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PENCILS, PATIENCE AND PRIMATES: THE LIFE AND ART OF DAVID DANCEY-WOOD
Written by David Dancey-Wood.
Illustrated by David Dancey-Wood.
Stock no. 1824672
Published by Hawksbill Publications.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A portfolio of Dancey-Wood's work demonstrating the wide range of his subjects. Along with the superb reproduction of his pictures, he gives a remarkable account of his struggles, successes and dreams for the future. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards, no titles to boards. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780955494604. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A super copy.
QUEEN VICTORIA
Written by J.R.C. Yglesias.
Illustrated by Roger Hall.
Stock no. 1324408
Published by Ladybird Books.
1st
1976.
Very good condition.
Ladybird Series 561. Pictorial boards with blue and purple boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721404456. Spine and corners bumped, covers are edge worn, spine starting to split on rear edge. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name in ink to top margin of front free-endpaper. Contents clean.
ENZO FERRARI: 50 YEARS OF GREATNESS
Written by Piero Casucci.
Stock no. 1824622
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st thus
1982.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
His life, his engines, his cars, his drivers, his races, his triumphs. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour photos and illustrations, b/w photos. ISBN: 0854293272. Text block lightly browned. Light foxing to endpapers else contents clean. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- BIOGRAPHY
- MOTOR SPORT
- FERRARI
STIRLING MOSS SCRAPBOOK 1955
Written by Stirling Moss; Philip Porter.
Stock no. 1824613
Published by Porter Press International Ltd.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A light-hearted look at the fun, the excitement, the lifestyle, the racing, the people, the challenges, the tragedies, the victories, the crumpet... Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0955006805. Small knock to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lghtly faded across top edge of front panel and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
STIRLING MOSS SCRAPBOOK 1961
Written by Stirling Moss; Philip Porter.
Stock no. 1824611
Published by Porter Press International Ltd.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The behind the scenes story of one of Stirling's most incredible seasons told by his own scrapbooks, his albums, his recollections and no holds barred comments about the cars, the circuits, the crumpet and the other drivers. Large oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0955006821. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is lightly faded to front vertical edge.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
TONY MARSH, THE GREAT ALL-ROUNDER IN AND OUT OF MOTORSPORT
Written by Tony Marsh.
Stock no. 1324170
Published by Parley Books.
1st
2007.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Former six-times British Hill Climb Champion and racing driver, the story up until 2001. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 269 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780955482601. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed. Neat barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
BLACK TOM ARNOLD OF RUGBY: THE MYTH AND THE MAN
Written by Terence Copley.
Stock no. 1824429
Published by Continuum.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Terency Copley's lively and provoking biography of Thomas Arnold combines a study of his life with an examination of his influence as an educator, a theologian and a churchman. Black boards, red title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0826457231. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
LAURENCE HOUSMAN
Written by Rodney Engen.
Illustrated by Laurence Housman.
Stock no. 1323936
Published by Catalpa Press Ltd.
1st
1983.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The Artis and the Critic series. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 157 pages plus index. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904995046. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1323855
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SHOOTING
- WILDFOWL
- BUTTERFLIES
- BIOGRAPHY
THE 18TH DIVISION IN THE GREAT WAR
Written by G.H.F. Nichols.
Stock no. 1824301
Published by William Blackwood and Sons.
1st
1922.
Good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles. xvi + 485 pages including index. B/w photos. B/w maps in text, folding maps in pockets inside covers. Rear board a little scuffed, spine a little faded, rubbed at edges. Text block browned. Maps in front and rear pockets present. Snail damage to endpapers and two maps in rear pocket. Joints pulled. Snail damage to front pocket and top of front pastedown. Heavy foxspots mainly to prelims.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- BIOGRAPHY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
ALFRED STIEGLITZ: A LEGACY OF LIGHT
Written by Katherine Hoffman.
Illustrated by Alfred Stieglitz.
Stock no. 1824244
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A compelling portrait of the American photographer's life and art from 1915 to 1946, focusing on his American works, issues of identity, and the rise of modernism in America. Black cloth boards, white titles. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780300134452. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents are clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few small marks.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- BIOGRAPHY
- MODERN ART
OTTO FRELLO - AN INCORRIGIBLE PAINTER
Written by Ole Faber.
Illustrated by Otto Frello.
Stock no. 1824077
Published by Museet For Varde By Og Omegn.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
An exhibition in 2009 featuring the broadest possible spectrum of the many different genres Frello has covered and the many ingenious items that Frello has brought into existence in the course of a long and exceptionally creative life. Oblong format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 8789834690. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- CATALOGUE (ART)