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STRIKE HARD A BOMBER AIRFIELD AT WAR
Written by John B. Hilling.
Stock no. 2107805
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1997. Very good condition.

Card wraps. RAF Downham Market and Its Squadrons 1942-46. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750916001. Some light wear and a little creasing to cover edges.

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THE COCKPIT FLYING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG PILOTS
Written by W.E. Johns; Arch Whitehouse; Rudolf Stark; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1308325
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Flying Adventures For Young Pilots. Large format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vigette of a plane to front cover. Eight coloured plates by Bradshaw, other illustrations by Leigh. Johns story is "The Ace of Spades". Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and foxed. Some light staining to covers. Front joint cracked. Contents browned but clean.

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PEEK-A-BOO PAM
Written by May Byron. Illustrated by Chloe Preston.
Stock no. 1308319
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Very good condition.

The Peek-A-Boo Booklets series. A shaped book. 3.75 x 10.25". Thick card covers. Two-tone illustrations at top and tail of each page. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Slight wear to top edge of 'hat' on front board. Foxing to contents and a light pencil erasure mark to title-page. A nice copy of a scarce book.

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PATSY PODGER PLAYS THE GAME
Written by Jenifer Ford. Illustrated by Jenifer Ford.
Stock no. 1308309
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Green pictorial boards. Delightful colour pictures. Patsy enrols as a Brownie Cub. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to title-page otherwise contents clean.

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FROM AN ANGLER'S JOURNAL VOLUME ONE
Written by Ian Watson.
Stock no. 2107737
Published by Wye Angling Publications. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Colour illustrations. Reproduction of the author's handwritten journal of his time spent angling. Limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN: 9780955721625. Copy no. 383. Contains envelope containing some postcards from the Angler's Journal. Light wear to wrapper.

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RAIL 300
Written by Murray Hughes.
Stock no. 2107733
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The World High Speed Train Race. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715389637. SIGNED by author, with dedication. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.

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THE BETRAYER
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1308288
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Black and white illustrations. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges (and some light foxing). Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is grubby on rear panel, edge worn with slight loss to spine and small piece of loss to lower front corner. A few small tape repairs on verso.

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A DICTIONARY OF BIRDS
Written by Bruce Campbell; Elizabeth Lack.
Stock no. 1806318
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w photos and drawings. xxx and 670 pages. ISBN: 0856610399. Top & tail of spine slightly worn. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper has a few minor fox spots and is slightly creased, faded to spine.

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FLAMINGOS
Written by Janet Kear; Nicole Duplaix-Hall; et al.
Stock no. 1806315
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. Papers from the International Flamingo Symposium, aiming to disseminate knowledge that will help improve captive conditions. ISBN: 0856610070. Minor foxing to text block and a few margins else contents clean. White pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-worn, faded to spine and scuffed.

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THE ANCIENT MURRELET
Written by Anthony J. Gaston. Illustrated by Ian Jones.
Stock no. 1806312
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Natural History in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Red boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. xviii and 249 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610704. Inscription in pencil to half-title page by previous owner (a taxidermist). Minor foxing to text block, contents fine. White pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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BIRDS OF THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
Written by Clive Finlayson. Illustrated by Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1806303
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0856610666. Minor foxing to text block, contents fine. White pictorial wrapper is slightly grubby.

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