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THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER VICTORIOUS (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by Ross Watton.
Stock no. 1829978
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Anatomy of the Ship series. A full description of the ship, including the armoured box hangar, and the postwar modifications, as well as an outline of her service history. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 160 pages. ISBN: 0851775802. Tiny mark to front board. Else a lovely, clean copy in a fine dustwrapper.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1997
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329844
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1997. Very good condition.

No. 62. Tall format, glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert in his special pond skates. ISBN: 1874507856. Lower corners are bumped. Contents are fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1965
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329843
Published by Daily Express. 1965. Almost very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a Christmas tree. 1st story Rupert & Gaffer. Magic Painting pages. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. SPine and corners bumped and worn, slight loss of spine covering at base. Light vertical creases to centre of rear cover. Magic paintings are DONE with some transfer of colour to opposite pages. Child's name in yellow crayon to belongs to box. Price NOT cut. A few small green marks to lower margin of title-page.

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GOOD OLD SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1329840
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Twelfth Secret Seven adventure. Dark blue and pale blue boards with secret seven holding hands. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight mottling to rear cover. Child's name in ink in belongs to box. Some light foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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LOOK OUT SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1329839
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue boards with "SS" symbols. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Faint red ink initial stamps to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with some slight damp staining.

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ANSON'S NAVY: BUILDING A FLEET FOR EMPIRE 1744-1763
Written by Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1829976
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1stt 2021. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In this book, Brian Lavery shows how, through reforms and the determined focus of a number of personalities, the navy was transformed in the middle years of the eighteenth century. The author explains how the amateurish, corrupt and complacent force of the previous decades was fundamentally overhauled, how it acuire uniforms and a definite rank structure for officers; and developed new ship types such as the 74 and the frigate. Large format. Green/brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 9781399002882. Minor rubbing to front board, lightly bumped to base of spine. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.

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SECRET SEVEN WIN THROUGH
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1329837
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Boards with dark blue and light blue boards and vignettes showing children holding hands. Two-colour and b/w illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine and corners bumped. One page is detached but still present. Endpapers are partly browned. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with new price printed above) and slightly edge worn/torn.

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SECRET SEVEN MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1329835
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Third impression. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (new price printed above), edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel.

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SEPECAT JAGUAR (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Andy Evans.
Stock no. 1829975
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the first bi-national military aircraft programme from its beginnings in 1966 with the collaboration of the British Aircraft Corporation and Dassalt-Breguet, through its design and development to its successes in the Gulf and over boasnia. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages. B/w photos, with a few pages of colour photos at centre of book. ISBN: 1861261446. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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PUZZLE FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1329834
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with dark blue SS symbols to covers. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 0340037636. Second impression. Spine is slightly bumped. Child's name in ink to lower edge of textblock. Page 101/2 it partially detached, corner crease to page 107/8. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (new price printed above) and edge rubbed.

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THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1329833
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition.

The first Secret Seven book. Cream boards. Red titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Plain endpapers. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped, covers slighty grubby and browned to top of spine. Child's name in heavy pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and to page edges. The remains of the dustwrapper are included.

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DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY VOLUME 2
Written by Ian Thirsk.
Stock no. 1829974
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Master of many trades, the indispensable Mosquito undertook a wide variety of roles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780859791151. Reprint. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuff-marked.

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