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STEAMING THROUGH THE WAR YEARS REMINISCENCES THE EX-GER LINES IN LONDON
Written by Reg Robertson.
Stock no. 1327332
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oakwood Reminiscences Series RS3. Card wraps. B/w photos. 152 Pages. ISBN: 0853614725. Slight rubbing to corners.

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THE LEADER PROJECT: FIASCO OR TRIUMPH?
Written by Kevin Robertson.
Stock no. 1827345
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

The 'Leader' class of steam locomotives was one of the most controversial projects in the history of Britain's railways. Designed by Oliver Bulleid originally for the Southern Railway, the prototype was not completed until after Nationalisation and the project was abandoned under the new regime amidst a welter of negative publicity. This is the cardwrap version published two years after the hardback came out. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780860936282. Light crease to front cover and some light creasing. Else a lovely copy.

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AIRCRAFT MARKINGS OF THE WORLD 1912-1967
Written by Bruce Robertson. Illustrated by W.F. Hepworth; John Stroud; J.D. Carrick.
Stock no. 1326657
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. SIGNED by the various people who produced this book by means of a bookplate to the front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and rubbed. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using clear fablon, it is slightly edge rubbed and has a couple of small tears.

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AIR ACES OF THE 1914-1918 WAR
Written by Bruce Robertson.
Stock no. 1326656
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Second (Revised) Impression. Large format. Orange cloth. B/w photos. Spine bumped, spine and corners rubbed. Neat name and address ink stamp to front free-endpaper. Front joint is cracked. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using clear fablon. Some loss to the edges of the wrapper and some browning/slightly grubby marks to rear panel of wrapper.

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MARINE AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR
Written by Heinz J. Nowarra; Bruce Robertson; Peter G. Cooksley.
Stock no. 1326653
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth. Colour frontis. B/w photos. Fold-out line drawings of aircraft. Spine bumped. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon, it is very slightly grubby.

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SOPWITH - THE MAN AND HIS AIRCRAFT
Written by Bruce Robertson. Illustrated by J.D. Carrick; Peter G. Cooksley; W.F. Hepworth.
Stock no. 1326652
Published by Air Review Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth. B/w photos. Colour frontis. Aircraft diagrams. ISBN: 0900435151. SIGNED by the authors and artists by means of a bookplate to the front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon, it is very slightly edge chipped with a small tear to top edge of front panel.

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VON RICHTHOFEN AND THE FLYING CIRCUS
Written by Heinz J. Nowarra; Kimbrough S. Brown; Bruce Robertson. Illustrated by W.F. Hepworth.
Stock no. 1326649
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Third (enlarged) impression. Large format. B/w photos and drawings, colour frontis. Name and address in calligraphy on front free-endpaper. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon. There are a few small tears to wrapper edges.

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AIRCRAFT CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS 1907-1954
Written by Bruce Robertson.
Stock no. 1326648
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

How aircraft types and their variants may be distinguished by their markings. Large format. B/w photos and colour illustrations. Sixth impression. Dustwrapper has been price-cut with 'new' price sticker above. Front panel of wrapper is discoloured. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon.

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MOTS D'HEURES: GOUSSES, RAMES
Written by Luis D'Antin Van Rooten.
Stock no. 1827119
Published by Angus & Robertson. 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The d'Antin Manuscript. The rhymes of your childhood in the accents of Moliere and De Gaulle! Edited and annotated by Luis d'Antin van Rooten. ISBN: 0207949913. Text block lightly browned else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and scuffed to rear panel.

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THE MUDDLEHEADED WOMBAT
Written by Ruth Park. Illustrated by Noela Young.
Stock no. 1326465
Published by Angus & Robertson; Harpercollins Publishers Australia. 1st thus 2010. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of Australia's most adored children's book characters, four stories combined in one volume: The Muddleheaded Wombat, The Muddleheaded Wombat on Holiday, The Muddleheaded Wombat in the Treetops and The Muddleheaded Wombat at School. Also includes a section on the life of the author and also the artist. A large, heavy volume. Blue pictorial boards. Wonderful line drawings throughout, colour pictorial endpapers and title-page. ISBN: 9780732284367. Book is fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges and slightly faded to spine.

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SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1910
Written by M. Bainbridge; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Percy J. Barrow; Flora Waddington; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by G.E. Robertson; A. Bauerle; et al..
Stock no. 1325877
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1910. Almost very good condition.

Copyright date is 1910. Red cloth spine with black title and decoration. Front board shows a boy and girl leaving church (girl has red and white striped socks on!). Colour plates showing scenes from the life of David. Packed full of b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Tape repairs/reinforcements to edges of covers (tape folded over onto pastedowns inside). Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Old tape mark to front free-endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to some page margins. Light foxing to textblock and some page browning. Not as bad as it sounds!

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A GLOSSARY OF DIALECT & ARCHAIC WORDS USED IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER
Written by J. Drummond Robertson.
Stock no. 1826400
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.. 1st 1890. Very good condition.

Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. 217 pages. SIGNED by author on half-title page. A few grubby marks to boards. Some pencil annotations and scattered foxspots to contents. Spine & corners lightly rubbed.

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