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8TH AIR FORCE REMEMBERED
Written by George H. Fox.
Stock no. 1825669
Published by Iso Publications. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. An illustrated guide to the memorials, memorabilia and main airfields of the US 8th Air Force in England in WW2. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0946784027. SIGNED with gift dedication to free front endpaper. Contents are low down in the boards and 0.5cm forward from spine (binding error not affecting book itself). Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, old price-label to front flap.

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GYPSIES: THE HIDDEN AMERICANS
Written by Anne Sutherland.
Stock no. 1825532
Published by Tavistock Publications. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Based on the author's two years' research centred on a community of Gypsies (Rom) living on the west coast of America. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 042274610X. Text block ligthly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners and faded to spine.

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WALT DISNEY'S RAILROAD STORY
Written by Michael Broggie.
Stock no. 1825476
Published by Pentrex. Circa 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom. The enormous part Walt Disney's love of railroading played in the development of the Disney empire. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1563420066. 2nd printing. Dustwrapper is unevenly faded to spine and lightly edge-creased.

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A NATURAL HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN TREES
Written by Donald Culross Peattie. Illustrated by Paul Landacre.
Stock no. 1825287
Published by Trinity University Press. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

A fascinating look at the history of trees in North America, including how species were discovered and the roles each played in America's history. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781595341662. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE GUNS OF INDEPENDENCE: THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN, 1781
Written by Jerome A. Greene.
Stock no. 1824432
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st UK 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The siege of Yorktown in the fall of 1781 was the single most decisive engagement of the American Revolution. This book offers a complete and balanced examination of the siege and the participants involved. The outcome marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 186227312X. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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COMMUTER AIRLINES OF THE UNITED STATES
Written by R.E.G. Davies; I.E. Quastler; George Haddaway.
Stock no. 2139415
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press. 1st USA 1995. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth with silver title to spine. Foreword by Haddaway. ISBN: 156098404X. Light knocks to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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PAN AMERICAN CLIPPER PLANES 1935 TO 1945 WINGS TO THE ORIENT A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Stan Cohen.
Stock no. 2139399
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Sikor-sky S-42, the Martin M-130, and the Boeing B-314. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0933126611. Some light page edge browning.

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CALIFORNIA WINGS: A HISTORY OF AVIATION IN THE GOLDEN STATE
Written by William A. Schoneberger; Paul Sonnenburg; Carter Barber; Robert J. Serling.
Stock no. 2139181
Published by Windsor Publications Inc.. Circa 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0897810783. Small bumps to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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NORTH AMERICAN AIRCRAFT 1934-1998 VOLUME 1
Written by Norm Avery.
Stock no. 2138706
Published by Jonathan Thompson; Narkiewicz Thompson. Circa 1998. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0913322059. Some browning to covers and page edges. Bump to top of spine, with small nick/split.

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THE CARTOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA 1500 - 1800
Written by Pierluigi Portinaro; Franco Knirsch.
Stock no. 2138637
Published by Bison Books. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth with silver title to spine. B/w and colour maps. ISBN: 0861243471. A few knocks along cover edges. Some light page edge browning. A few marks to wrapper.

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THE CARTOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA 1500 - 1800
Written by Pierluigi Portinaro; Franco Knirsch.
Stock no. 2138625
Published by Bison Books. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth with silver title to spine. B/w and colour maps. ISBN: 0861243471. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.

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THE OREGON TRAIL: SKETCHES OF PRAIRIE AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE
Written by Francis Parkman; Martin Ridge. Illustrated by Peter Pendrey.
Stock no. 2138346
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1973. Very good condition.

Introduction by Martin Ridge. Brown cloth spine. Gilt Indian motif to spine. Abstract pattern boards. Spine is faded. Page browning. Slip case is very good - fading to edges; some marks and scuffs.

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