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OUR SEAMEN. AN APPEAL
Written by Samuel Plimsoll.
Stock no. 1813181
Published by Kenneth Mason. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reproduced from the original edition of 1873. A reproduction of one of the most important maritime books ever published. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to front. B/w illustrations. 89 pages plus illustrations to rear. ISBN: 0859371565. Green dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly faded to spine.

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GEORGIE AND LIZZIE
Written by Catherine D. Bell; Cousin Kate.
Stock no. 1406373
Published by W.P. Kennedy. 1849. Slightly better than good condition.

Black leather spine and corners. Blue cloth. Gilt title and bands to spine. B/w frontis and vignette to title page. 276 pages. 5.5 x 3.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Boards a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Dark marks to corners of endpapers - probably from leather corners. Page torn from rear of book - presumably blank as it follows last page of text. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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BEECH AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by Alain Pelletier.
Stock no. 2122860
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Detailed description of the Models 17 and 18 and their service histories along with equally detailed studies of Beech aircraft through the Bonanzas, Barons, Queen Airs and King Airs and all other types up to the elegant but unorthodox Starship and Model 1900 airliner. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778631. Wrapper is a little edge-creased; some fading to spine.

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LES APPRENTIS DE MME FLAN
Written by Jacqueline Duche. Illustrated by J. Duche.
Stock no. 1506831
Published by Gaultier-Languereau. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial card wraps. Colour and two-tone illustrations. All text in French. Spine worn, 1"split to top and bottom. Tip missing from top corner of front cover. Covers slightly browned and grubby with some light creases and edge nicks. Staples rusty. Contents clean but edge browned.

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AN ARTIST'S MODELS
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1406360
Published by H. F. & G. Witherby. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Light grey cloth with dark titles to spine and front. Not a collection of lovely ladies but a collection of even lovelier dogs! 20 superb full-page sketches depicting models the artists has known in various doggy poses. 80 pages. Wonderful! A little bumping to spine and corners. Spine is lightly browned. Light foxing to covers. Rear joint cracked. One plate detached. Foxing throughout. Light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss to top and bottom of spine sn top of both panels. Browning to spine and panels, Some marks to spine.

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TINTINOMANIA IV LE MONDE DE HERGE AUCTION CATALOGUE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506826
1995. Very good condition.

Auction Catalogue of Collection 'Tout Herge'/Welkenraedt et a divers on 18 Feb 1995 in Levallois-Perret. White cardwraps 11.75 x 8.25. Text in French. Colour photos of a few lots, some b/w illustrations. 40 pages. Light damp stain to cover edges, causing pages to be slightly wrinkled. A little wear to spine. Light browning to cover edges. Small barcode label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE HAWKER HURRICANE
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 2122811
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 256 pages. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0946627096. Previous Ex-lib (The Owen Thetford Aviation Library). This has some additional 'plates' pasted in onto blank pages, including newspaper photos. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.

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AVRO LANCASTER
Written by Bill Sweetman. Illustrated by Rikyu Watanabe.
Stock no. 2122809
Published by Jane's Publishing Company. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and colour illustrations, some fold-out. 56 pages. ISBN: 0710601328. Bumping to corners. A few light scuff marks to covers and the remains of a labe to rear cover. Spine faded.

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BONZO'S COUNTRY HOLIDAY
Written by G.E. Studdy; George Jellicoe. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1406355
Published by John Swain & Son Limited; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1925. Very good condition.

Small format (13 x 10.5cm). Pictiorial cardwraps. Full-page colour illustrations plus double-spread centre fold. Unpaginated, 14 pages. Staples rusty. Rear cover a little grubby. Some light spotting to a couple of pages. Light margin marks to centre pages. Contents are otherwise very good. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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GHOSTS VINTAGE AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
Written by Philip Makanna; Jeffrey Ethell; Chuck Yeager.
Stock no. 2122792
Published by Thomasson-Grant. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Foreword by Yeager. Compiled by Ethell. Colour photos. ISBN: 0934738297. Light foxing to a few pages. Wrapper is edge-creased and a little browned with a few grubby marks.

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GRUMMAN C.A.T.S.
Written by Michael O'Leary.
Stock no. 2122790
Published by Osprey Aerospace. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Osprey Classic Aircraft Series. Colour photos. ISBN: 1855322471. Foxing to outer page edges and a few pages of prelims. Small area of surface paper damage to first few pages. Light scratches to front cover.

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SPARKLER ANNUAL 1938
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406353
Published by The Fleetway House. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing a party scene featuring a clown. Advert to rear board. Colour frontis plus 2 other colour plates and 2 picture stories with colour illustrations. B/w and two tone illustrations. 108 pages. First story is Monk's Clue. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth is frayed at edges and there is a small split on rear spine. Corners bumped and darkened. Board edges rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Some erased writing from front pastedown and endpaper. Rear joint beginning to crack. Name and address to belongs to box. Pages browned.

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