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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1327945
Published by Putnam. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages. ISBN: 037000065X. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased and faded to spine.

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BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1919 VOLUME TWO
Written by A.J. Jackson.
Stock no. 1327944
Published by Putnam. 2nd 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 560 pages. ISBN: 0370100107. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to prelims and to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with a damp stain to base of spine (hardly visible).

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by Stephen Ransom; Robert Fairclough.
Stock no. 1327943
Published by Putnam. 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This work records the Phoenix and COW designs and other related types before dealing with those bearing the English Electric designation which began with the Wren of 1923 and continued into recent times with the Canberra and Lightning. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851778062. Slight bumping to spine, light mark to top corner of front cover. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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CIERVA AUTOGIROS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROTARY-WING FLIGHT
Written by Peter W. Brooks.
Stock no. 1327935
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the remarkable Spaniard, Juan de la Cierva, who pioneered the development of the first practical rotary-wing aircraft. Turquoise cloth, gilt title to spine. 384 pages, including production list, notes, glossary, bibliography and index. ISBN: 0874742684. Spine slightly bumped. Slight mark to rear edge of spine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, faded to spine and foxed on verso.

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JET JOCKEYS: FLYING THE RAF'S FIRST JET FIGHTERS
Written by Peter Caygill.
Stock no. 1327924
Published by Airlife. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first RAF pilots to experience turbojet-powered aircraft were confronted with an utterly new concept of propulsion. The book describes the aeroplanes, their advantages, faults and quirks. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 184037313X. Minimal bumping to spine of both book and wrapper.

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THE KILLING SKIES: RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR
Written by Simon Read.
Stock no. 1327923
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Bomber Command's role in the ultimate Allied victory of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1862273294. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has a small nick to front edge of spine and a couple of tiny marks at base.

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CLASSIC WWI AIRCRAFT PROFILES VOLUME TWO
Written by Edward Shacklady; Terry C. Treadwell.
Stock no. 1828231
Published by Cerberus. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bristol Fighter, Albatros Fighters, Nieuport Scouts, Pfalz Scouts, Sopwith Snipe, Caproni Bombers, LFG Roland. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. ISBN: 1841451029. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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AIRSPEED THE COMPANY AND ITS AEROPLANES
Written by D.H. Middleton.
Stock no. 1327901
Published by Terence Dalton Limited. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A remarkable tribute to a remarkable company. White boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0861380096. Spine slightly bumped. A couple of tiny dents to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at spine and corners and very slightly faded to spine.

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GLOSTER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 1327900
Published by Tempus. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From its early beginnings during the First World War to its demise in 1963, the Gloster Aircraft Company produced some 13,000 aircraft. These ranged from some of the best fighter aircraft ever produced in Britain to prototypes which failed to win orders... Black boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752417002. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit scuffed to rear panel and lightly edge rubbed.

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ROTOL THE HISTORY OF AN AIRSCREW COMPANY 1937-1960
Written by Bruce Stait.
Stock no. 1327899
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Dowty Rotol. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951681508. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly faded to spine, light score mark to front panel of wrapper.

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AIRCRAFT OF THE THIRD REICH VOLUME ONE: ARADO TO FOCKE-WULF
Written by William Green.
Stock no. 1828202
Published by Aerospace. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The complete reference work to the warplanes of Hitler's Luftwaffe. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, some colour illustrations of aircraft. ISBN: 9781900732062. A lovely copy.

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WILFRID FREEMAN
Written by Anthony Furse.
Stock no. 1327810
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The genius behind Allied survival and air supremacy 1939 to 1945. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1862270791. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit rubbed at edges.

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