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GERMAN AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR (INCLUDING HELICOPTERS AND MISSILES)
Written by Antony L. Kay; J.R. Smith. Illustrated by E.J. Creek.
Stock no. 1825481
Published by Putnam. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Revised Edition incorporating new information and illustrations. Tracing the development of the German aircraft industry from the restrictions imposed by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles through to the rebirth of German military aviation in 1935, when the Nazi government renounced its treaty obligations. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 0851779204. Very light bumping to top & tail of spine. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS: THE ART OF LIGHT MEDIEVAL TO CONTEMPORARY
Written by Virginia Chieffo Raguin.
Stock no. 1825478
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780500287521. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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PORTRAITS: A HISTORY
Written by Andreas Beyer.
Stock no. 1825477
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Circa 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating overview of portraiture in all its manifestations: individual and group portraits; official and casual settings; sitters ranging from the famous to the anonymous; renderings of lovers, friends, and family; artists' powerful depictions of themselves; idealized visions along with warts-and-all realism. Large format. Red cloth boards, blind titles. Colour illustrations throughout. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0810945398. 2nd printing. A lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly faded in places.

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WALT DISNEY'S RAILROAD STORY
Written by Michael Broggie.
Stock no. 1825476
Published by Pentrex. Circa 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom. The enormous part Walt Disney's love of railroading played in the development of the Disney empire. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1563420066. 2nd printing. Dustwrapper is unevenly faded to spine and lightly edge-creased.

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THE JUVENILE SCRAP-BOOK
Written by Mrs. Ellis.
Stock no. 1325209
Published by Fisher, Son & Co.. Circa 1842. Good condition.

Blending amusement with instruction. Light brown embossed cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine and vignette to front cover. 92 pages plus 2 page publication list. 16 b/w engravings. All edges gilt. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Covers are unevenly faded. Front joint cracked. Foxing throughout, mainly to plates unfortunately.

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DORNIER POST SPECIAL EDITION 1984
Written by Rolf F. Christ.
Stock no. 1825474
Published by Dornier Gmbh. 1984. Very good condition.

A periodical journal for the friends of the Dornier Group. Edited by Rolf F. Christ. Claude Dornier - an aviation pioneer. Large format. White pictorial paperwraps. B/w photos. Staple binding. 114 numbered pages. Spine a little worn and split from base upwards. Covers lightly yellowed. Light crease to top corners of contents. Folded poster is MISSING.

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THE NORMAN THOMPSON FILE
Written by Michael H. Goodall.
Stock no. 1325203
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

The history of the Norman Thompson Flight Company and White & Thompson Ltd. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 101 pages. ISBN: 0851302335. Minimal bumping to spine.

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OCEAN SENTINEL: THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
Written by John F. Hamlin.
Stock no. 1325199
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

One of World War II's iconic aircraft and famed as the flying-boat which defended Britain's waters and supply routes like no other, the Short Sunderland was modified and developed post-war into a civil airliner serving Empire and trans-ocean routes around the world... Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780851304007. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine. Some slight creasing to top of spine of wrapper.

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THE COCKERMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BOOK (1951-C.1765)
Written by R.B. Wordsworth.
Stock no. 1325195
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Charting the origins of life of a nonconformist church from its foundation in 1651 through to the 18th century. Cream cardwraps. 172 pages. ISBN: 9781873124550. Slight creases to spine edges. Contents fine.

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UNDER B-CONDITIONS
Written by Doug Revell; P.H. Butler; Rod Simpson.
Stock no. 1325188
Published by Air-Britain. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

British experimental and production aircraft test flown under B-Conditions of the Air Navigation Order since 1929. Filling a major gap in British aviation history. Large format. Burgundy boards, silver title to spine. 208 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780851305349. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine. A super copy.

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HIGHWAYS TO THE EMPIRE
Written by Colin Cruddas.
Stock no. 1325186
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Long-Distance Flying Between the Wars. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. 256 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851303765. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased to top of spine.

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THOSE FABULOUS FLYING YEARS
Written by Colin Cruddas.
Stock no. 1325185
Published by Air Britain. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Joy-riding and flying circuses between the wars. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 085130334X. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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