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MEMOIRS OF A CARP FISHER: THE DEMON EYE
Written by Kevin Nash; Rosie Barham.
Stock no. 1327613
Published by Tuna Roll Publications Ltd.
1st
2012.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A revealing narrative of how Kevin Nash built his business empire from scratch. Black boards, silver titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780957414600. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper with a dedication to Neville. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING
- BIOGRAPHY
- COMPANY HISTORY
MIDLAND ENGINEMAN
Written by Horace Mann; F.G. Cockman.
Stock no. 1827970
1st
1981.
Very good condition.
The story of a man, Horace Mann, who loved steam locomotives and devoted his life to cleaning, firing and driving them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 40 pages. ISBN: 0950787205. Covers are scuffed, creased at spine edge and lightly rubbed to corners. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
- BIOGRAPHY
ONE LAST CAST: THE DIARY OF A CARPFISHER
Written by Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827914
Published by Bountyhunter Publications.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A 'must read' for the carp angler. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780951512746. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- COARSE FISHING
- CARP
- BIOGRAPHY
BIG CARP LEGENDS: STEVE BRIGGS
Written by Steve Briggs; Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827907
Published by Bountyhunter Publications.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Big Carp magazine this series of books will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history. This volume is dedicated to Steve Briggs, a carp fishing penomenon. Foreword by Rob Maylin. Colour & b/w photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780951512777. A lovely copy in a similar pictorial dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- COARSE FISHING
- CARP
- BIOGRAPHY
SIR WILLIAM JARDINE: A LIFE IN NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Christine E. Jackson; Peter Davis.
Stock no. 1827836
Published by Leicester University Press.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
Biography. Sir William Jardine (1800-1874) of Jardine Hall near Lockerbie, was a Scottish baronet and landowner. He was also a magistrate, Convenor of the Church of Scotland, and Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1841, but, above all, he was an eminent naturalist in several fields, knowledgeable about birds, fishes, insects, plants and geology. Matt boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718501640. Boards just a little grubby. Light fading to front gutter edge and top of front board. Tiny nick to top of spine. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SCOTLAND
CHARLES WILLSON PEALE ART AND SELFHOOD IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Written by David C. Ward.
Illustrated by Charles Willson Peale.
Stock no. 1327574
Published by University of California Press.
1st USA
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Biography: A portrait painter who produced an unparalleled body of work, including the iconic Artist in His Museum, Peale was also a revolutionary soldier, a radical activist, an impresario of moving pictures, a natural historian, an inventor, and the proprietor of one of the first modern museums. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0520239601. Red ink stamp to vertical edge of text block (examination copy, not for resale). Contents clean. Dustwrapper slightly faded to spine, small charity price label to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PORTRAITURE
- BIOGRAPHY
RITCHIE ON CARP
Written by Ritchie McDonald; Greg Meenehan.
Stock no. 1327569
Published by Trimik Publishing.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards. B/w illustrations. Colour photos. Spine bumped. Tiny crease to top corner of front free-endpaper. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn/torn with fading to spine and an old price sticker to front wrapper (could probably be removed with the right equipment).
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING
- BIOGRAPHY
LIGHT MY FIRE
Written by Ian Chillcott.
Stock no. 1327568
Published by Freebird Publishing.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The authors first autobiography. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 433 pages. Packed full of colour photos. Spine bumped, tiny dent to top corner of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING
- BIOGRAPHY
CARP ALONG THE WAY VOLUME ONE
Written by Rod Hutchinson.
Stock no. 1327562
Published by Angling Publications.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Tracing the development of Rod Hutchinson's carp addiction with searing honesty, and much humour, but in the process also covering the development of carp fishing itself over a period of almost fifty years. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1871700752. Minmal bumping to spine and minimal rubbing to wrapper corners. A super copy.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
- COARSE FISHING
- BIOGRAPHY
SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327555
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly sunned to spine and a little edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- INDIA
- BIOGRAPHY
DIDIER PIRONI - DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES
Written by Lorie Coffey; Jan Moller.
Stock no. 1827816
Published by Mercian Manuals Ltd.
1st
2004.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A biography. Didier Pironi was the archetypal racing driver, a woman in every port, wealthy and good looking. He appeared to have it all but it was never enough. His ambition was to become the first French Formula One World Champion and he was going to do that what ever it cost to achieve the reult, no matter who he upset on route. Was he just a highly motivated man or was he dour and calculating as often reported? Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 190308816X. Small nick to base of spine and lower front corner. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
MORGAN MAVERICK
Written by Chris Lawrence.
Stock no. 1827795
Published by Douglas Loveridge Publications.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Auto-biography. Christopher Lawrence's story from a Royal Navy Engineer to a Le Mans class winner and Grand Prix driver. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781900113045. Spine slightly cocked. Text block just a little grubby. Minor mark to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-creased.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- BIOGRAPHY
- MOTOR SPORT