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THE ROYAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY
Written by Paul R. Hare.
Stock no. 2139165
Published by Putnam. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This meticulously researched history of the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough, later to become the RAE, provides detailed descriptions of the S.E.5 and other aeroplanes designed at Farnborough. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851778437. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. A bit of page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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AIRLIFE'S GENERAL AVIATION: A GUIDE TO POST-WAR GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by R.W. Simpson.
Stock no. 2139162
Published by Airlife. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 185310194X. Bump and scuff/dent to spine. Wear to cover edges.

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT AND THEIR PREDECESSORS
Written by Stephen Ransom; Robert Fairclough.
Stock no. 2139158
Published by Putnam. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This work records the Phoenix and COW designs and other related types before dealing with those bearing the English Electric designation which began with the Wren of 1923 and continued into recent times with the Canberra and Lightning. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851778062. Small bumps to top and tail of spine. Light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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THE CACTI OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Written by Lyman Benson. Illustrated by Lucretia Breazeale Hamilton.
Stock no. 2139157
Published by Stanford University Press. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth with black title block, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Some diagrams. ISBN: 0804708630. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.

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JOST AMMAN'S KUNST UND LEHRBUCHLEIN
Written by Jost Amman; Eric Quayle.
Stock no. 2139149
Published by Eugrammia Press. 1971. Very good condition.

Two books in one slip case. Blue velvet book has the facsimile of the original, text in German and b/w illustrations. Accompanied by cream boards book, which has notes and introduction by Quayle; also a translation of the text. Limited edition. Some browning to accompanying book. Wear to velvet cover. This is Copy No. 451. Slip case is generally very good - some wear and grubby marks.

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DOUGLAS DC-3 SURVIVORS VOLUME ONE
Written by Arthur Pearcy.
Stock no. 2139145
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A catalogue of all known surviving DC-3 and C-47 transports built at Santa Monica and Long Beach,whether they are flying, in museums or stand derelict. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Foreword by Sir Peter Masefield. B/w photographs. ISBN: 0946627134. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is browned.

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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920: VOLUME I
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 2139144
Published by Putnam. 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Edition, revised, updated and expanded. Originally published in one volume in 1979. This first volume covers the history of Douglas and its associate companies, and details all of its aircraft up to the 1967 merger with McDonnell. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 617 pages. ISBN: 0851778275.

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BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT SINCE 1919 VOLUME THREE
Written by A.J. Jackson.
Stock no. 2139139
Published by Putnam. 2nd 1974. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 636 pages. ISBN: 037010014X. Wrapper is price-cut with some browning.

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CURTISS AIRCRAFT 1907-1947
Written by Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 2139137
Published by Putnam. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the pioneer work of Glenn Curtiss and of the subsequent companies which bore his name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 637 pages. ISBN: 0370100298. Some browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.

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SEA STARS, SEA URCHINS, AND ALLIES: ACHINODERMS OF FLORIDA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Written by Gordon Hendler; John E. Miller; David L. Pawson; Porter M. Kier.
Stock no. 2139131
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, green titles. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1560984503. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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MAMMALS OF THE SEAS
Written by Richard Mark Martin.
Stock no. 2139129
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0713408251. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; chips and nicks to edges; some browning.

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HOW BIRDS WORK
Written by Ron Freethy.
Stock no. 2139127
Published by Blandford Press. 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Guide to Bird Biology. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and colour plates. ISBN: 0713711566. Wrapper has 1" closed tear to one edge and creasing.

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