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THROUGH THE FRENCH CANALS
Written by Philip Bristow.
Stock no. 2131913
Published by Nautical Publishing Company. 2nd 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Nautical Canals of Europe Series. Red boards, gilt title. B/w photos. Second edition. ISBN: 0245509747. Foxing to outer page edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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CURTISS AIRCRAFT 1907-1947
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 2131906
Published by Putnam. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. ISBN: 0370100298. Name in ink to front endpaper which is browned with some creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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THE TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSON
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2131897
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream boards with pictorial onlay, red titles. 111 pages. Colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Small format. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has nicks at corners and some grubby marks.

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THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2131893
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1971. Very good condition.

Small format. Orange boards, triangular pictorial onlay. 59 numbered pages. ISBN: 0723205949. Spine is faded.

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PILOT OF THE HIGH ANDES
Written by Frederic Nelson Litten.
Stock no. 2131884
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth with brown/red titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Bumping along cover edges. Some offsetting to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is torn with some loss; marked.

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THE ABC OF GLIDING
Written by Fox Geen.
Stock no. 2131880
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w diagrams. Pale blue boards, black title to spine. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; some loss; grubby in places.

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UNSAFE AT ANY HEIGHT
Written by John Godson.
Stock no. 2131879
Published by Anthony Blond. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue/green cloth with blue title to spine. In the autumn of 1967 a Costa Rican airliner encountered turbulence, as a result of which two people were killed (the aeroplane afterwards continued to fly). This book looks into the causes of 'avoidable' crashes. ISBN: 0218515189. Browning and foxing to covers. Bumping to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears; some repaired to verso with sticky tape; some marks.

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COMPETITION CAR CONTROLS
Written by Ian Bamsey; Alan Lis.
Stock no. 2131867
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The intriguing world of technology for faster and safer driving. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 238 pages. ISBN: 0946132615. Foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE KING CARP WATERS
Written by Chris Ball.
Stock no. 2131849
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth covered boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. This is the story of the major carp waters stocked by Donald Leney - the man who introduced 'king' carp into Britain. ISBN: 1852237260. Bump to base of spine. Wrapper has some edge-creasing and is faded to spine.

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RED LETTER DAYS
Written by Peter Rogers; et al. Illustrated by John Searl.
Stock no. 2131848
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A tribute to Bernard Venables. Peter Rogers has compiled and edited 48 golden memories from the most famous names in angling. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 185223783X. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and small amount of fading to spine.

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MEMORABLE COARSE FISH
Written by Faddist.
Stock no. 1818648
Published by Burlington Publishing Company Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An 'Angler's News' publication. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 115 pages. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block. Green dustwrapper also has foxing and is faded to spine.

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THE JUNGLE, THE JAPANESE AND THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ARMIES AT WAR, 1941-45
Written by T.R. Moreman.
Stock no. 1818633
Published by Frank Cass. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Cass Series: Military History and Policy. Focusing on the British Commonwealth armies serving in SE Asia during the Second World War that, following the disastrous Malayan and Burma campaigns, had to hurriedly re-train, re-equip and re-organise their demoralised troops to fight a conventional jungle war against the Imperial Japanese Army. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 0714649708.

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