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FABULOUS FAKES
Written by Carole Tanenbaum.
Stock no. 1329679
Published by Artisan. 1st 2006. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A passion for vintage costume jewelry, the ultimate collector's guide. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photography throughout by Puzant Apkarian. ISBN: 1579652921. Dustwrapper is just slightly creased at spine ends.

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A SOUTHERN SKETCH-BOOK THROUGH OLD SUSSEX FROM LEWES TO CHICHESTER
Written by A. Leonard Summers; Prescott Row. Illustrated by A. Leonard Summers.
Stock no. 1329678
Published by The Homeland Association. 1st 1921. Good condition.

The Homeland Library Vol. 6. Includes a Note on "John Speed and His Map of Sussex" by Prescott Row. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 200 pages (including index). B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned and rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing and fingering to page margins. Joints cracked.

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ISLE OF WIGHT
No author listed. Illustrated by A.R. Quinton.
Stock no. 1329677
Published by J. Salmon. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cardwraps with brown silk tie to spine holding the book together. Colour illustrations throughout. Slight creasing to covers. Foxing and fingering to page margins but illustrations themselves still bright.

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SCARBOROUGH FROM ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR PAINTINGS
No author listed. Illustrated by A.R. Quinton.
Stock no. 1329676
Published by J. Salmon. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cardwraps with silk tie to spine holding the book together. Colour illustrations throughout, printed on one side only. Covers are foxed, edge rubbed and lightly browned at top edge of front cover. There is slight damage to the pages from light damp stains, only a couple of the illustrations are affected.

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SNIPPETS OF ASHWELL'S HISTORY VOLUME 1
Written by David Short. Illustrated by Phil Collins.
Stock no. 1329675
Published by Ashwell Education Services. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Blue cardwraps. 84 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0952982803. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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THE ARCHITECTURE OF HAPPINESS
Written by Alain De Botton.
Stock no. 1329674
Published by Hamish Hamilton; The Penguin Group. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A beguiling tour through the philosophy and psychology of architecture. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 280 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 9780241142486. Name in ink to half title-page. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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THE AVRO VULCAN
Written by Tim McLelland.
Stock no. 1329673
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A Complete History of the aircraft and its weapons. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 368 pages. ISBN: 9780859791274. A super copy, looks unread.

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FAREWELL, SCREW GUN
Written by Wilf Goldstein.
Stock no. 1329671
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The tale of the 85th Field/Mountain Regiment R.A./T.A. Blue boards, gilt title and decoration to spine. 175 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 086332181X. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is sunned.

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THE FORGOTTEN AIR FORCE THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN 1941-1945
Written by Henry Probert.
Stock no. 1329670
Published by Brassey's. 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. This book covers, among other things, the problems of the 1930s as they affected the RAF in the Far East, the sad tale of events in 1941/1942 in Singapore and elsewhere, the strategic issues affecting the air war in South-East Asia from then on... ISBN: 1857530659. Looks unread.

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THE DAWN OF CARRIER STRIKE AND THE WORLD OF LIEUTENANT W.P. LUCY DSO RN
Written by David Hobbs.
Stock no. 1329669
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book documents the struggle through the cash-strapped 1920s and'30s, the Navy finally regaining formal control of its aviation in 1937, but too late to properly prepare for the impending war. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 386 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473879928. Looks unread.

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BRITISH MILITARY TRANSPORT 1829-1956
Written by David Fletcher.
Stock no. 1329668
Published by The Stationery Office. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0112905706. Looks unread.

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OXFORD'S OWN MEN AND MACHINE'S OF No.15/XV SQUADRON ROYAL FLYING CORPS/ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Martyn R. Ford-Jones; Valerie A. Ford-Jones.
Stock no. 1329667
Published by Schiffer Military History. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of No.15/XV Squadron, Royal Flying Corps/RAF, of the men who served with it and the aircraft it flew. Illustrated with 800 b/w and colour photographs. Large, heavy format. Beige cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 352 including appendices and index. ISBN: 0764309544. Slight bumping to spine. Looks unread.

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