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FRANCIS BEART - A SINGLE PURPOSE
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1330696
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Full Story of the man, the machines and the riders. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 205 pages plus index. ISBN: 0854292365. Spine is slightly bumped. Small dent to lower edge of rear cover. Some slight fading to lower edge of front cover. Contents clean. Some light browning to textblock and light foxing to top edge. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- BIOGRAPHY
SIDEWAYS TO VICTORY!
Written by Roger Clark; Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1330694
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd..
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author's story as a rally driver. B/w photos. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 189987027X. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
- RALLYING
IAN HAMILTON FINLAY: A VISUAL PRIMER
Written by Yves Abrioux; Stephen Bann.
Illustrated by Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Stock no. 1830863
Published by Reaktion Books.
2nd
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition. Includes biographical notes. This book describes and illustrated Ian Hamilton Finlay's whole artistic career. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 318 pages including index. ISBN: 0948462353. Light rubbing to cover edges. Vertical reading crease to spine. Couple of minor marks to lower edge of text block. Contents clean.
DARE TO DREAM: THE JOHN BRITTEN STORY
Written by Felicity Price.
Stock no. 1330680
Published by Hazard Press Limited.
2004.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The man, the family, and the friends who made the dream of winning the world's toughest motorcycle races come true. Oblong format. Black boards. 143 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1877270504. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has a small 'cancer research' sticker to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- BIOGRAPHY
CROZ: LARRIKIN BIKER
Written by Graeme Crosby.
Stock no. 1330678
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Ltd.
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
In 1979 Graeme Crosby arrived in Britain with his worldly possessions in a carry-bag. Four years later 'Croz' as he is affectionately known to millions of fans, walked away from the glamour world of world championship Grand Prix racing, taking with him a bag full of trophies and his ever-present sense of humour... Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781869508579. SIGNED by Croz by means of a dedication to title-page. Slight rubbing to spine and corners.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- BIOGRAPHY
- NEW ZEALAND
THE COMPLETE MEMOIRS OF GEORGE SHERSTON (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Siegfried Sassoon; Alan Lascelles.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1208985
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Re-issue. Three volumes: Sherston's Progress; Memoirs of an Infantry Office; Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man. Introduction by Sir Alan Lascelles. Olive green pictorial cloth, red title label and gilt title to spines. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing to base and a thin edge of white paint to top along with faint foxspots.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
A BRUSH WITH ENID BLYTON: THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARJORIE L. DAVIES
Written by Sally Varlow.
Illustrated by Marjorie L. Davies.
Stock no. 1330643
Published by Pomegranate Press.
1st
2011.
Very good condition.
Yellow cardwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. 95 pages. ISBN: 9781907242182. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Some light curling to lower page corners.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- BIOGRAPHY
SAN MARTIN: ARGENTINE SOLDIER AMERICAN HERO
Written by John Lynch.
Stock no. 1830824
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Jose de San Martin (1778-1850) was an enigmatic figure - a revolutionary and a conservative; a professional soldier and an intellectual; and a taciturn man who nevertheless was able to inspire the peoples of South America to follow his armies and accept his battle strategies. One of the great leaders in the wars for independence, he was a pivotal force in the liberation of Chile and Peru from Spanish rule. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. xiv and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300126433. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has previous bookseller's price-label to rear panel.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
GOD'S OWN GENTLEWOMAN: THE LIFE OF MARGARET PASTON
Written by Diane Watt.
Stock no. 1830823
Published by Icon Books Ltd..
1st
2024.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The remarkable story of Margaret Paston, whose letters form the most extensive collection of personal writings by a medieval English woman. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few colour photos. xiv and 274 pages including index. ISBN: 9781837731640. A lovely copy.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
NELSON AND EMMA
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1330581
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition.
Edited by Roger Hudson. A story of love and war. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. Ivory boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front and rear. Maps to endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 256 pages. A super copy contained in publishers original pictorial slipcase which is lightly foxed on top edge and slightly rubbed on open edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1208976
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A few minor foxspots to spines else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
- CIVIL WAR (SPANISH)
THE TRUCE: A SURVIVOR'S JOURNEY HOME FROM AUSCHWITZ
Written by Primo Levi; Stuart Woolf; David Mendel.
Illustrated by Jane Joseph.
Stock no. 1830791
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2002.
Very good condition.
Translated by Stuart Woolf, Introduction by David Mendel. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine, silver design. Pale blue endpapers. B/w etchings. 239 pages. Spine lightly faded and has a few foxspots. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- NAZIS