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GERMAN KNIGHTS OF THE AIR 1914-1918: THE HOLDERS OF THE ORDEN POUR LE MERITE
Written by Alan C. Wood; Terry C. Treadwell.
Stock no. 1829632
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Orden Pour le Merite, or 'Blue Max' as it was popularly known, was the highest decoration that could be won by a member of the Imperial German Armed Forces in the First World War. 81 illustrated biographies of all the German airmen who won the award. Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 1857532317. Front spine edge of boards is grubby, small patch of surface cloth missing. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and slightly marked.

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FAIREY SWORDFISH 1934-45 (ALL MARKS) (OWNER'S WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by Jim Humberstone.
Stock no. 1829591
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2014. Very good condition.

An insight into the history, development, production and role of the Second World War biplane torpedo bomber. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 156 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857333629. Grubby mark to front cover produced by a label which has been removed. Else a lovely copy.

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SOUTHEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT: OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
Written by Allen Rowley.
Stock no. 1829376
Published by The Manor Publishing Co. (bradford) Ltd.. Circa 1967. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. Undated (1960s at a guess). 96 pages including index of advertisers. Covers creased and a little grubby. Text block a little grubby, minor damp stain to vertical edge affecting a few page margins. Last few pages creased.

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TALE OF A GUINEA PIG
Written by Geoffrey Page.
Stock no. 1829254
Published by Wingham Press. 2nd 1991. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The Exploits of a World War II Fighter Pilot. Geoffrey Page spent two years in hospital suffering from severe burns and gunshot wounds. It was during this period that he and other badly burnt aircrew formed the Guinea Pig Club. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 221 pages including index. ISBN: 1873454031. SIGNED by the author (with dedication)to title page. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: FIGHTERS & BOMBERS 1935-1950
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1329042
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Emphasis on unbuilt designs that competed with those that flew, and the aircraft influenced by World War Two - projects that were prepared from the mid-1930s in the knowledge that war was coming through to some which appeared after the war was over. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Mainly b/w photos & illustrations with a few colour photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1857801792. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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CAMERA ABOVE THE CLOUDS VOLUME 2: THE AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHARLES E. BROWN
Written by Anthony Harold. Illustrated by Charles E. Brown.
Stock no. 1829239
Published by Airlife. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photographs of aircraft by Charles E. Brown. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 0906393507. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, very lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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THE CAMEL FILE
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Gordon Page.
Stock no. 1828980
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. 272 pages. ISBN: 0851302122. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn, light rubbing to board corners. Boards are scuffed and just a little grubby. Lower corner tip cut from title page. Contents are clean.

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FAIRCHILD-REPUBLIC A-10 THUNDERBOLT II (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1828979
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The A-10 story ws born in the skies above Vietnam and came of age over the Cold War battle zones in Europe. Large format. Crowood Aviation Series. B/w and colour photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263244. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is slightly faded to spine.

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THE ALEUTIAN WARRIORS PART 1
Written by John Haile Cloe.
Stock no. 1828977
Published by Air Force Association; Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. 1991. Very good condition.

A history of the 11th Air Force & Fleet Air Wing 4. The Aleutian Campaign occured during the early years of the second world war. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. viii and 344 pages including index. ISBN: 0929521358. Second printing. Front cover lightly bowed. Slight lean to spine. Spine is lightly faded. Contents clean.

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TEXANS AND HARVARDS IN LATIN AMERICA
Written by Dan Hagedorn.
Stock no. 1828919
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

This book, writtten by a respected researcher, historian and author, examines in detail the incredible panoply of the NA-16, AT-6, SNJ and Harvard series in all of Latin America. Large format. Blue pictorial boards. B/w photos, a few colour photos and illustrations. 352 pages. ISBN: 9780851303123. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

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MOSQUITO FIGHTER SQUADRONS IN FOCUS
Written by Philip Birtles.
Stock no. 1828918
Published by Red Kite. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

A photographic album of the fighter and fighter/bomber squadrons that operated the De Havilland Mosquito. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0954620135. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean.

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NEW ZEALAND MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND SERIAL NUMBERS
Written by C.F.L. Jenks.
Stock no. 1828895
Published by Aviation Historical Society Of New Zealand. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

AHSNZ Publication No. 1. Large format. Blue pictorial cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos. 32 pages. Covers browned, rubbed to spine, creased at corners. Previous owner's bookplate to inside front cover. Contents clean.

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