BIOGRAPHY
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THE AESTHETIC OBSESSION A PORTRAIT OF SIR WILLIAM EDEN BT.
Written by Lyall Wilkes.
Stock no. 2127114
Published by Oriel Press.
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Dark green cloth covered boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0853622221. Foxing to outer page edges. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.
JACKY DAYDREAM
Written by Jacqueline Wilson.
Illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
Stock no. 2126848
Published by Doubleday.
1st
2007.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The story of Jacqueline Wilson's childhood. Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and text illustrations. 343 pages. ISBN: 9780385610155. Wrapper is edge-creased.
FIFTY YEARS OF FLYING FUN: FROM THE HUNTER TO THE SPITFIRE AND BACK AGAIN
Written by Rod Dean.
Stock no. 1816358
Published by Grub Street.
1st
2015.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Over fifty continuous years of flying through the memoir of a man who lived through it all. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour photos. 220 pages including index. ISBN: 9781909808270.
BB A CELEBRATION
Written by BB; Tom Quinn.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2126000
Published by Wharncliffe Publishing Limited.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A unique collection of BB's country and field sports writings. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photographic plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1871647169. Wrapper is price-cut with a little edge-creasing and a few marks.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
JUNGLE SOLDIER
Written by Brian Moynahan.
Stock no. 1816271
Published by Quercus.
Circa
2009.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The True Story of Freddy Spencer Chapman - how he fought and survived one thousand days behind Japanese lines in Malaya in World War II to become a legend of guerilla warfare. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1849160766. Boards marked, spine slightly cocked, lower corners bumped. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to top edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MALAYA
- BIOGRAPHY
LANCASHIRE AUTHORS A SERIES OF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Written by John Randal Swann.
Stock no. 2125700
1924.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. SIGNED by (and dedicated to) R.W. Kenyon - designer of the Ewbank carpet sweeper. Spotting and wear to covers. Corners are bumped. Foxing.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- LANCASHIRE
AN EXILED KING GUSTAF ADOLF IV OF SWEDEN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Sophie Elkan.
Stock no. 2125659
Published by Hutchinson & Co..
1st
1913.
Almost very good condition.
Purple cloth with gilt titles to spines. B/w plates. Spines are both faded and bumped. A few marks to covers. Some corners are bumped. Foxing. Some uncut page edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- ROYALTY
- BIOGRAPHY
THE DUCHESSE DE CHEVREUSE
Written by Louis Batiffol.
Stock no. 2125578
Published by William Heinemann.
1913.
Good condition.
A Life of Intrigue and Adventure In The Days of Louis XIII. Green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. B/w plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some white marks to covers and other areas of spotting. Foxing to pages throughout, some of which also have their text underlined in pencil.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- BIOGRAPHY
THE LIFE AND ART OF ATHOS MENABONI
Written by Barbara Cable Taylor.
Stock no. 1610668
Published by Mercer University Press.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour illustrations. One of the world's finest illustrators and painters of bird life. ISBN: 0865547122.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIOGRAPHY
JOHN BEWICK ENGRAVER ON WOOD 1760-1795
Written by Nigel Tattersfield.
Stock no. 1610656
Published by The British Library; Oak Knoll Press.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth boards, black title block and gilt text to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. An appreciation of Bewick's life together with an annotated catalogue of his illustrations and designs. ISBN: 0712347070. Wrapper spine lightly faded.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
- NATURAL HISTORY
MIKE HAILWOOD A MOTORCYCLE RACING LEGEND
Written by Mick Woollett.
Stock no. 1610579
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large square format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1859606482. Spine bumped, dent to top edge of front board. Text on wrapper spine is slightly faded.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
JOCHEN RINDT THE STORY OF A WORLD CHAMPION
Written by Heinz Pruller.
Stock no. 1610571
Published by William Kimber.
2nd
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The biography of the motor racing driver. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718301625. Spine bumped. Rear endpaper creased. Wrapper is rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY