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THE WILL TO WIN
Written by Ivan Mauger.
Stock no. 1829165
Published by Golden Key Limited.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Autobiography Of Ivan Mauger (Speedway rider), with Martin Rogers. Prefaces by Jason Crump and Peter Oakes. Matt pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. xvii and 430 pages. ISBN: 9780955237690. SIGNED by the author, Ivan Maugher, with personal dedication to half-title page. Boards clean and bright. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and silver author name to front panel is rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR CYCLES
- BIOGRAPHY
"WILKIE" THE MOTOR RACING LEGEND
Written by W.E. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1829158
Published by Nelson And Saunders.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The memoirs of one of the most famous racing managers. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 214 pages including index. ISBN: 094775007X. Base of spine & lower corners of boards lightly rubbed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
MY LIFE
Written by Thomas Bewick; Iain Bain.
Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1328889
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a poor dustwrapper.
Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Yellow boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Original tissue-paper wrapper is browned and edge torn with loss to top of spine and also around front panel.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- WATERCOLOUR
- NATURAL HISTORY
SAMARITAN OF THE ISLANDS: THE STORY OF REG BLANCHFORD M.B.E., G.M., O.STJ.
Written by Don Everitt.
Stock no. 1829125
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Reg Blanchford was the Founder of Guernsey's Ambulance and Rescue Service. He appeared in This is your Life on TV and this book tells the full story of his unique achievements. Blue cloth boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. 190 pages. Inscription in ink and rubber stamped address to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and worn, grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- CHANNEL ISLANDS
- WORLD WAR II
- MEDICAL HISTORY
- BIOGRAPHY
MATTHEW MURRAY PIONEER ENGINEER: RECORDS FROM 1765 TO 1826
Written by E. Kilburn Scott.
Stock no. 1829124
Published by Edwin Jowett.
1st
1928.
Very good condition.
Edited by Scott. Matthew Murray was an English steam engine and machine tool manufacturer. Brown cardwraps. B/w plates. 132 pages including subscribers list to rear. Top of spine worn and slightly frayed. Tiny piece of lower corner of rear cover torn off. Text block browned. Page 11/12 vertical margin is lightly creased and lightly torn with no loss. Contents otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- ENGINEERING
- INDUSTRY
- BIOGRAPHY
- RAILWAYS
- STEAM ENGINES
CECIL ALDIN - THE STORY OF A SPORTING ARTIST
Written by Roy Heron.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328853
Published by Webb & Bower.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A detailed biography of the famous illustrator of dogs. Green pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 208 pages. 9.5 x 7". ISBN: 0906671469. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock and pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- HUNTING
- DOGS
- ILLUSTRATED
- CHILDRENS
HENRY MOORE: MY IDEAS, INSPIRATION AND LIFE AS AN ARTIST
Written by Henry Moore; John Hedgecoe.
Illustrated by Henry Moore.
Stock no. 1829060
Published by Collins & Brown.
1st thus
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A revealing insight into the life, work and inspiration of one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century, told in Moore's own words. Large format. Glazed boards. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. ISBN: 185585757X. A few minor marks to text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and rubbed to corners.
DAME LAURA KNIGHT
Written by Caroline Fox.
Illustrated by Laura Knight.
Stock no. 1829049
Published by Phaidon Press Limited.
1st
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
From her captivating portrayals of the exotic worlds of theatre, ballet and circus to the starkness of her recordings of the Nurembuerg Trials, Dame Laura Knight has painted humanity in all its guises. A highly personal and engaging portrait of one of the leading women artists of the twentieth century. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 071482447X. Small pin holes piercing lower spine edge of dustwrapper and spine beneath. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Minor pen mark to half-title page. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small tear to surface paper at rear lower spine edge and is rubbed to base of spine, light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PORTRAITURE
- BIOGRAPHY
THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1774-1783 VOLUME TWO
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey.
Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829022
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd..
1st
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains the years 1774-1783, a period in which Gilbert White's knowledge about the natural world developed rapidly. There are still notes about the garden, but these take second place as he becomes more involved with the wild plants and animals in the parish of Seelborne. Grey cloth boards. Gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 520 pages including index. ISBN: 0712615571. Text block slightly grubby, minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- BIOGRAPHY
THE JOURNALS OF GILBERT WHITE 1751-1773 VOLUME ONE
Written by Gilbert White; Francesca Greenoak; Richard Mabey.
Illustrated by Clare Roberts.
Stock no. 1829021
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd..
1st
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Francesca Greenoak and Richard Mabey. This volume contains White's Garden Kalendar for 1751-67, a fascinating record of his often innovative horticultural efforts, the 1766 Flora Selborniensis, a catalogue of the wild plants he observed around Selborne, and his Naturalist's Journal for 1768-73. Light grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine and title onlay to front. B/w illustrations. 531 pages. ISBN: 0712612947. Text block has a few foxspots. Contents are clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby/scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HAMPSHIRE
- BIOGRAPHY
THE ART OF WINNIE-THE-POOH: HOW E.H. SHEPARD ILLUSTRATED AN ICON
Written by A.A. Milne; James Campbell.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1328655
Published by LOM Art; Michael O'Mara books Limited.
1st
2017.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Discover the story of the remarkable partnership of Shepard and Milne and follow the evolution of Shepard's work. Foreword by Minette Shepard. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 158 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781910552773. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has minimal rubbing at edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- WINNIE THE POOH
- BIOGRAPHY
MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Chris Beetles.
Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1328647
Published by Pavilion; Michael Joseph.
1st
1988.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. A tribute to Attwell's enduring talent and style with biographical summary, colour illustrations and bibliography. ISBN: 1851452826. Slight bumping to spine. Foxspots else contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIOGRAPHY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY