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RECONNAISSANCE & BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1948 WAR
Written by W.M. Lamberton; E.F. Cheesman. Illustrated by J.D. Carrick; F.A. Yeoman.
Stock no. 1326651
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Large format. Yellow cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams (some fold-out). Binding error causes some creasing to the front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, tear to centre of spine with some slight loss.

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THE FOCKE-WULF 190 A FAMOUS GERMAN FIGHTER
Written by Heinz J. Nowarra. Illustrated by W.F. Hepworth.
Stock no. 1326650
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Purple cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and chipped, spine browned with a tear at the top.

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VON RICHTHOFEN AND THE FLYING CIRCUS
Written by Heinz J. Nowarra; Kimbrough S. Brown; Bruce Robertson. Illustrated by W.F. Hepworth.
Stock no. 1326649
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Third (enlarged) impression. Large format. B/w photos and drawings, colour frontis. Name and address in calligraphy on front free-endpaper. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon. There are a few small tears to wrapper edges.

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AIRCRAFT CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS 1907-1954
Written by Bruce Robertson.
Stock no. 1326648
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

How aircraft types and their variants may be distinguished by their markings. Large format. B/w photos and colour illustrations. Sixth impression. Dustwrapper has been price-cut with 'new' price sticker above. Front panel of wrapper is discoloured. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon.

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FERRARI 312 & 512 SPORTS RACING CARS: THE PORSCHE HUNTERS
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1326645
Published by Haynes; Foulis. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A penetrating account of five years of unforgettable racing. Large format. Black boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 Pages. ISBN: 0854295771. Spine is slightly bumped. A few very light marks to covers. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at top edges.

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BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326639
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and small vignette to front. B/w text illustrations. 189 pages. Third impression. Tiny white mark to rear cover. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby some some staining. Rear panel is grubby with a tear to top corner. Loss to top of spine. Price on front flap has been 'blotted' out with blue ink (can still see printed price).

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BIGGLES FLIES TO WORK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326637
Published by Deans International Publishing. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5". ISBN: 0603034098. Spine bumped and badly sunned (some sunning also to rear spine edge). White label covers ISBN/barcode on rear cover. Contents clean.

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BIGGLES AIR DETECTIVE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326636
Published by Deans International Publishing. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

Red glazed pictorial boards. 151 pages. ISBN: 0603034101. Spine and corners bumped with some slight wear. Name in ink to front pastedown, child's writing in biro to front free-endpaper. A few small biro marks to lower edge of textblock else contents clean.

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BIGGLES FLIES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326635
Published by Deans International Publishing. 1985. Very good condition.

Red glazed pictorial boards. 183 pages. ISBN: 0603034020. Spne and corners slightly bumped and worn. Spine slightly faded. Name and date in ink to front pastedown, name and time in biro to front free-endpaper. Small/light pink mark to half title-page. Contents clean.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326632
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Colour frontis. The third Famous Five book. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some very faint white spots to spine edges and a light tape(?) mark to rear cover and spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a small patch of loss to base of spine, slightly grubby to spine and rear panel and some tears tape repaired on verso. Overall, a nice copy in a decent wrapper of this scarce Blyton first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BIGGLES SECRET AGENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326630
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine very slightly bumped and browned, very light vertical crease to centre of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is price-cut, slightly edge chipped with a couple of small tears and foxing on verso. Small patch of surface paper damage to base of wrapper spine.

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HEROES
Written by Lucy Hughes-Hallett.
Stock no. 1827202
Published by Fourth Estate. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Saviours, Traitors and Supermen. Beginning beneath the walls of Troy, ending in 1930s Europe when the cult of the hero was turning politically lethal, this is a book about mortality and dictatorship, about money and sorcery, about seduction and mass-hysteria. The author explores the ancient but still politically potent phenomenon of hero-worship through the careers of eight extraordinary men. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1857026802. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Page browning throughout. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched to rear panel.

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