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AVRO LANCASTER
Written by Bill Sweetman. Illustrated by Rikyu Watanabe.
Stock no. 2122809
Published by Jane's Publishing Company. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and colour illustrations, some fold-out. 56 pages. ISBN: 0710601328. Bumping to corners. A few light scuff marks to covers and the remains of a labe to rear cover. Spine faded.

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GHOSTS VINTAGE AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
Written by Philip Makanna; Jeffrey Ethell; Chuck Yeager.
Stock no. 2122792
Published by Thomasson-Grant. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Foreword by Yeager. Compiled by Ethell. Colour photos. ISBN: 0934738297. Light foxing to a few pages. Wrapper is edge-creased and a little browned with a few grubby marks.

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GRUMMAN C.A.T.S.
Written by Michael O'Leary.
Stock no. 2122790
Published by Osprey Aerospace. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Osprey Classic Aircraft Series. Colour photos. ISBN: 1855322471. Foxing to outer page edges and a few pages of prelims. Small area of surface paper damage to first few pages. Light scratches to front cover.

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DE HAVILLAND COMET (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1813167
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good 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. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover else a fine copy.

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BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT 1919 VOLUME II
Written by A.J. Jackson.
Stock no. 1813117
Published by Putnam. 2nd 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition reprinted with corrections. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 560 pages. ISBN: 0851778135. Spine very slightly shelf bumped. Creasing of laminate to dustwrapper spine.

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BRITISH EXPERIMENTAL JET AIRCRAFT
Written by Barrie Hygate.
Stock no. 1608969
Published by Argus Books. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The development of British jet aircraft, from the E28/39 to the British Aerospace EAP in 1986, through an in-depth examination of experimental or prototype jets of the period. Each aircraft description is concluded with a 3-view, original 1/72 scale drawing. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 272 pages. ISBN: 1854860100. Spine lightly bumped.

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THE ALLIED BOMBER WAR 1939-45
Written by Maurice Harvey.
Stock no. 1608950
Published by Book Club Associates. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. 207 pages. Corners bumped, with creasing.

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DESIGNED FOR THE KILL THE JET FIGHTER - DEVELOPMENT & EXPERIENCE
Written by Mike Spick.
Stock no. 2122738
Published by Airlife. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1853101214. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few grubby marks.

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SPEED IN THE AIR
Written by David W. Wragg.
Stock no. 2122737
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850451752. Light fading to cover edges. Spine is bumped. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and a few small nicks.

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TESTING EARLY JETS
Written by Roland Beaumont.
Stock no. 2122736
Published by Airlife. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Compressibility and the Supersonic Era. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 143 pages including index. ISBN: 1853101583. Some light indentation marks and a little scuffing to wrapper.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE AVIATION: A HISTORY
Written by Ken Wixey.
Stock no. 2122695
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Describes the county's influential role in British aviation and relates the story of the three aircraft manufacturers and their products over seventy momentous years. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 152 pages includes index. ISBN: 0750907479. Light bumping along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with small mark to spine and browned.

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SQUADRON CODES 1937-56
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer; John D.R. Rawlings.
Stock no. 2122689
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The work of 40 years research, listing and identifying the highly secret identity code letters allocated to British Commonwealth and many English-based USAAF units during the period of their currency from 1937 to 1956. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 152 pages. ISBN: 0850593646. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with some browning.

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