BOB MCINTYRE: THE FLYING SCOT
Written by Mick Walker.
Stock no. 1829613
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co.. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Fourth in a series intended to cover the careers of the world's greatest motorcycle racing champions. Dark blue/black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859835007. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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ENVER HOXHA: THE IRON FIST OF ALBANIA
Written by Blendi Fevziu; Robert Elsie.
Stock no. 1829609
Published by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A biography of Enver Hoxha, Albanian dictator and tyrannical ruler, from his birth in Gjirokastra in southern Albania, then still under Ottoman rule, to his death in 1985 at the age of 76. Edited and introduced by Robert Elsie. Black paper boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 300 pages including index. ISBN: 9781784534851. A lovely copy, pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed.

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AN INFAMOUS PAST: E.M. CIORAN AND THE RISE OF FASCISM IN ROMANIA
Written by Marta Petreu; Norman Manea.
Stock no. 1829606
Published by Ivan R. Dee. 1st UK 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Biography of E.M. Cioran, the renowned Romanian-French nihilist philosopher and literary figure. Foreword by Norman Manea. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, blue paper boards. xiv and 332 pages including index. ISBN: 1566636078. A lovely copy. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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SPLIT-CANE AND SABLE: A BOOK OF FISH, MEN AND NATURE
Written by Robin Armstrong. Illustrated by Robin Armstrong.
Stock no. 1329328
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Proving by his distinctive skills with rod, line and brush, that there is far more to fishing than meets the eye, the author has given us a charming book about his life and occupations. Colour & b/w illustrations. Burgundy boards and gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0460047450. SIGNED by the author to title page (inscribed to previous owner). Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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SIDNEY NOLAN: A LIFE
Written by Nancy Underhill. Illustrated by Sidney Nolan.
Stock no. 1829602
Published by NewSouth Publishing. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sir Sidney Nolan was one of Australia's most significant modernist artists, best known for his depictions of the history and mythology of bush life in Australia. A biography written by someone who knew him... Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos, colour illustsrations. xiv and 416 pages including index. ISBN: 9781921410888. Light bumping to corners. Couple of minor marks to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, grubby bar-code label to rear panel.

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CARAVAGGIO: A LIFE
Written by Helen Langdon. Illustrated by Caravaggio.
Stock no. 1829600
Published by Pimlico. 1st thus 1999. Very good condition.

A critical biography of an Old Master painter. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. xii and 436 pages. ISBN: 071266582X. Covers ligthly scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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EOIN O'DUFFY: A SELF-MADE HERO
Written by Fearghal McGarry.
Stock no. 1829599
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Eoin O'Duffy who was an Irish revolutionary, soldier, police commissioner and politician. He was one of the most controversial figures of modern Irish history. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xvi and 442 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199276554. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Corners of boards bumped, lower rear edge has a small knock. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is scuffed and is rubbed at corners.

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GRAHAM SUTHERLAND: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Roger Berthoud. Illustrated by Graham Sutherland.
Stock no. 1829595
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An authorised biography, showing the artist, Graham Sutherland, to be no less complex and fascinating as a man than as an artist. Green cloth boards, brown title block with gilt title to spine, brown title to front. B/w and a few colour photos and illustrations. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 0571118828. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Text block very slightly browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is grubby.

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DE LEMPICKA
Written by Gilles Neret. Illustrated by Tamara De Lempicka.
Stock no. 1829584
Published by Taschen. Nearly fine condition.

Tamara De Lempicka was a Polish painter best known for her polished Art Deco portraits of aristocrats and the wealthy, and for her highly stylized paintings of nudes. ISBN: 9783836532273. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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GIOTTO DI BONDONE 1267-1337: THE RENEWAL OF PAINTING
Written by Norbert Wolf. Illustrated by Giotto.
Stock no. 1829579
Published by Taschen. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

"Back to Visual Basics" series. Giotto was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 9783822851609. A nice, clean copy.

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DRIVEN PATRIOT: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES FORRESTAL
Written by Townsend Hoopes; Douglas Brinkley.
Stock no. 1829559
Published by Naval Institute Press. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bluejacket Books. A haunting portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the mid-twentieth century. Forrestal forged a career that took him from his working-class origins to the social and financial stratosphere of Wall Street, and from there to policy making in Washington. This absorbing study not only takes an understanding look at this complicated man but presents an authoritative history of the tumultuous years of America's rise to world primacy. Blue cardwraps. A few b/w photos. xvi and 587 pages including index. ISBN: 1557503346. Covers lightly scuffed. Small stain to top edge of text block and a few margins. Contents clean.

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BRECKINRIDGE: STATESMAN, SOLDIER, SYMBOL
Written by William C. Davis.
Stock no. 1829558
Published by University Press of Kentucky. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

John C. Breckinridge rose to prominence during one of the most turbulent times in America's history. Born to a well-known Kentucky family in 1821, he became a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and supporter of compromise. Pictorial cardwraps. xxviii and 687 pages including index. This is a physical print-on-demand copy. ISBN: 9780813192550. Lower front corner of covers lightly creased. Small stain to top rear edge and gutter margin of index pages. Else contents clean.

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