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THE WORLD'S FASTEST AIRCRAFT
Written by Martin W. Bowman.
Stock no. 1807294
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1990. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From SuperMarine S6 to the Space Shuttle. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour plates & b/w photos. ISBN: 1852600934.

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THE TALE OF TINY TUTAK
Written by Hanna Wiig. Illustrated by Sven Skauge.
Stock no. 1310148
Published by Chatto & Windus. circa 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tiny Tutak is an Eskimo boy living far away near the North Pole. He sets off with his tiny bow and his tiny spear to hunt for food. Small format. Red paper boards, white titles and illustration to front. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Endpapers browned, foxspots to page edges. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, browned on verso with some foxing showing through to front panel.

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THE USAF AT WAR FROM PEARL HARBOR TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Martin W. Bowman.
Stock no. 1807287
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of American airmen and US air power from the dark days following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, to the humanitarian operations, Provide Relief and Provide Promise. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852604875. Grey wrapper has a 1" closed tear to top edge of rear panel.

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TO SHATTER THE SKY BOMBER AIRFIELD AT WAR
Written by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny.
Stock no. 1807284
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A general description of a typical wartime bomber airfield, going on to relate personal stories of several crews and their missions. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850596785. Top & tail of spine bumped. Pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is lightly edge-worn.

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POLITICS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY WALES
Written by Peter D.G. Thomas.
Stock no. 2110644
Published by University of Wales. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author examines the political structure of Wales in the eighteenth century and sets it in the general context of contemporary British politics. ISBN: 0708314449. Wrapper is a little edge-creasing, with some fading.

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PICTURE COMPANIONS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1501336
Published by Ernest Nister. circa 1911. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board. Blue floral patterned endpapers. Chromolithograph and b/w illustrations. Rhyming text. Nister No: 2335 Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few small dents/chips to cover edges. Rear cover is a bit scratched and marked. Front joint partially cracked. Ink inscription to verso of front endpaper which is visible through front endpaper. Small margin tear to one page. Pages are lightly browned with a few fox spots and margin marks but generally clean. Creases across rear endpaper.

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NODDY'S TALL GREEN BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Robert Tyndall.
Stock no. 1310115
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial green paper wraps. 4 pictures to a page - in colour - with text beneath. 10 pages. Unpaginated. 26.25cm tall, 7.5cm wide. Staples just starting to go rusty. Small pencil '6' to top corner of front cover. A super copy.

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NODDY'S TALL BLUE BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Robert Tyndall.
Stock no. 1310112
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial blue paper wraps. 4 pictures to a page - in colour - with text beneath. 10 pages. Unpaginated. 26.25cm tall, 7.5cm wide. Staples just starting to go rusty. Small pencil '6' to top corner of front cover. A super copy.

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STOWAWAYS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1604679
Published by Collins. 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine and "The Abbey School Series" vignette to front board. Colour frontis. 256 pages, top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers foxed, pages browned. Top edge faded. Wrapper is creased and grubby with 1 inch loss at top of spine, with tape and sticky paper repairs / strengthening to verso.

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MORE ABOUT MANDY
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Ann Kent Robinson.
Stock no. 1604677
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Blue/white endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. A second story about the King family. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front endpaper. Contents are clean and bright. Wrapper is edge creased with some small edge tears and chips.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2110632
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert at front of a huge snow scene. 1st story Rupert and Doctor Lion. 124 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Split to spine at rear, which has been neatly repaired. Some foxing. Not price-cut or inscribed. Some foxing and grubby margin marks.

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TRIFFENY
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2110624
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1950. Fair condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Triffeny joins the family pottery firm and rather unexpectedly becomes an asset to the business in more ways than one... Brown cloth, silver title to spine and small vignette of a squirrel to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 275 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Large initials in ink to base of spine. Front endpaper is MISSING and front joint is cracked and repaired with tape. Foxing. Some tape marks to rear endpapers. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-tears and chips; some loss and grubby marks.

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