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Action Stations : Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 ( complete)

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Action Stations : Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 ( complete)

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Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens Limited. Hard Boards. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. Type: Z A 10 volume complete set of Action Stations, by a variety of authors. The volumes include : Wartime military airfields of East Anglia 1939 - 1945; Military airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands; Military airfields of Wales and the North - West; Military airfields of Yorkshire; Military airfield of the South - West; Military airfields of the Cotswolds and the Central Midlands; Military airfields of Scotland, the North-East and Northern Ireland; Military airfields of Greater London; Military airfields of the Central South and South - East; Supplement and Index. All with wrappers. All volumes are illustrated with numerous b/w phootgraphs and maps and have photographic end papers. Gilt embossed lettering to the spines. Volume I has a light bump to the head and tail of the spine and a few faint soil marks to the boards, concealed under the wrapper. 2 slight soil marks to reverse of title page and one to contents page. Dust wrapper not price clipped with slight shelf wear to the wrapper edges. Volume 2 has a slight bump to one corner. Dust wrapper is price clipped and there is a crease to the head of the front of the wrapper and other slight shelf wear. 'See page 90' is written very neatly in biro towards tail of title page. Volume 3 has light bumps to the head and tail of the spine and to one corner and a bump to the lower edge of the front board. Dust wrapper is price clipped and has some creasing to the head of the spine and over one board corner. Light creasing to the head of the rear inner flyleaf where it stands slightly proud. Volume 4 has light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine and a light bump to one corner. There are a series of small indentation marks to the front end paper which is reflected in the front paste down. Dust wrapper price clipped with light shelf wear to the head of the wrapper. Volume 5 has a slight bump to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper price clipped with slight creasing to the head of the wrapper. Volume 6 has a couple of repaired cloth tears - both around 5.5cm in length - to the rear board with a little glue residue visible, concealed under the wrapper. The tail of the spine has been turned in. Dust wrapper not price clipped with minimal shelf wear. Volume 7 - light bump to the head of the spine and a couple of slight soil marks to the front end paper and paste down. Dust wrapper not price clipped with light shelf wear to the head of the wrapper. There is slight lifting of the laminate covering to the tail of the spine of the wrapper. Volume 8 - light bump to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper not price clipped with slight edge wear. Volume 9 - light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine and one corner slightly bumped. Dust wrapper not price clipped with minimal shelf wear. Volume 10 has perhaps a slight bump to the tail of the spine. The dust wrapper is nto price clipped and very well preserved. All the textblocks are fresh, clean and tight. The wrappers are all clean with no tears or areas of loss. vol.1 4th imp. 1981, Vol.2 1981 1st. Volume 3 1981 first edition. Vol. 4 1982 1st. Vol. 5 1982 1st. Vol.6 1983 1st. Vol. 7 1983 1st. Vol.8 1984 1st. Vol. 9 1985 1st. Vol.10 1987 1st. A super set of this series.

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Bookseller
Trumpington Fine Books Limited GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
218895
Title
Action Stations : Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 ( complete)
Author
Various
Format/Binding
Hard Boards
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition
Very Good Plus
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Patrick Stephens Limited
Place of Publication
Northamptonshire
Size
8vo - over 7¾"
Weight
0.00 lbs

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Gilt
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Edges
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Cloth
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Title Page
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Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Shelf Wear
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Tail
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