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OLD RHYMES IN A NEW SETTING
Written by Edmund V. Megson. Illustrated by Ethel Hall.
Stock no. 1506728
circa 1904. Almost very good condition.

First Series. Brown cloth covers with black titles and vignettes of geese and windmill. 9.5 x 9.5". Nursery rhymes with b/w illustrations and musical score. Pages printed on one side only. Music by Megson. SIGNED by Megson, with inscription, on verso of front endpaper. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks and some darkening to covers. Joints just starting to crack. A few marks/fingermarks to contents.

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WINGS OF WAR FIGHTING WWII IN THE AIR
Written by Jeffrey L. Ethell.
Stock no. 2122740
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 1853671916.

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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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THE GIANT SURPRISE - A NARNIA STORY
Written by Hiawyn Oram. Illustrated by Tudor Humphries.
Stock no. 1406226
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Inspired by the stories of C.S.Lewis. Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 10" x 10" ISBN: 0007143206. Spine a little bumped. Contents excellent. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn. Chip to top rear corner.

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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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ROYAL AIR FORCE YEARBOOK 1979-1982
Written by William Green; et al.
Stock no. 2122733
Published by Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Enterprises. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. 4 volumes in one! B/w and colour illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0903234475. Fading to top and tail of spine, which is also bumped. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.

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THE WESTERN FRONT FROM THE AIR
Written by Nicholas C. Watkis; Jane Carmichael.
Stock no. 2122724
Published by Wrens Park Publishing. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Foreword by Carmichael. Glazed pictorial boards. In this unique contemporary bird's-eye view of the Western Front battlefields, aerial photographs are used to illustrate seven major battlefields of the First World War immediately before, during and after the action. ISBN: 0905778499. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO?
Written by Mel Calman. Illustrated by Mel Calman.
Stock no. 1506718
Published by Methuen London Ltd. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Some sketches from a cartoonist's life. Grey boards with gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 105 numbered pages. ISBN: 0413588408. Signed by author, with inscription, on front endpaper. A little fading to base of spine and edges of covers alongside. Faint erased pencil writing to front endpaper otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small marks, very light browning to spine area.

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THE SKY SUSPENDED
Written by Jim Bailey.
Stock no. 1812891
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Analysis of a Flying Experience 1940-1945. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Text block slightly browned. Minor damp stain to top margin of prelims else contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little grubby and scuffed.

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HOW LIFE GOES ON THE DOLPHIN
Written by Iliane Roels; Claude Nicolas. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1506711
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Chambers Quest Books. Interesting and attractive information books for 7-11 year olds. White glazed boards, pictorial front cover shows dolphins. Colour illustrations throughout. Adapted from the text written by Nicolas. ISBN: 0550319166. Some light browning to covers. Original price label to rear cover. White marks to top edge of front endpaper, looks like it has been stuck to top edge of pastedown. Contents clean.

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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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