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SAMBO SAHIB
Written by Elizabeth Hay.
Stock no. 1321445
Published by Paul Harris Publishing.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of Little Black Sambo and Helen Bannerman. B/w photos. Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 090450591X. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly creased at edges and faded to spine.
THE MAN WHO WAS H.M.BATEMAN
Written by Anthony Anderson.
Illustrated by H.M. Bateman.
Stock no. 1321411
Published by Webb & Bower.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author pays tribute to a unique and powerful talent and holds a revealing mirror up to the awkward and complex nature of the man who was H.M.Bateman. Colour and b/w illus throughout. 224 pages. Illustrated brown boards. ISBN: 0906671574. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed, small white spot to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed.
BARNES WALLIS: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by J.E. Morpurgo.
Stock no. 1822129
Published by Longman.
1972.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Barnes Wallis who has been at the forefront of progress in aviation. From airships to bombers and the famous bouncing bomb. B/w photos. ISBN: 0582103606. Third impression. Text block browned and a little foxed. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed tears and chips, is grubby and faded to spine.
GEORGE ORMEROD HISTORIAN OF CHESHIRE
Written by John Peter Hess.
Stock no. 1321249
Published by Herald Printers (whitchurch) Ltd.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An exceedingly readable biography of a man who was one of the earliest historians. Red boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951461400. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is edge worn and just a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- CHESHIRE
- BIOGRAPHY
EMERSON FITTIPALDI: HEART OF A RACER
Written by Karl Ludvigsen.
Stock no. 1821786
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
After a dazzling Formula 1 career - in 1972 crowned the youngest-ever World Champion, aged just 25 - Emerson Fittipaldi then conquered the world of Indycar racing, scoring wins in ten consecutive seasons. A story of 'high ambition and focused determination'. Large square format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 185960837X. A very nice copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
NIGEL MANSELL
Written by David Tremayne.
Stock no. 1821720
Published by Hazleton Publishing.
1st
1989.
Almost very good condition.
Driver Profiles: 1. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and a few colour photos. ISBN: 0905138678. SIGNED by Nigel Mansell to title page. Board corners rubbed. Rear board marked. Endpapers grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
NIKI LAUDA
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1821712
Published by Hazleton Publishing.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Driver Profiles: 2. Biography of the famous racing driver. Niki Lauda's tenacious recovery from the terrible injuries sustained when his Ferrari crashed in the 1976 German Grand Prix elevated him to the status of an international sporting hero. One of the most pragmatic men ever to drive a racing car, this volume reflects the shrewd mind, iron determination and wry sense of humour of someone committed to perfection and success in whatever sphere he operates. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 109 pages. ISBN: 0905138686. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
DIESEL THE MAN & THE ENGINE
Written by Morton Grosser.
Stock no. 2134581
Published by David & Charles.
Circa
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Maroon boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715379283. Some bumping along cover edges. Light foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- TRANSPORT
- ENGINES
- ENGINEERING
STIRLING MOSS: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY
Written by Robert Edwards.
Stock no. 2134545
Published by Cassell & Co..
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Sir Stirling Crauford Moss raced professionally over 500 times until his near-fatal crash in 1962. At the end of his racing career he was the most famous Briton of his era. Large format. Green paper boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 358 pages including index. ISBN: 0304359041. A few small knocks along board edges. Some scuffing to endpapers casued by in imprinting from pastedowns. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper has some wear and uneven browning.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Written by L. Du Garde Peach.
Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1320626
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd..
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Some browning to covers. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is not price-cut, last title listed on rear flap is this one. Wrapper is slightly edge worn with browning to spine and some foxing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- LADYBIRD
- LADYBIRD 561 ADVENTURES FROM HISTORY
- BIOGRAPHY
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
Written by L. Du Garde Peach.
Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1320622
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd..
Circa
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine very slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock and page margins. Pictorial wrapper is not price-cut, is slightly edge rubbed and last title listed on rear flap is "Stone Age Man in Britain".
M
Written by Peter Robb.
Illustrated by Caravaggio.
Stock no. 1320358
Published by Bloomsbury.
1st thus
2000.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
M is the name of an enigma. In his short and violent life, Michelangelo Merisi, from Caravaggio, changed art forever. The author looks at the crisis in politics, religion, art and science as the seventeenth century began. Colour plates. ISBN: 0747545995. Spine bumped. A few small ink marks to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to half-title. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed and creased at edges.