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FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE STORY IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Kenn C. Rust.
Stock no. 1606630
1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0911852794.

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BY ENGLAND'S AID
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse.
Stock no. 1403583
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1895. Very good condition.

The Freeing of the Netherlands. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 10 b/w plates and 4 maps. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine bumped and faded. Cloth on spine is split at the top and worn at the bottom. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Couple of marks to covers. Ex libris name plate to front pastedown. Neat name in ink to top of front pastedown. Some foxing mainly to prelims and a few page edges otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE BRINK CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, 1962
Written by David Detzer.
Stock no. 1606506
Published by Thomas Y. Crowell. 1st USA 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A dramatic account of the critical point in history. B/w photos. ISBN: 0690016824. Foxing to textblock.

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FRIENDLY ANIMALS
No author listed. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold.
Stock no. 1504045
Published by Oxford University Press. Slightly better than good condition.

Green Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. Some wear to spine and cover edges. Staples rusty causing small marks to covers and pages, centre pages detached. Loss of surface paper on covers alongside lower staple. Contents very good.

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CHECK SIX! A THUNDERBOLT PILOT'S WAR ACROSS THE PACIFIC
Written by James C. Curran; Terrence G. Popravak.
Stock no. 2116149
Published by Casemate. 1st 2015. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781612002996.

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A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.H. Overend.
Stock no. 1403526
Published by Blackie & Son. Almost very good condition.

Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. Modern brown leather binding wth embossed titles. Raised bands to spine. Green endpapers. All edges are orange. 6 B/w illustrations. 288 pages. A few light marks to covers. Endpapers browned around edges. A few scattered foxspots. A slight smell of tobacco.

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THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Ellis Silas.
Stock no. 2116120
Published by R.T.S.; Girl's Own Paper. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, dark titles in borders. Colour frontis. 222 pages. Spine is unevenly faded, with a few marks. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins.

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THE BADGERS OF BEARSHANKS
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2116106
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a year in the life of a badger and his mate. Superb b/w illustrations (full-page and to text). Brown boards, silver title to spine. 95 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Bottom couple of inches of spine are faded. A little bumping. Bumping to edge of front cover. Light foxing. Slight musty odour to book. Wrapper is price-cut with browning and edge-tears and chips; minimal loss.

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LANGLEY 1916-1996
No author listed.
Stock no. 2116074
Circa 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of small nicks.

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GRAND PRIX BUGATTI
Written by H.G. Conway.
Stock no. 1810763
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition, reivsed. The definitive story of the Bugatti Types 35, 37, 43 and 51 in their various forms, cars whose engineering excellence, lightness and efficiency marked the birth of a new era in racing car technology. B/w photos. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 0854292934. Light yellowing/browning to bottom edges of boards. Top front corner lightly bumped. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge-browning. A light musty odour present when contents are fanned. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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CHOO CHOO 'ROUND THE WORLD
Written by Helen Sterling. Illustrated by Charlotte Steiner.
Stock no. 2116049
Published by Pilot Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Cut-out square to middle of pages, so that the 'Choo Choo' can travel through all the pages!! Colour illustrations. Spine is bumped and browned, with wear. A little page browning, with some foxing. 'Choo Choo' is still attached at either pastedown - so can travel through the pages still. Wrapper is unevenly brown and worn, with edge-tears and chips. Big pieces missing from spine; some scuffing.

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