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FAIREY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by H.A. Taylor.
Stock no. 1828770
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprint of the 1984 edition. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 450 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778259. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Very slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine with a little wear to top & tail, rear corner lightly worn.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1828769
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover has head and shoulders of Rupert with sea in the background. First story is Rupert and the Copper Bird. Light browning to boards, base of spine lightly worn. Boards are slightly bowed. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Puzzle pages and colouring contest clean. Musty odour present otherwise a very nice copy.

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THE VALLEY OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1828767
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. The third in the Adventure series. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Name & date in pencil to front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at edges with slight loss, faded to spine. Slight musty odour present.

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SEEK AND STRIKE: RAF BRUGGEN IN WAR AND PEACE
Written by Nigel Walpole.
Stock no. 1828766
Published by Air World. 2020. Slightly better than very good condition.

An anecdotal history of the largest RAF station in Germany. This is the story of a station at war, of the men and women at the sharp end and in support. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. xviii and 356 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526758422. Reprint. Corners of covers and prelims lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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BOEING AIRCRAFT SINCE 1916
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 1828765
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st USA 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

US edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 668 pages including index. ISBN: 0870210378. Edges of boards lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby, top edge has a small green stain. Hinge between page 608-609 pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has some light creasing to laminate, is lightly scored and is faded to spine.

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WESTLAND AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 1828764
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Describing in detail the technical and operational histories of all the aircraft built by Westland. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 515 pages including index. ISBN: 085177847X. Reprint. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed/worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a tiny patch of surface paper damage to front vertical edge (top).

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SAUNDERS AND SARO AIRCRAFT SINCE 1917
Written by Peter London.
Stock no. 1828763
Published by Putnam. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The design, development, and histories of all Saunders, Saunders-Roe and Spartan aircraft since the T.1 of 1917, with a review of some of the more interesting projects from this ingenious and innovative company. B/w photos and diagrams. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 350 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778143. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly scuffed.

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BOULTON PAUL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1915
Written by Alec Brew.
Stock no. 1828762
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete analysis of the pioneering work of Boulton Paul, its crucial contribution to the development of the powered gun turrets, and descriptions of all its aircraft and design projects. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 374 pages including index. ISBN: 0851778607. Couple of minor marks to rear board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine.

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AVRO AIRCRAFT SINCE 1908
Written by A.J. Jackson; R.T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1828761
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 3rd 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third,revised and updated by R.T. Jackson. B/w photos. 511 pages. ISBN: 085177797X. Spine slightly cocked. Light rubbing to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, some light creasing and is lightly scuffed.

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2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE VOLUME FOUR: SQUADRONS, CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS, WEAPONS AND TACTICS 1943-1945
Written by Christopher Shores; Chris Thomas.
Stock no. 1828760
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive work of reference. Large format. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781906537012. A lovely copy. Book, unusually, has three dustwrappers in lovely condition.

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STRIVE TO EXCEL THE STORY OF 17 (FIGHTER) SQUADRON AT WAR (1939-1945)
Written by Keith Hiscock.
Stock no. 1828758
1st thus 1990. Very good condition.

Large format. Spiral bound cardwraps, with clear laminate to front and rear. This edition expanded and illustrated by Keith Hiscock. B/w photos. 64 pages. Light browning to cardwraps. Plastic spiral binding is broken in a couple of places but binding it tight. Clear laminate covers a little grubby. Contents clean. Slight musty odour present.

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THE NAKAJIMA KI-84 (THE AERO SERIES 2)
No author listed. Illustrated by Uwe Feist.
Stock no. 1828757
Published by Aero Publishers Inc. 1st 1965. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, b/w scale drawings and colour centre pages by Uwe Feist. Not paginated. Covers lightly browned, old price label to front cover. Contents clean.

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