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Aviation & Weaponry Reference Books - A set of military reference books focusing on 20th-century warfare, aviation, and technology. The collection includes multiple hardcover volumes of The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare, edited by Bernard Fitzsimons. These volumes, published between 1971 and 1977 by Purnell & Sons Ltd. And Phoebus Publishing Company, feature white boards with large red lettering and detailed technical illustrations by John Batchelor. One cover depicts a large naval gun, another shows a silhouetted.