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AIR ARSENAL NORTH AMERICA: AIRCRAFT FOR THE ALLIES 1938-1945 PURCHASES AND LEND-LEASE
Written by Phil Butler; Dan Hagedorn.
Stock no. 1825843
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An illustrated survey of American and Canadian aircraft production for the Allies. Large format. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 1857801636. Lower corners of boards bumped else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly creased from bumping to lower corners.

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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND (VOLUME 2)
Written by W.C.E. Newbolt.
Stock no. 1825831
Published by Thomas Whittaker. 1st 1899. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Series only. White cloth corners & spine, blue cloth sides with gilt crest to front. Includes: St. Paul's Cathedral; York Minster; Ely Cathedral; Norwich Cathedral; St. Alban's Cathedral; Salisbury Cathedral; Worcester Cathedral; and Exeter Cathedral. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. White boards a little grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Endpapers lightly browned. Plain blue cloth dustwrapper with gilt title to spine is heavily faded to spine and lightly frayed at edges.

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THE 2ND ROYAL IRISH RIFLES IN THE GREAT WAR
Written by James W. Taylor.
Stock no. 1825828
Published by Four Courts Press. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Compiled in two parts: the first covers the history of the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles, 1914-19; part two gives brief biographical details of the officers and some of the other ranks that served with the battalion during the war. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1851829520. A lovely copy.

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THE RED BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Mary Cowden Clarke; Bessie Marchant; Angela Brazil; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey; Harold C. Earnshaw; N.M. Price; Chas. Pears; et al..
Stock no. 1325454
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, spine, red boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small mark to top of spine. Foxing throughout.

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THE ARNOLD SCHEME: BRITISH PILOTS, THE AMERICAN SOUTH AND THE ALLIES' DARING PLAN
Written by Gilbert S. Guinn.
Stock no. 1825827
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st UK 2007. Nearly fine condition.

The story of four thousand young Allied airmen, thousands of miles from home, who had but a short time to become trained combat pilots. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781862274464. A lovely copy.

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THE PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Thomas Somerfield; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325452
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing. Name in pencil (heavy) in belongs to box.

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THE NEW BUFF BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Hugh Banstead; Gunby Hadath; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325451
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Buff pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is "Lost, Stolen or Strayed" by Banstead. Spine bumped, covers edge rubbed and a bit grubby (light white mark to rear cover). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly to textblock. Some hinges cracked.

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THE GREEN BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Charles Dickens; Angela Brazil; Bessie Marchant; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by John Campbell; Lilian A. Govey; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325450
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine and green decorated boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. First story is "The Magic Fish Bone" by Charles Dickens. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Spine browned. Contents are browned with heavy foxing to textblock (some to margins). Some hinges cracked.

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THE LILAC BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; E.L. Haverfield; Florence Bone; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; W. Rainey; C.E. Brock; Edward Thornton; et al..
Stock no. 1325449
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Good condition.

Purple cloth spine with black title and illustration, Lilac pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Grubby fingermarks to contents and some foxing. Slight paper damage to top corner of front free-endpaper (pencil erasure?).

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"DESPITE THE ELEMENTS": THE HISTORY OF NUMBER 115 SQUADRON 1917-1982
Written by M. Barnes.
Stock no. 1825816
Published by The Nettlebed Press. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. 35 numbered pages. Light browning to spine edges. else a nice copy, contents clean.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT BA100 - BZ999
Written by James J. Halley.
Stock no. 1825812
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 2nd 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Second edition. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851303145. A nice, clean clopy.

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MYSTERY MINE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Terry Freeman.
Stock no. 1325441
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

The 12th Lone Pine story set in the Yorkshire moors. Cardwraps. 278 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 9781847451200. Minimal rubbing to corners and a tiny mark to textblock else a fine copy.

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