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NOW THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY
Written by G.V.C. Young.
Stock no. 1829758
Published by The Mansk-Svenska Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work on the history of the Isle of Man under the Norse. It covers the period from 800 to the Treaty of Perth in 1260 when Norway sold the Sudreys (the Isle of Man and the Hebrides) to Scotland. Title to spine is The History of the Isle of Man. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 259 pages including index. A nice copy. Dustwrapper is heavily scuffed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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MOUNTAIN MILESTONE: 100 YEARS OF THE TT MOUNTAIN COURSE
Written by David Wright; Nick Jefferies.
Stock no. 1829615
Published by Lily Publications. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

For 100 years the Isle of Man Mountain Course has been the ultimate challenge in motorcycle road-racing as it twists and turns through towns, villages and open countryside, before climbing over bleak mountain and moorland, then plunging almost to sea level to complete its dramatic 37.75 mile lap distance. Here are recollections from many of the top road-racers of the past century, whose skills have pushed lap speeds from 50 mph in 1911 to over 130 mph in 2011. Foreword by Nick Jefferies, Introduction by David Wright. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781907945045. Covers lightly scuffed. