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New York: Metro Books , 1996. Hardcover. Fine/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fine/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Details the key moments in aviation history, lavishly illustrated by striking photographs. Contains 208 pages, 30 x 23cm, and illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. Blue cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing repaired cut on front bottom-left, otherwise in Good condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new inside. ... more information

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Boston: Little, Brown , 1991. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Beginning with Edward Jenner and his battle against smallpox and concluding with today's cutting-edge research, this is the history of mankind's struggle against, and fascination with, these powerful organisims. Includes candid and colourful comments from leading scientists in the field and written in an accessable manner for the lay reader. A fascinating insight into a dangerous line of rese... more information

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London: Octopus, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Very Good/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Part of Miller's 'Treasure or Not?'; series. A veritible masterclass in appraising art pottery from two nationally recognized experts in the field, providing invaluable, detailed guidance to both novice and experienced collectors. Covers such topics as assessing style, condition, authenticity and value; key artists and their wares; studio histories; special techniques; maker's marks;... more information

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London: BBC, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Very Good/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A collection of Darwin's autobiographical writings. Published to coincide with the BBC TV series. Size, 23 x 16cm, 183 pages, 24 pages of colour photos plus some b&w illustrations and 1 map. Blue cloth boards in price-clipped but otherwise very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, shows gift inscription on front endpaper but otherwise very good: clean, bright and unmarked in exc... more information

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London: Arms & Armour Press , 1996. Hardcover. Fair/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A fascinating new perspective on two centuries of warfare, cataloguing the personal traits of more than twenty commanders and national leaders, and showing how these faults led to military defeat. Includes examples from the American Colonial Wars of the 18th century; 19th century battles in the American Civil War, Indian Wars and British colonial wars in Africa; and modern warfare from ... more information

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London: BBC Worldwide, 1999. Hardcover. Good/very good. 1100g. 1st Edition. Hardback. Good+/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Published to accompany the BBC TV series of the same name. Detailed examination of the war on the Eastern Front between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union - a conflict which took more than 30-million lives and unleashed the Holocaust against the Jews. It played a major part in determining the outcome of World War II and shaped the face of Europe in a Cold War which lasted for the ... more information

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Softcover. 1st Edition. Good/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. Little has been written about RAF Bomber Command's last punitive mission against Nazi Germany of WWII. In this book, the author uses his personal knowledge and contacts, combined with extensive research, to provide an accurate and highly detailed history of what happened on that fateful night of 2nd May, 1945. The end result is a starkly truthful and often moving account of the personal cost of modern war. Includes details of every squadron and every a... more information

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London: Charles Letts , 1982. Revised. Hardcover. Fine/fair. Hardback. Revised edition. Fine/Fair. FREE UK SHIPPING. A review of 60 of the greatest British watercolours from the late 1500s until the present. Beautiful colour reproductions chart the development of style and technique during this period. Size, 23.5 x 17cm, 80 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. Black cloth boards in illustrated dust jacket. Jacket price clipped and shows damage from removed label on front and faint 'streaking'... more information

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Hardback.  1st Edition.  Fine/Fine.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  Lifts the veil shrouding Britain's most secret military unit.  Officially designated as 14 Intelligence Company, and made up of male and female volunteers from all three armed services, it was formed in 1974 to combat terrorism in Northern Ireland.  This volume follows the recruitment, training and entry into operational service of one volunteer, told in a pacy, biographical style.  Read about the many skills an 'oper... more information

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Softcover.  Reprint.  As New/-.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  First published in 1966, this is a novel inspired by Charlotte Bronte's classic, 'Jayne Eyre'.  Set in the lush, beguiling landscape of Jamaica in the 1830s, it tells the tale of Creole heiress, Antoinette Cosway, and her troubled marriage to a young Englishman.  Contains 150 pages, 19.5 x 13cm.  Illustrated card covers in As New condition.  Internally, As New: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.  ... more information

