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Lot 761: A Collection of Military History, General Reference, and Hobby Books including World War II
This lot comprises a collection of books and manuals across various subjects, including military history, general knowledge, and crafts. Key volumes include The Encyclopedia of Sea Warfare: from the first ironclads to the present day, with a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma; and the St Michael publication World War II: Land, Sea & Air Battles 1939-1945, also featuring a foreword by Earl Mountbatten. Naval history is further represented by Plymouth Warships 1900-1950 by Bernard Goodman and Iain Ballantyne. Other titles include Knitting in Vogue: Patterns from the 1930s to the 1980s for Men, Women & Children by Christina Probert; Tell Me Why: Answers to Hundreds of Questions Boys and Girls Ask by Arkady Leokum (published by Odhams); and A Concise History of England by F.E. Halliday (Thames and Hudson). The collection also contains a Family Encyclopedia and an automotive maintenance manual, Handybooks Owners Handbook: Viva HB, HC from 1966 by Kenneth Ball. The volumes are a mix of hardcover and softcover bindings in quarto and octavo sizes.
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