BIOGRAPHY
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WYATT EARP A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGEND VOLUME I: THE COWTOWN YEARS
Written by Lee A. Silva; Elmer Kelton; et al.
Stock no. 2129559
Published by Graphic Publishers.
1st USA
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Including The 'Buntline Special' Colt Controversy and the Evolution of the Gunfighter. Several introductions. ISBN: 0971471908. SIGNED by author, with lengthy inscription to previous owner to front endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- BIOGRAPHY
ENGLAND'S CONSTABLE
Written by Joseph Darracott; John Constable.
Illustrated by John Constable.
Stock no. 2129376
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Life and Letters of John Constable. Grey cloth, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. Onlay to front cover showing signs of wrinkling. Pictorial slip case is very good, with some light wear.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- LETTERS
MAY GIBBS MOTHER OF THE GUMNUTS - HER LIFE AND WORK
Written by May Gibbs; Maureen Walsh.
Illustrated by May Gibbs.
Stock no. 2128520
Published by Cornstalk Publishing.
Circa
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Snatches of interviews, notes from sketchbooks, letters and autobiographical jottings. Large format. Green cloth, white title to spine. 228 pages. B/w photos plus b/w and colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0207151784. Wrapper is faded to base of spine.
BUT NO BRASS FUNNEL
Written by J. Douglas Stewart.
Stock no. 1816670
Published by Whittles Publishing.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The author relates how he went to sea and some of his adventures and experiences during his years under the White Ensign and the Red Engsign. Cardwraps. B/w photos. v and 249 pages. ISBN: 1904445101. Spine slightly faded else fine.
HOOKED! FISHING MEMORIES
Written by George Melly.
Stock no. 1816647
Published by Robson Books.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
B/w photos of the author's fishing exploits. ISBN: 1861052758.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- BIOGRAPHY
AFLOAT
Written by Guy De Maupassant.
Stock no. 2127134
Published by Peter Owen.
1st thus
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Journal of His Days at Sea. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0720609666. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.
F.W. HARVEY SOLDIER, POET
Written by Anthony Boden.
Stock no. 2127133
Published by Douglas Mclean Publishing.
1st thus
2011.
Very good condition.
The story of the Gloucestershire poet who was also a tough soldier. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Revised and extended edition with additional text and photographs. ISBN: 9780946252800. Some creasing to cover edges. Small bump to bottom edge of front cover. A few marks to outer page edges.
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.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly 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