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London: Companion Book Club , 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. Reprint. Very Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. The classic escape story of Air Marshal Sir Basil Emry from occupied France in 1940. Size, 19 x 12cm, 288 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 map. Blue cloth boards, red top edge, slight fading to spine. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. -Free UK Shipping... more information

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London: Jane's , 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Hardback. Reprint. Very Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Authorative guide to modern naval armament, world-wide. Includes comprehensive data and background information on both surface and submarine-launched missile systems; anti-ship & anti-aircraft systems; guns, missiles and torpedoes. Accompanied by over 100 clear b&w photographs. Size 265 x 20.5cm, 144 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos. Blue cloth boards in pictoria... more information

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London: London, Salamandar, 1992., 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. Very Good/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. Detailed and large format volume on the General Dynamics/Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon. Covers the design, construction, powerplants, weapons systems and avionics of this outstanding warplane, as well as its performance and handling. Lavishly illustrated with dozens of colour photos, special profile artwork, charts and diagrams. A wealth of detail for the aviation enthusiast and/or ... more information

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London: Macmillan , 1987. First English language edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st English language edition. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Originally published in W.Germany in 1946 as, 'Gefangnistagebuch', and translated into English in 1987 by Michael Hulse. One of the first books published in Germany after the war, this is the moving prison diary of a young German widow and mother of two children, who was denounced by a 'friend' in 1944, arrested, and sent to the womens' prison at Traunst... more information

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Hardback. Fine/Fine. FREE UK SHIPPING. Part of the publisher's 'Battle Tactics' series. Looks at the way fighting in and with tanks has changed - from the first introduction of tracked armoured vehicles on the static Western Front of WWI, through the proving ground of WWII, where the tank became king of the battlefield, to the highly complex beasts of 21st Century war (and wars to come). Alongside the development of the tank itself, the book also looks at the many types of anti-tank weapons that have e... more information

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Hardback. 1st Edition. Fine/Near Fine. FREE UK SHIPPING. Meticulously documented, this is a truly terrifying account which details the authors' struggle with an invisible, malicious entity that threatened and intimidated everyone who dared stand up to it. Their encounter may well go down in the annals of psychic research as one of the most chilling true-life encounters of its kind. In December, 2005, a family began to experience typical but low-level poltergeist-like phenomena in their home. Slowly b... more information

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Hardback.  1st Edition.  Fine/Fine.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  Autobiography of much-loved actor, best known for his role as 'Ken Barlow' in the long-running British series, 'Coronation Street'.  This tells the real story of the man behind the character - a story as dramatic, humerous and heart-rending as anything the 'Street's' scriptwriters could have conceived.  Contains 246 pages, 24 x 16cm, with 16 pages of b&w photos.  Green cloth boards in Fine pictorial dust jacket.&n... more information

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London: Brian Trodd, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 1st edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Comprehensive reference guide to the US Air Force (regular & reserve) as it existed in 1989, covering organization, bases, aircraft and weapons systems. Every major Command of the USAF is detailed, with tables of organization and breakdowns of individual bases and units. Here you will find information on every type of aircraft in the inventory at that time, both fixed-wing and rotary, plu... more information

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Woking: Gresham 1979, 1979. First English language edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/fair. Hardback. 1st English language edition. Near Fine/Fair. FREE UK SHIPPING. Translated from the original German, this is an authorative account of the world's bird species: how they came about; their biology; migration and decline, etc. Covers birds from all regions of the globe, including Antarctica. Accompanied by some outstanding colour photography and line drawings. Contains 218 pages, 24.5 x 17cm, with 44 colo... more information

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London: Michael Joseph , 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover. 1st edition. Very Good/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. The official visitor's guide to Buckingham Palace, London. A lavishly illustrated booklet including floor plans and close-up colour photos of art, furniture, architectural detail, etc. Comprehensive text gives historical details of the building and its contents. Size, 28 x 21cm, 48 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. Scarlet card covers bearing gilt coat-of-arms, in good condition. Int... more information

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