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AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF MIDLAND LOCOMOTIVES FROM 1883: VOLUME THREE TANK ENGINES
Written by R.J. Essery; D. Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1828785
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An analysis of the tank engines and a history and detailed description of each class. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vii and 133 pages. ISBN: 0906867665. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustrapper is browned and foxed, heavily faded to spine (title to spine mostly unreadable), lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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LMS ENGINE SHEDS THEIR HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUME ONE: THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1828784
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history and development of the company and the extensive modernization programme of the 1930s. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and track diagrams. v and 250 pages. ISBN: 0906867029. Reprint. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, rubbed at corners and faded to spine.

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THE LONDON LT
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828782
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The LT type bus which started to appear on London streets in 1929. The first vehicles of this class of over 1400 vehicles had outside staircases while the most developed examples led the way to the STL of 1932. All the variations are covered here, including the famous Bluebirds, the 'Scooter' single deckers and the two coaches. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout and one or two colour photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 9781854143426. Top and tail of front edge of spine lightly knocked. Else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.

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NORTH AMERICAN F-86 SABRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Duncan Curtis.
Stock no. 1828781
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. The full story of the North American F-86 Sabre its design and development, covering both the F-86 and its close relative, the US Navy's FJ Fury. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263589. A lovely copy. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched and a little scuffed, slightly faded to spine.

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BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Steve Pace.
Stock no. 1828780
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. A complete history of the aircraft, including full details of its design, manufacture and service with the American air forces during World War Two, the Korean War and after, and with the British Royal Air Force during the 1950s. Also includes information on the Soviet-built B-29 copy - the TU-4 'Bull'. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265816. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WALLINGFORD BRANCH
Written by Paul Karau; Chris Turner.
Stock no. 1828779
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

The Wallingford branch was the first stage of an 1861 scheme that would have linked the GWR main line with the Wycombe Extension Railway, then under construction. However, the full scheme failed to materialize. Today the line remains dormant and disconnected from the main line, while a newly formed preservation society struggles to secure its future. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 68 page staple binding. ISBN: 090686710X. Covers browned but clean. Contents clean.

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THE TRENCH WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1914-1918
Written by Antonio Fernandez-Mayoralas.
Stock no. 1828778
Published by Andrea Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A technical, historical and human vision of one of the most dramatic transcendent episodes of the 20th century. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 109 pages. ISBN: 9788496658158. A lovely copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper has old bookseller's price label to front flap and is lightly scuffed.

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NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Malcolm V. Lowe.
Stock no. 1828777
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

One of the most significant aircraft of World War Two, the P-51 Mustang grew out of Great Britain's urgent need for new warplanes in the early years of the war. Large format. Black cloth boards, gitl title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861268303. Light scratch to front cover. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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COASTAL, SUPPORT AND SPECIAL SQUADRONS OF THE RAF AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by John D.R. Rawlings.
Stock no. 1828776
Published by Jane's Publishing Company. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 270 pages including index. ISBN: 0710601875. Lower edges of boards lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper with red titles is faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Robert F. Dorr; Jerry C. Scutts.
Stock no. 1828775
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. The story of Bell's Cobras, from their design and introduction, through their use in the Far East and Russia, to their eventual retirement. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 1861263481. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME II
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1828774
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The completion of the authors massive updating of theh history of these two major USA aircraft manufacturers. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 482 pages. ISBN: 0851778283. Reprint. Base of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT SINCE 1909
Written by A.J. Jackson.
Stock no. 1828772
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st USA 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. The absorbing story of a great Yorkshire enterprise, beginning in 1908 when young Robert Blackburn, inspired by the exploits of famous French aviators, designed his first aeroplane in Paris. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 571 pages including index. ISBN: 0870210246. Lower edges of boards lightly rubbed. Spine has a slight lean. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little creased at edges, light scuffing to rear panel.

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