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THE CONCORDE STORY
Written by Christopher Orlebar.
Stock no. 2134227
Published by Osprey Publishing. 5th 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. This is the fifth edition. ISBN: 1855326671. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper; a few marks and some browning.

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DOUGLAS PROPLINERS DC-1 TO DC-7
Written by Arthur Pearcy.
Stock no. 1820750
Published by Airlife. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive volume covering the legendary Douglas Propliners. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 185310261X. Light rubbing to board edges. Faint mottling to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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SKYLEADERS DC-1 THROUGH DC-7: THE DOUGLAS PROPLINERS
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1820746
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Douglas aviation activity leading up to July 1933 which was a groundbreaking moment for commercial aviation, and examining the development of transport aircraft through to the present day, concluding with the ongoing manufacture of the C-17 military cargo under the Boeing label. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780857331571.

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BALLOONS TO BUCCANEERS: YORKSHIRE'S ROLE IN AVIATION SINCE 1785
Written by Brian Catchpole.
Stock no. 1820744
Published by Maxiprint. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Ever since the first aeronauts reached for the skies Yorkshire's role in the history of aviation has been of supreme importance, although too often overlooked. This book redresses this and places the role squarely in the national context of aviation. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 187112512X. Grubby mark to page xiv bleeding through to page xiii and also slightly to page 1. Small amount of surface paper loss to grubby mark.

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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PROPELLER AIRLINERS
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1820743
Published by Windward. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. 256 pages + index. Colour and b/w photos. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0711200629. Name & date in ink, some pencil erasure to front endpaper. Text block browned. Slight fading to front spine edge of dustwrapper and light creasing.

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DE HAVILLAND COMET (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1820741
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The design and operation of the first jet airliner. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and some colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861267339. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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FADED GLORY: AIRLINE COLOUR SCHEMES OF THE PAST
Written by John K. Morton.
Stock no. 1820740
Published by Airlife. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1853100889. Covers scuffed. Contents fine.

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JETLINER GENERATION: CLASSIC EARLY AIRLINERS, 1958-1979
Written by Martin W. Bowman.
Stock no. 1820737
Published by Airlife. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1840371641. Spine very slightly faded.

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CLASSIC CIVIL AIRCRAFT:1 LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION
Written by Kenneth E. Wixey.
Stock no. 1319651
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1998. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The career of the 'Connie' in over 100 pages devoted to design and development, the L-049/749 Series, Turbo Compounding, military Constellations, the Starliner and other fascinating areas of design and operation. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Over 140 b/w photos and supported with appendices and technical data. 112 pages. ISBN: 0711017352. Fading to dustwrapper spine.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHT DAYS: THE FLIGHT OF THE WINNIE MAE
Written by Wiley Post; Harold Gatty.
Stock no. 1319650
Published by The Aviation Book Club; John Hamilton Ltd.. Circa 1932. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A complete and intimate account of the authors' adventures around the world in eight days in the 'Winnie Mae'. Green boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped, cover edges lightly rubbed. Name in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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GIANTS OF THE SKY: THE BIGGEST AEROPLANES OF ALL TIME
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 2134096
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852602589. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Small knocks along cover edges. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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BRITISH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS SINCE 1908
Written by Gunter G. Endres.
Stock no. 2134095
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An outline history of the many aircraft manufacturers of both civil and military aircraft. B/w photos. ISBN: 071102409X. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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