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THE AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR 1855-1950
Written by R.B. Gray.
Stock no. 1818839
Published by American Society Of Agricultural Engineers. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition.

Revised edition. A historic work if the success of American agriculture as attributed to the development of the agricultural tractor. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and photos. 60 pages including index. Spine faded, corners of covers lightly creased.

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THE MODERN STEAM CAR AND ITS BACKGROUND
Written by Thomas S. Derr; Floyd Clymer.
Stock no. 1818834
Published by Lindsay Publications. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reprint of the 1932 publication with a supplement on historical steam cars by Floyd Clymer to the rear. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. An interesting little book. 148 pages. ISBN: 1559182172. Covers lightly browned, contents clean.

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HAWKER AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 2132085
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 3rd 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hawker products are described in great detail and illustrated by photographs and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 657 pages. 3rd edition. ISBN: 0851778399. Textblock is very slightly marked.

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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 2132079
Published by Putnam. 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages. ISBN: 037000065X. Reprint.

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L'HISTOIRE D'UN MECHANT PETIT LAPIN MAL ELEVE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2132070
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

French Language edition of: The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit. Orange boards, green titles. Circular pictorial onlay to front cover. 34 numbered pages. ISBN: 0723220492. Small dent top top of front cover next to spine. Wrapper has bottom corner of front flap cut off; some grubby marks and browning.

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L'HISTOIRE DE JEANNOT LAPIN
Written by Beatrix Potter; Julienne Profichet. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2132064
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1982. Nearly fine condition.

French edition of 'Benjamin Bunny'. Revised edition. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 59 pages. ISBN: 0723206511. Spine is a bit browned.

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PRINCE RABBIT AND THE PRINCESS WHO COULD NOT LAUGH
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by Mary Shepard.
Stock no. 2132025
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

First story is about a clever rabbit who wished to become heir to the throne... Second story is about a lovely princess who never laughed. Pictorial boards. 10 x 8". Colour and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges; some scuffing. Inscription in ink, partially crossed out to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased and grubby with some large tears and chips; some small pieces of loss.

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ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Joyce Mercer.
Stock no. 2132020
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Circa 1936. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth with dark title to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. 5 colour plates and many b/w illustrations. 320 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading/browning and some foxing to spine and unevenly to covers. Small corner of loss to pictorial onlay. Prize plate to half-title page. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few margin marks. All plates present.

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THE ATTIC TERM
Written by Antonia Forest.
Stock no. 2132018
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. A "Marlow Family" book. Pretty, clever and popular, Ginty has every desirable quality except the power to stand on her own feet... ISBN: 0571109705. Slight knock to spine, also to edge of rear cover. One joint is cracked, with creasing/sticking out of couple of page edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has corner cut off from front flap; edge-creased with couple of tiny nicks.

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SOME MILESTONES IN AVIATION
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 2132016
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. No catalogue to rear. 32 numbered illustrations/photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Just under 1" split to top of spine; cloth only just starting to fray. Inscription to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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THE SKY BANDITS
Written by George E. Rochester.
Stock no. 2132015
Published by The Ace Publishing Company. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title to spine. 4 b/w plates, including frontis. It was towards the middle of the afternoon that two aeroplanes flying wing-tip to wing-tip, headed eastwards towards the bleak moors on which Bleakmoor Prison was situated. The two pilots had planned an amazing escape of one of the prisoners... Light bumping to spine and corners. Some browning to top and tail of spine and cover edges. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Page edge browning. Ink smudges to a couple of pages of prelims. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; loss to top of spine and a couple of corners; faded to spine. Wrapper also has some grubby marks.

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THE WORST SQUADRON IN FRANCE
Written by George E. Rochester.
Stock no. 2132013
Published by Eldon Press Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange/red cloth with black title to spine. Another adventure with the character Scotty of The Secret Squadron. A few bumps to corners. Light fading to spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Also small stain to outer page edges, spreading to some page margins, especially to rear of book. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears and chips; small amounts of loss.

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