829686
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The full story of this remarkable aeroplane, from its beginnings in the days before World War Two, through its service in the Battle of Britain, over Europe and in the skies of Russia, the desert and the Far East, and its use as a naval fighter. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861261268. A lovely copy!

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SABRE: THE CANADAIR SABRE IN RAF SERVICE
Written by Duncan Curtis.
Stock no. 1829685
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Full coverage of the Sabre in service, with each of the twelve RAF squadrons that flew the aircraft, including first-hand accounts by Sabre personnel and full details of aircraft colour schemes used by each squadron. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. xii and 276 pages including index. ISBN: 0750942363. Minor bump to lower front corner of board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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TESTING FOR COMBAT
Written by Eric Brown.
Stock no. 1829684
Published by Airlife. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author takes his readers into the cockpits of some rare and unusual aircraft as well as some well-known ones he has flown during the period 1938-1950. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vi and 152 pages. ISBN: 1853103195. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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THE HERTFORDSHIRE YEOMANRY REGIMENTS, ROYAL ARTILLERY PARTS 2 AND 3
Written by J.D. Sainsbury.
Stock no. 1329424
Published by Hart Books. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

An Illustrated History. Part 2: The Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 1938-1945 and the Searchlight Battery, 1937-1945. Part 3: The Post-War Units, 1947-2002. Large format. Green cardwraps. 349 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0948527064. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Small, light crease to lower corner of rear cover. Contents look unread.

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NO 230 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE: KITA CHARI JAUH - WE SEARCH FAR
Written by Guy Warner.
Stock no. 1829683
Published by Colourpoint Books. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of No 230 Squadron Royal Air Force goes back to August 1918 when it was formed at Felixstowe, Suffolk, and from where it was tasked with patrolling the North Sea using its Curtiss and Felixstowe flying boats. In addition to recording the aircraft flown, this book is intended to cocver other aspects of the Squadron's history including the numerous people who have served and the many places it has operated. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 1904242332. Top corner of boards ligthly bumped. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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LEONARD ROSOMAN
Written by Tanya Harrod. Illustrated by Leonard Rosoman.
Stock no. 1329423
Published by Royal Academy of Arts. Circa 2017. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

n her engaging assessment of Rosoman's remarkable achievements throughout his long career, Harrod gives the reader a thorough grasp of this underrated artist and his world. Large, heavy format. Blue boards. ISBN: 9781910350638. Still in original shrinkwrap.

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