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BIGGLES GOES TO WAR
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Martin Tyas.
Stock no. 1324105
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles & vignette of plane flying over pyramids to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is a little grubby and foxed. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight.

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BIGGLES AND THE BLACK RAIDER
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324104
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Black vignette of aeroplane to front. 8 colour plates. Endpapers are maps. Spine slightly bumped. Mark to top edge of rear cover. Small spot to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, is slightly grubby to rear panel and has a name written in ink to front flap.

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BIGGLES OF THE SPECIAL AIR POLICE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324102
Published by The Thames Publishing Co.. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Kingston Library. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. 247 pages. Covers marked, spine and corners bumped. Heavy pencil writing has been erased from verso of frontis. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased at edges with loss and tape repairs on verso. Rear panel is grubby.

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INDIAN BOTANICAL DRAWINGS 1793-1868
Written by Henry J. Noltie.
Stock no. 1324082
Published by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Plain black cardwraps, tall slim format. 100 pages. Colour illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1872291236. Cream pictorial wrapper is a little grubby on rear panel and a little creased at top edges.

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PEACOCK PIE
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Jocelyn Crowe.
Stock no. 1324077
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1936. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Book of Rhymes. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 81 little pictures in colour. Spine bumped. Tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is slightly grubby and a little torn/chipped at edges.

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THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1824462
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Light bumping to top front corner of board, base of spine shelf-worn. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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MILES AIRCRAFT (IMAGES OF ENGLAND)
Written by Rod Simpson.
Stock no. 1824456
Published by Tempus. 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Miles Aircraft was one of the most innovative aircraft companies of the 1930s and 1940s. Card wraps. Images of England Series. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752410911. Reprint. A nice copy, rear cover slightly scuffed.

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PRIVATE-OWNER WAGONS (SPECIALIST BOOKLETS No.11)
Written by Peter Matthews.
Stock no. 1824454
Published by Model And Allied Publications. 1st 1973. Nearly fine condition.

MAP Technical Publication. Brown cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. 48 pages. ISBN: 0852423438. A very nice copy.

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FORGE OF FOXENBY
Written by R.A.H. Goodyear. Illustrated by T.M.R. Whitwell.
Stock no. 1324057
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Good condition.

Green cloth. 4 b/w plates. 280 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Some foxing and other grubby marks to page margins.

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THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH AEROSPACE COMPANIES: A LIFETIME OF AVIATION 1916-1986
Written by Michael Donne.
Stock no. 1824448
Published by The Society Of British Aerospace Companies Ltd; Ducimus Books. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Limited edition to 3000 numbered copies. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0903234556. A fine copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased with closed tears to lower corners (no loss). Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a couple of minor marks.

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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME II)
Written by Tony Selman; et al.
Stock no. 1824441
1st thus 2015. Nearly fine condition.

More stories from QSO. A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Tony Selman, Chairman of The Radio Officers' Association. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. A nice copy.

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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME I)
Written by Brian Cotton; Richard Woodman; et al.
Stock no. 1824438
1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Professor Brian Cotton, Life President of The Radio Officers' Association; Foreword by Captain Richard Woodman. Large format. Matt blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Contents clean.

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