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MOTORLESS FLIGHT
Written by J.R. Ashwell-Cooke.
Stock no. 1702931
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. Gilt titles. B/w diagrams. B/w plates. Spine faded. Corners bumped. All plates present. Some foxing.

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AIR POWER CONFRONTS AN UNSTABLE WORLD
Written by Richard P. Hallion.
Stock no. 1802813
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A series of essays that examine the critical role of air power in international security, focussing on how it can influence both combat and humanitarian operations. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. xxiv and 247 pages including index. ISBN: 1857532384. Slight bumping to spine and lower edge. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is lightly scuffed and has a tiny closed tear to top front edge of spine.

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FLIGHTS OF PASSAGE
Written by Samuel Hynes.
Stock no. 1802806
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reflections of a World War II Aviator. Red boards, gilt title to spine. viii and 270 pages. ISBN: 0747503338. Light pencil erasure to front endpaper else contents fine. Blue dustwrapper is lightly browned and price-clipped.

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WARPLANES
Written by Peter R. March.
Stock no. 1802801
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Hundred Years of Military Aviation. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1854095269. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped else a fine copy in a grey dustwrapper which is lightly rubbed at corners and slightly grubby.

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BOMBERS
Written by Philip Kaplan.
Stock no. 1802758
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Aircrew Experience. The aircrew of the Lancasters, Halifaxes, Mosquitoes, the Fortresses, Liberators and Maurauders as well as others, had some of the most thankless and dangerous jobs of all those who fought in the Second World War. This book is an account of what these men experienced. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 240 pages including index. ISBN: 1854106805. A fine copy in a pictorial wrapper which is lightly scuffed else fine.

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LUFTWAFFE
Written by Williamson Murray.
Stock no. 1802709
Published by George Allen & Unwin. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Strategy for Defeat 1933-1945. A re-interpretation of the European air war, 1939-1945, with sobering lessons fro contemporary Western air forces. ISBN: 0049230808. Inscription in ink to front pastedown which is mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial wrapper has a 1.5" closed tear to front spine edge.

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AVIATION PHOTO ALBUM 2
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer.
Stock no. 1802643
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

A second collection of rare and interesting photographs depicting aircraft of many types and nationalities from the First World War to the present day. They have been carefully selected from the Photopage files of Airfix Magazine. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 95 pages. ISBN: 0850594103. Covers lightly edge-rubbed. Previous owner's name & address stamp in ink to verso of front cover. Contents clean.

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BEFORE THE STORM
Written by Robert Jackson.
Stock no. 1802578
Published by Arthur Barker Limited. 1972. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Story of Royal Air Force Bomber Command 1939-42. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge red. 264 pages including index. ISBN: 0213994097. Slight mottling to spine else a fine copy in a pictorial wrapper which is slightly scuffed.

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A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Christopher Chant.
Stock no. 1601074
Published by Chevprime. 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1853612480. Slight surface damage to edge of last two pages. Pictorial wrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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LADY'S MEN
Written by Mario Martinez.
Stock no. 1802101
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Story of World War II's Mystery Bomber and her Crew. A Haunting Story of the Second World War. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. ix and 196 pages. ISBN: 0850523788. Corners lightly bumped else a fine copy in a pictorial wrapper in almost fine condition.

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Written by Frayn-Turner.
Stock no. 1801628
Published by Airlife. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of one of the most crucial conflicts in British history written by an authority on aviation and the Royal Air Force, giving a graphic day-by-day account of the classic battle, both in the air and on the ground. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 1853109940. Base of spine slightly bumped else a very nice copy in a pictorial wrapper which is slightly creased at edges.

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MUSTANG ACES OF THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE
Written by Jerry C. Scutts.
Stock no. 1801385
Published by Osprey Aviation. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Aircraft of the Aces: Men & Legends series no.8. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 61 pages. ISBN: 8483722224. A very nice, clean copy.

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