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SALMONS & SONS: THE TICKFORD COACHBUILDERS
Written by Dennis C. Mynard.
Stock no. 1325237
Published by Phillimore. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photographs throughout. ISBN: 9781860774225. SIGNED by author to title page. Corners bumped. Couple of knocks to top and tail of spine. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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WIMPYS TO MUSTANGS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF STEEPLE MORDEN AIRFIELD 1940-45
Written by Ken Wells.
Stock no. 1825475
Published by East Anglia Books. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Life and times of a small village airfield in Cambridgeshire called Steeple Morden. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 186998708X. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and front spine edge, tiny split to top front corner.

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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS
Written by Bob Buteaux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1325107
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 600 copies. Green cloth with gilt title box to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. SIGNED by Illustrator to Limited Edition page. This is marked 'Complimentary' (doesn't have a number). Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of nicks to top of spine; some edge-wear.

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MICHAEL FOREMAN'S MOTHER GOOSE
Written by Iona Opie; Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1325102
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Foreword by Iona Opie. Blue oblong boards with gilt title to spine. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744507758. SIGNED by the artist to half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fingermarks to prelims else a clean copy. Price-cut wrapper is slightly faded to spine and ever so slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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WAR-TORN SKIES OF GREAT BRITAIN: HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Julian Evan-Hart.
Stock no. 1825380
Published by Red Kite. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Hertfordshire is an area rich in wartime aviation history. This book chronicles that rich heritage with the aid of rare wartime photos, compelling eye-witness accounts and detailed local research. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780955473517. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Contents clean.

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FLAK DODGER: A STORY OF THE 457TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP 1943-1945 8TH AAF
Written by Roland Byers.
Stock no. 1825379
Published by Pawpaw Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 260 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0961456302. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Covers lightly browned, spine slightly faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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ASTON HOUSE STATION 12: SOE'S SECRET CENTRE
Written by Des Turner.
Stock no. 1825378
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The fascinating history of this little-known SOE station based on extensive interviews with the men and women who worked there during the war. This is the full story of one of Britain's vital but unsung top secret centres for sabotage operations during the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750942770. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). A nice, clean copy.

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SOGGY THE SAILOR
Written by Philip Moran. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1325061
Published by Mabecron Books. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Soggy the bear meets a new friends and sails off into another exciting adventure. ISBN: 9780956435002. SIGNED by both the author and the artist to half title-page. Light creases to prelims and first few pages.

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LOLLITA AND THE FARM ANIMALS FROM "THE MAGIC OF NATURE" ABOUT A FARM
Written by Elizabeth Bairstow. Illustrated by Elizabeth Bairstow.
Stock no. 1325056
Published by The Bairstow Gallery. 1st 2015. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, grey title to front cover. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780957588127. SIGNED by the author/artist to half title-page (copy no. 12 of 350). Dustwrapper is just lightly edge creased.

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THE DARK FLIGHT DOWN
Written by Marcus Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1324989
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, metallic red title to spine. Boy is on the run from life with the magician Valerian. ISBN: 184255218X. Very pale page browning. Evidence of pencil markings erased to front free-endpaper. SIGNED by author. Dustwrapper is fine.

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Q THE BIOGRAPHY OF DESMOND LLEWELYN
Written by Sandy Hernu.
Stock no. 1825155
Published by S.B. Publications. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the quintessential Gadget Master to the world's best loved Secret Agent, James Bond. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 168 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. ISBN: 1857702050. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. This is copy 041 of 1000 copies. Pictoria dustwrapper is lightly creased and lightly faded to spine.

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SAKISHIMA: AND BACK
Written by Stuart Eadon.
Stock no. 1825141
Published by Charity Books. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

'Where men with splendid hearts may go'. A factual story describing the lives of brave young men who just wanted to get the job over and go home to work for a better world. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 282 pages plus indexes and appendices. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854210106. Spine slightly cocked. Corners and base of spine lightly worn. SIGNED by the author to free front endpaper with dedication to Jack Smith. A couple of relevant notes added to front endpapers regarding Jack Smith. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very faded and a little grubby.

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