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HEAD OVER HEELS.

Mansell, Jill, · 1999

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Headline, London, 1999, paperback, [iv], 346pp, [i] ads., photo pictorial wrappers by Richard Houghton, promotional issue with 'Prima', faint creasing at spine, very lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

ENGLISH PASSENGERS.

Kneale, Matthew, · 2002

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND (c2002), reprint, trade paperback, x, 463pp inc. 1pp acknowledgements, wraparound pictorial montage wrappers, winner of the 2000 Whitbread prize and shortlisted for Booker, faint creasing to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

THE FLAG CAPTAIN.

Kent, Alexander (Douglas Reeman), · 1979

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1979, 5th imp., paperback, 384pp, wraparound pictorial cover art by Chris Mayger, 1797 Falmouth and while the war with France continues Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself involved with mutineers, sl. roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing,...

PASTURES NOUVEAUX.

Holden, Wendy, · 2001

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Headline, London, 2001, paperback, [vi], 375pp, [iii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Clare Mackie, promotional issue with 'NewWoman', scratch across upper wrapper otherwise fine, very good,

SWAN SONG.

Galsworthy, John, · 1968

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1968, 4th imp., paperback, 314pp inc. double page Forsyte pedigree, [v] ads., tv tie-in, photo pictorial upper wrapper shows Martin Jarvis and Susan Hampshire in the BBC TV production, the Forsyte Chronicles 6 (of 9), Book 3 of A Modern Comedy, spine s...

TAKEN AT THE FLOOD.

Christie, Agatha, · 1977

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1977, 10th imp., paperback, 192pp, pictorial upper wrapper by Tom Adams, an Hercule Poirot story, a little rubbed at extrems., foxing and light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, good plus,

THE LION TRIUMPHANT.

Carr, Philippa, · 1977

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1977, 2nd imp., paperback, 351pp, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), the second novel in the 'Daughters of England' saga, faint vertical crease in spine, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, old ink price half title, very good,

THE LOUD HALO.

Beckwith, Lillian, · 1977

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Arrow, London, 1977, 11th imp., paperback, 192pp, chapter heads in line by Douglas Hall, wraparound pictorial cover art (unattrib.), life on a Hebridean island, sl. slant to spine, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,

THE NUREMBERG RAID 30-31 March 1944.

Middlebrook, Martin, · 1975

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Fontana, London, 1975, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 369pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps/diagrams in text, photo montage wrappers, a background history of Bomber Command's raids on Germany up to March 1944 and a meticulous account of the raid on Nuremberg on 30-31 Marc...

THE NUREMBERG RAID 30-31 March 1944.

Middlebrook, Martin, · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1975, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 369pp, 14pp (of 16) half tone photo ills., maps/diagrams in text, photo montage wrappers, a background history of Bomber Command's raids on Germany up to March 1944 and a meticulous account of the raid on Nuremberg on 30...

ANNE FRANK : THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL - The Definitive Edition.

Frank, Anne (ed. by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, trans. by Susan Massotty), · 1944

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, ND, reprint, paperback, ix, 339pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., diagram in text, [i] ads., photo pictorial wrappers, the story of the Jewish girl Anne Frank and her family, hiding in secret rooms in Amsterdam for over 2 years until discovered in August 1...

WILD BLUE - 741 Squadron - On A Wing And A Prayer Over Occupied Europe.

Ambrose, Stephen E., · 2003

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Pocket Books, London, ND (c2003), reprint, trade paperback, 300pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the WW2 experiences of a B-24 Liberator bomber crew, concentrating on 'Dakota Queen' of the 741st Bomb Squadron (piloted by Ge...

KHAKI AND GREEN - With The Australian Army At Home And Overseas.

Blamey, General Sir Thomas A., Commander in Chief, Australian Military Forces (foreword), · 1943

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1943, 1st edn., 204pp, coloured frontis, numerous coloured and half tone ills., half tone photos and cartoons in text, large format 11 x 8.5 inches approx., dark green cloth lettered in light green at spine and upper board, pictorial lettere...

THE ARMY IN THE AIR - The History Of The Army Air Corps.

Farrar-Hockley, General Sir Anthony (foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales), · 1994

£31.00 (€37.16 | $40.96 | ¥6,540)

Alan Sutton in assoc. with Army Air Corps, Stroud - Glos., 1994, 1st edn., ix, 268pp inc. 9pp maps, numerous half tone photo ills. in text, large format 10 x 7.5 inches approx., black cloth lettered and insignia in gilt at spine, pictorial endpapers, pictorial montage dustwra...

SINGLE OR RETURN?.

Wentzel, Fritz, · 1954

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

William Kimber, London, 1954, 1st edn., 172pp, half tone frontis portrait, 4pp half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., very dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), the author knew the subject of this story, Luftwaffe pilot Lt. Franz von W...

OPERATION TEXTILES - A City Warehouse in Wartime.

Walden, H. A., · 1946

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Privately Published, ND (c1946), , 1st edn., x, 89pp, half tone double frontis, 24 half tone plates, 2 cartoons and 2 facsimils in text, small format 7.5 x 5 inches approx., blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, Hitchcock, Williams shield in gold upper board, ...

GOING TO THE WARS - A Journey in Various Directions.

Verney, John, · 1955

£15.50 (€18.58 | $20.48 | ¥3,270)

Collins, London, 1955, 1st edn., 255pp, green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by the author, the author's military experiences between 1937-45, with the North Somerset Yeomanry, the Royal Armoured Corps and the Special Air Service, with service in the M...

EDITH'S BOOK.

Velmans, Edith, · 1998

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

BCA, London, 1998, club edn., xiii, 241pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., map in text, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, compiled from her diary and family letters, an account of the experiences of a Jewish Dutch girl from The Hague in occupied ...

BATTLES IN BRITAIN and their political background - Volume 1 1066-1547.

Seymour, William, · 1976

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,426)

Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1976, 1st edn., 232pp, numerous half tone photo ills., maps, battle plans and drawings in text, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial endpapers, pictorial dustwrapper, an account of all major battles fought on British soil between...

NIGHT RAIDER OF THE ATLANTIC (previously published as The Golden Horseshoe).

Robertson, Terence (preface by Admiral Sir George Creasy, G.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O., · 1981

£22.50 (€26.97 | $29.73 | ¥4,747)

Evans Bros, London, 1981, 210pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper (unattrib.), account of the WW2 experiences of the German U-boat ace Captain Otto Kretschmer of U-99, active in the Battle of the Atlantic during the 'hap...