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TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: ONE MAN'S CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE TERMINAL KIND
Written by Neil Armstrong; Eric Brown. Illustrated by Michael Turner.
Stock no. 1327214
Published by Blacker. 1st 2015. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Based on a list of the Brown's recorded near misses, compiled by Neil Armstrong, his great friend, astronaut and fellow naval test pilot. Large oblong format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos and also colour artwork by Turner. ISBN: 9781897739969. SIGNED by Eric Brown to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Damage to rear edge of spine of book and wrapper (probably caused by the book being dropped?). Newspaper clipped taped to front pastedown to do with Eric Brown. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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RAILS TOWARD THE SKY - THE STORY OF DRIVING CREEK RAILWAY
Written by Barry Brickell.
Stock no. 1327212
Published by David Ling Publishing Limited. 1st 2011. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. 227 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781877378478. SIGNED by the author to half title-page. Corners bumped.

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CHIPMUNKS AROUND THE WORLD: A ROYAL AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY FLIGHT
Written by Tony Cowan; Ced Hughes; Bill Purchase.
Stock no. 1327137
Published by Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Enterprises. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. The cicumnavigation of the northeren hemisphere across Russia, North America and the North Atlantic. Colour photos. Limited to 1000 numbered casebound copies. ISBN: 1899808310. SIGNED by Cowan, Hughes and Purchase on book plate to front free-endpaper. This is copy no. 94. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded.

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LNER REFLECTIONS
Written by Nigel Harris.
Stock no. 1327122
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Green boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0947971033. SIGNED by the editor to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased with slight wear to top of spine.

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THAT'S JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Rodney Sutton.
Stock no. 1327096
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt titles to spine. Last of the Jennings books. Incorrect ISBN 0333611330 printed on publisher information page in some books. 121 pages. ISBN: 0333617932. SIGNED by the author to title page, tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Dustwraoeor is just a little edge creased and slightly sunned to spine.

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ENDURANCE RACING 1982-1991
Written by Ian Briggs.
Stock no. 1327042
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yearly summaries and annual reviews of the FIA and IMSA championships are linked to summarised reports and results for ever World Championship Group C race between 1982 and 1990 - and of course, each running of the Le Mans 24 hours. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1855322285. A unique copy SIGNED to title page by multiple drivers in the 1994 62nd Le Mans 24 hours race and throughout by other racing drivers. A unique record of endurance motor racing. Signatures include: Jeff Krosnoff, Eric van de Poele, Jurgen Lassig, Frank Jelinski, Yannick Dalmas, Mauro Baldi, George Fouche, Steven Andskar, Justin Bell, Richard Lloyd, Nick Adams, Tom Walkinshaw, Jan Lammers, Thorkild Thyrring, Andy Wallace, Peter Falk, Kenny Acheson, Mark Blundell, Robin Donovan, Richard Piper, Pierre Dieudonne, David Kennedy, Thierry Boutsen, Philippe Alliot. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate (John Atkins) has had some pencil writing erased from it. Previous owner and written his name in ink to edge of front pastedown, the date in ink to top of front free-endpaper and has also written the names of the drivers under their signatures. Some very light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and creased.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS STANDARD PACIFICS
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1327021
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2018. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 189 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781912101764. SIGNED by the author to bookplate which is on front free-endpaper.

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PEPPERCORN'S PACIFICS
Written by Peter Tuffrey; Mark Allatt.
Stock no. 1327016
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w and colour pictures of 50 of Peppercorn's A1 locomotives and 15 of his A2 locomotives. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781912101702. SIGNED by the author to a bookplate which is stuck to the front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased.

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ALL QUIET ON THE IRRAWADDY
Written by John Tim Finnerty.
Stock no. 1326909
Published by New Horizon. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The authors story of service with the British Army during WWII., arriving back in India in 1945 the author learns that he has been offcially reported as killed in action in 1942 and must await to be officially resurrected! Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 225 pages. ISBN: 0861161572. SIGNED by the author to the rear flap of the wrapper. Small hole to spine of wrapper with corresponding slight damage to spine of book below.

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MORE ABOUT BEING AN AUTHOR
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1326864
Published by Mabel Esther Allan. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

About the author and her writing. White cardwraps with black titles and border to front cover. 68 pages. Published by the author. SIGNED by the author to inside of front cover. a few very light marks and foxspots to covers. Contents clean.

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RAGGED ROBIN BEGAN IT
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1326863
Published by Mabel Esther Allan. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

And other articles about Old Girls' Books. Light green cardwraps with black titles and illustration to front cover. B/w illustrations. 116 pages. SIGNED by the author to title-page. A few light marks to covers. Small, light stain affects top corner of textblock.

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RT TWILIGHT
Written by Jim Blake.
Stock no. 1827461
Published by Regent Transport Publishing. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. London buses. ISBN: 0906473004. SIGNED by the author 'with best wishes' to title page. Covers a little grubby, lightly faded. Contents clean.

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