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VICTORY IN EUROPE
Written by Chris Bishop.
Stock no. 1802704
Published by Chancellor Press. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

From D-Day to VE-Day in Pictures. White glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 112 pages. ISBN: 1851528776. A very nice, clean copy.

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THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN THE WEST
Written by Charles Messenger.
Stock no. 1802700
Published by Cassell. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of the Second World War in the western world - in Russia, Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa, by a leading historian of the War in the West. Large format. Dark grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0304352241. A fine copy in a pictorial wrapper lightly creased at edges.

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THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE
Written by Algernon C. Swinburne; Edmund Gosse. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1202693
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1918. Very good condition.

As the close of his life approached, Swinburne often expressed his desire to extract from his various volumes those poems addressed to children. He died without doing so. Edmund Gosse has brought together this collection of Swinburne's poems which are concerned with infancy. Rackham's delicate and romantic illustrations are a perfect complement to the text. 8 colour plates plus b/w text decorations. Dark green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Green/white decorated endpapers. 133pp. cr 4to. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed. Contents clean.

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BRON W ZBIORACH MUZEUM CZESTOCHOWSKIEGO
Written by Andrzej Kuzma.
Stock no. 1802648
Published by Muzeum Czestochowskie. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Arms Collection at Museum of Czestochowa. Text in Polish with English subtitles of firearms. Square format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. ISBN: 839020309X. Text block a little grubby. Contents fine. Rear cover a little grubby.

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AVIATION PHOTO ALBUM 2
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer.
Stock no. 1802643
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

A second collection of rare and interesting photographs depicting aircraft of many types and nationalities from the First World War to the present day. They have been carefully selected from the Photopage files of Airfix Magazine. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 95 pages. ISBN: 0850594103. Covers lightly edge-rubbed. Previous owner's name & address stamp in ink to verso of front cover. Contents clean.

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THE DAY OF THE DOG
Written by George Barr McCutcheon. Illustrated by Harrison Fisher.
Stock no. 2001019
Published by A.L. Burt Company. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Green cloth boards, dark green titles and oval onlay of bull terrier to front. Colour plates, b/w decorative footers. Covers just a little grubby. Small previous owner address label to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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STEPNEY THE BLUEBELL ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1104387
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Railway Series No 18. Blue boards, white title and vignette to front board. Small, oblong format. Colour illustrations. Corner cut from front wrapper flap. Wrapper has large closed tears with edge-creasing.

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COAL CARRIAGE BY SEA
Written by Philip Rogers; John Strange; Brian Studd.
Stock no. 1601197
Published by Llp. 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. Glazed boards. B/w photos, maps, tables and diagrams. 286 pages including index. ISBN: 185978108X. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (possibly by one of the authors).

Price: £90.00 £67.50.

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THE QUEST FOR HESTER
Written by Barbara Hooper.
Stock no. 1601191
Published by Jlf Marketing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of an eighteenth century family's loving, living and survival. Pictorial cardwraps. 178 pages. ISBN: 0954180607. Minor rubbing to cover edges. SIGNED by author with dedication on title page.

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BEFORE THE STORM
Written by Robert Jackson.
Stock no. 1802578
Published by Arthur Barker Limited. 1972. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Story of Royal Air Force Bomber Command 1939-42. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge red. 264 pages including index. ISBN: 0213994097. Slight mottling to spine else a fine copy in a pictorial wrapper which is slightly scuffed.

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GIRL, 15 CHARMING BUT INSANE
Written by Sue Limb.
Stock no. 1104264
Published by Bloomsbury. Circa 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paperback edition. Like any self-respecting girl her age Jess wants to be devastatingly gorgeous, popular and intelligent... ISBN: 0747571856. SIGNED by author, 'for Tilda', best wishes to title page. Light wear to cover corners. 2nd printing.

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THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: BASIC DOCUMENTS ON ROLES AND MISSIONS
Written by Richard I. Wolf.
Stock no. 1802548
Published by Office Of Air Force History. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Air Staff Historical Study. Dr. Richard Wolf of the Office of Air Force History has collected in this volume the most significant documents which have determined the roles and missions of the United States Air Force, from its birth in 1947 to the present. Large format. Blue cardwraps, black titles. xi and 455 pages including index. ISBN: 0912799544. Covers heavily scuffed, corners creased. Contents clean.

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