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ROYAL NAVY INSTRUCTIONAL AIRFRAMES
Written by R.C. Sturtivant; Rod Burden.
Stock no. 1828668
Published by British Aviation Research Group; Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

A joint BARG/Air-Britain Publication. 2nd edition. A monograph. Large format. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0851302637. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded. Contents clean.

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THE HORNBY GAUGE 0 SYSTEM (THE HORNBY COMPANION SERIES)
Written by Chris Graebe; Julie Graebe.
Stock no. 1828663
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Completely revised edition including over 200 additional colour pictures and 104 pages. The story of this most famous and successful British make, the Hornby 0-gauge Train, from the first constructional train sets of 1920 right through to the final 0-Gauge production in the 1960s. Large oblong format. The Hornby Companion series. Colour photos. 440 pages including index. ISBN: 1872727522. Board corners lightly bumped. Minor mark to title page. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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THE LONDON DMS
Written by Matthew Wharmby.
Stock no. 1828660
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2016. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Villified as the great failure of all London Transport bus classes, the DMS family of Daimler Fleetline was more like an unlucky victim of straitened times... Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & a few b/w photos. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781783831739. Light rubbing to lower board edges, base of spine and lower rear edge knocked. Light creasing to top of prelims. Else a nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.

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NORTH AMERICAN F-100 SUPER SABRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter E. Davies; David W. Menard.
Stock no. 1828659
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed history on this well-loved aircraft, the world's first jet fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 176 pages. ISBN: 1861265778. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly creased, minor scuffing to rear panel.

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CHARLEROI'S TRAMS SINCE 1940: 'COAL, STEEL AND CORNFIELDS'
Written by Geoffrey Skelsey; Yves-Laurent Hansart.
Stock no. 1828656
Published by Light Rail Transit Association. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Belgian industrial town of Charleroi was served by two of Europe's most characterful tramsways. Traditional two-axle trams still ran in the 1970s and then became part of the local network of the celebrated Vicinal, extended in 2012. This wide-ranging book explores the colourful history of the two tramways since 1940, with insight into the political and economic problems which lay behind their decline and partial revival. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. Large, fold-out map to rear. 112 pages. ISBN: 9780948106453. A lovely copy, no significant faults.

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BSA BANTAM
Written by Owen Wright.
Stock no. 1828653
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The diminutive BSA Bantam is one of the icons of British motoring int he twentieth century. This book charts the huge success of the little bike from Birmingham that started its life in pre-war Germany and went on to conquer the world in a way that the regime that spawned it could only have dreamed of. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265395. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly at top edge, lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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NIEUPORT AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by Ray Sanger.
Stock no. 1828642
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. Technical and operational detail. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 186126447X. A very nice copy in green pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly creased across top edge and lightly scuffed.

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ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT SERIALS AND UNITS 1911 TO 1919
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Gordon Page.
Stock no. 1828640
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 480 pages. ISBN: 0851301916. Board edges lightly rubbed. Spine lightly faded. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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BRUSSELS: A TRAMWAY REBORN 1945-2008
Written by Geoffrey Skelsey; Yves-Laurent Hansart.
Stock no. 1828637
Published by Light Rail Transit Association. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780948106361. Spine is lightly faded. Minor grubby marks to boards. Hinge pulled between title page and following page and repaired with clear tape with green ink smudge in the middle of the tape (horizontally). Light page edge browning. Printing smudge to margin of page 151. Map present.

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TRI-ANG RAILWAYS: THE STORY OF ROVEX VOLUME 1 1950-1965
Written by Pat Hammond.
Stock no. 1828631
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first of two volumes on the product history of Rovex. Large oblong format. Colour and b/w photos. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0904568571. Spine & corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards clean. Text block slightly grubby to base. Minor yellow pencil mark to page 4 else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1328483
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis plate. 205 pages. Spine bumped. Contents are well browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss, slightly grubby to rear panel and lightly creased to front panel. Lower corner of front flap has been torn off (but printed price still present).

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GOLD GORSE COMMON
Written by Mollie Kaye. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1328479
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Yellow cloth spine, pictorial boards. The Potter Pinner series. Text in script with pretty colour illustrations to text. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine darkened. Heavy pencil pricing to front free-endpaper. Pencil name to belongs to box (attempt has previously been made to erase it).

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