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THE HISTORY OF SOVIET AIRCRAFT FROM 1918
Written by Vaclav Nemecek.
Stock no. 1823750
Published by Willow Books; Collins. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in Czechoslovakia in 1969, followed by a German edition in 1974. This English translation has been considerably revised and expanded to include newly released information, and additional updating on modern planes. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 460 pages including colour photos to rear. ISBN: 0002180332. Top edge of text block slightly dusty, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed.

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DESERT PLANTS: BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Written by K.G. Ramawat.
Stock no. 1823749
Published by Springer. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

Vast areas of Earth's landmass exist as deserts. Desert plants have evolved specialised survival strategies to cope with the harsh environment. This book includes chapters on the seed biology, reproduction, mycorrhizae, stress physiology, and metabolism of desert plants, and describes biotechnological approaches to their cultivation. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783642025495. Corner slightly bumped, boards scuffed and a little grubby. Book feels unread i.e. tight at the joints. A clean copy.

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FORAGING FOR SURVIVAL: YEARLING BABOONS IN AFRICA
Written by Stuart A. Altmann.
Stock no. 1823747
Published by University of Chicago Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

One of the most intensive investigations ever carried out on foraging behavior and its consequences for survival and reproduction. This study is based on field observations of eleven yearling baboons. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0226015963. Spine lightly faded, creasing to top rear corner, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE ORCHIDS OF IRELAND
Written by Tom Curtis; Robert Thompson.
Stock no. 1823738
Published by National Museums Northern Ireland. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900761504. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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SEA PLANES AND FLYING BOATS OF THE SOLENT
Written by Adrian Rance.
Stock no. 1823733
Published by Southampton University Industrial Archaeology Group. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format, cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0905280032. Covers lightly scuffed at edges. Contents clean.

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U.S. NAVY FLOATPLANES OF WORLD WAR II IN ACTION
Written by Al Adcock. Illustrated by Don Greer.
Stock no. 1823731
Published by Squadron Signal Publications. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Aircraft Number 203. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams with colour centre-spread. ISBN: 0897475062. A nice, clean copy.

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STORIA DI UN PRIMATO: DALLA COPPA SCHNEIDER ALL'IMPRESA DI AGELLO
Written by Valfredo Fradeani.
Stock no. 1823723
Published by Mursia. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seaplanes. Text in Italian. Blue boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w photos. Blind embossed stamp to title page. Light page browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby and lightly edge-creased.

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THE PEOPLES OF THE SOVIET FAR EAST
Written by Walter Kolarz.
Stock no. 2139506
Published by George Philip & Son Ltd.. Circa 1954. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Rubbing/wear to top surface of edges of covers; mottled. Some foxing and browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; some creasing; browned to spine.

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THE STRUGGLE FOR THE PACIFIC
Written by Gregory Bienstock.
Stock no. 2139505
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1937. Good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Ex-lib. with many ink stamps to prelims and outer page edges; number to spine. Bumping and wear. A reading copy.

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THE PEOPLES OF THE SOVIET UNION
Written by Viktor Kozlov; Michael Rywkin; Pauline M. Tiffen.
Stock no. 2139504
Published by Hutchinson Education; Indiana University Press. Circa 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with silver title to spine. ISBN: 0091730333.

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TIBET AND ITS HISTORY
Written by H.E. Richardson.
Stock no. 2139492
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1962. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with red title label, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine is browned. Marks to covers. Some foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.

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60 YEARS OF BLUEBELL RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Oliver Edwards.
Stock no. 2139489
Published by Mainline & Maritime Ltd. 1st 2020. Fine condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photographs. Standard Gauge Album No. 2. ISBN: 9781900340700.

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