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THE TYPE VII U-BOAT (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by David Westwood.
Stock no. 1327725
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1984. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Grey boards. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. Anatomy of the Ship series. ISBN: 0851773141. Spine of wrapper is slightly faded some browning to rear panel, some slight rubbing at corners.

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SEAFORTH WORLD NAVAL REVIEW 2017
Written by Conrad Waters.
Stock no. 1327724
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An authoritive summary of all that has happened in the navel world during the previous 12 months. Oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w photos throughout, some colour photos. ISBN: 9781473892750. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners else a fine copy.

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SEAFORTH WORLD NAVAL REVIEW 2014
Written by Conrad Waters.
Stock no. 1327723
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An authoritive summary of all that has happened in the navel world during the previous 12 months. Oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781848321823. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners of book and dustwrapper.

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ON SEAS CONTESTED: THE SEVEN GREAT NAVIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Vincent P. O'Hara; W.D. Dickson; Richard Worth.
Stock no. 1327722
Published by Naval Institute Press. Circa 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A point-by-point evaluation of the US Navy, the Royal Navies of the UK and British Commonwealth, Japan's Nihon Kaigun, the German Kriegsmarine, the Italian Regia Marina, France's Marine Nationale and the Soviet Voenmo-Morskoi Flot. Red spine with silver title, black boards. 333 pages including index. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 9781591146469. States "first printing" on colophon page but the number sequence starts with 2, so possibly a second printing? Spine bumped. Lower page corner tips are very slightly creased. Base of spine of wrapper is slightly creased.

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CONWAY'S ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1906-1921
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1828012
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 2002. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete listing of all the significant warships built, or projected, between the epoch-making Dreadnought and the Washington Treaty. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 439 pages. ISBN: 0851772455. Reprint. A lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, is a little scuffed and laminate is peeling with loss at top and bottom edge of rear panel.

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CONWAY'S ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1860-1905
Written by Robert Gardiner; Roger Chesneau; Eugene M. Kolesnik; et al.
Stock no. 1828011
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete listing of all major warships built in the period between the first ironclad and the Dreadnought. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0851771335. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is faded to spine and is scuffed to rear panel.

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BRITISH EXPERIMENTAL COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II: PROTOTYPES, RESEARCH AIRCRAFT AND FAILED PRODUCTION DESIGNS
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1828010
Published by Hikoki Publications. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the lesser-known British aircraft designs of World War II that never entered service. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and some colour photos. ISBN: 9781902109244. Lower rear corner bumped. A few minor marks to boards. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower rear edge of spine.

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LISTENING IN: RAF ELECTRONICS INTELLIGENCE GATHERING SINCE 1945
Written by Dave Forster; Chris Gibson.
Stock no. 1828009
Published by Hikoki Publications. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revealing a fascinating world of technical and military evolution that endeavoured to determine the true capabilities of Soviet forces during the Cold War. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781902109381. A lovely copy.

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FROM HASTINGS TO THE MARY ROSE: THE GREAT WARBOW
Written by Matthew Strickland; Robert Hardy.
Stock no. 1828008
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In 1979, divers excavating the wreck of the Tudor warship the Mary Rose discovered numerous yew longbows in remarkable condition, some still in their packing chests. This led to a major new study of the medieval longbow at war... Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0750931671. Narrow band of white marking to vertical edges of covers, rear pastedown is misplaced during binding process, leaving a small chip to pastedown, else a lovely copy, dustwrapper slightly faded to spine.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME 1 NORTHERN BRITAIN
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1327721
Published by Illuminata Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Incorporating the Midlands and East Anglia. The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the first) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 415 pages including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0953784525. Top edge of textblock and rear panel of dustwrapper very slightly grubby else a fine copy.

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BLITZKRIEG: ARMOUR CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS 1939-1940
Written by Steven J. Zaloga.
Stock no. 1828007
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Describing the camouflage painting and markings used by the modestly sized tank and armoured train force of the Polish Army. Large format. 96 pages. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0853683344. Reprint. A few minor marks to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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AN ATLAS OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE: THE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY-MODERN LANDSCAPE
Written by Tracey Partida; David Hall; Glenn Foard.
Stock no. 1327720
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Mapping the historic landscape of the greater part of Northamptonshire. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour maps throughout. ISBN: 9781842175118. Initials and date(?) to front free-endpaper else a fine copy.

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