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THE AEROPLANES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS (MILITARY WING)
Written by J.M. Bruce.
Stock no. 1322022
Published by Putnam. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The aircraft which took part in the military trials held August 1912 and every type of aircraft used by or designed for the RFC. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 642 pages. ISBN: 037030084X. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper has minimal creasing at top and tail of spine and a couple of tiny marks.

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THE ROYAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY
Written by Paul R. Hare.
Stock no. 1322020
Published by Putnam. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a 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. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges and sunned to spine.

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NATURAL HISTORY IN THE HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS (NN 6)
Written by Frank Fraser Darling.
Stock no. 1823040
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 6. 303 pages. Abundant in knowledge, lucidity and ease of style. 46 colour photos, 55 b/w photos, and 24 maps & diagrams. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Cloth boards mottled to lighter green. Text block & endpapers browned. One or two hinges pulled. Price-cut dustwrapper is foxed to verso, edge-worn and a 1" chip to top of spine, rear panel is foxed.

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WINGS OVER LINTON: THE HISTORY OF RAF LINTON ON OUSE (1937 TO 1994)
Written by Peter D. Mason.
Stock no. 1823031
Published by Fenton Enterprises. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

The story of Royal Air Force Linton-on-Ouse, in peace and war, which has the rare distinction of having participated in four separate divisions of the Royal Air Force. Pictorial cardwarps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951364529. Covers lightly browned and lightly rubbed at corners. Light browning to text block and page edges else contents clean.

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THE AIRFIELDS OF BRITAIN VOLUME 1 A-BUR
Written by Kenneth P. Bannerman.
Stock no. 1823027
Published by IS Enterprises. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Undefeated war winners which have saved hundreds of millions of lives. Places which have created many millions of jobs and improved daily life for everyone. Now being increasingly recognised as Britain's top historical sites. This book acknowledges the supreme debt this country owes to Biggin Hill and countless other airfields. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951629816. Black boards lightly scuffed. Spine slightly cocked. Text block lightly browned. Blue dustwrapper lightly faded to spine.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
Written by John Evans; Terry O'Connor.
Stock no. 2136110
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth with gilt title to spine. Looks at the role of environmental studies within archaeology. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0750917784. Spotting to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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PETER THE GREAT'S REVENGE: THE RUSSIAN SIEGE OF NARVA IN 1704
Written by Boris Megorsky; Stuart Britton.
Stock no. 2136109
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 No. 34. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781911628026.

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THE HOMELAND HANDBOOKS VOL. 99 MALVERN AND DISTRICT
Written by E. Maslin Kearsey.
Stock no. 2136102
Published by The Homeland Association. Almost very good condition.

Stiff cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. Staining to front cover. Chipping to top and tail of spine; couple of small splits. Some fading and other marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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THE COPPER KING: A BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS WILLIAMS OF LLANIDAN
Written by J.R. Harris.
Stock no. 2136080
Published by Liverpool University Press. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. One of the most remarkable business men of the 18th century; the monopolist of the British copper industry at the time. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some nicks and chips.

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RICKY THE RABBIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2136061
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. An eight page story of Ricky the Rabbit with a stunning fold out pop-up scene to the rear of the book. No. 106 to bottom left corner of front cover. Title to title page is 'Easter' - but this IS text of 'Ricky the Rabbit' when compared to other copies. Creasing and tape repairs to cover corners. Paper tape repairs to strengthen joints. Creasing to page corners; browning. Pop-up has been repaired - but now broken - figures to front of pop up do not 'pop' and have come unstuck (torn). Inscription in ink to belongs to/dedication/gift page.

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SNIPE AND WOODCOCK
Written by L.H. De Visme Shaw; Richard J. Ussher; Alexander Innes Shand. Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn; Charles Whymper.
Stock no. 2136036
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1903. Almost very good condition.

Fur, Feather & Fin series. Beige pictorial boards, red and gilt titles. B/w plates. With chapters on Snipe and Woodcock in Ireland by Ussher; Cookery by Shand. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Damp staining to prelims and top of page edges.

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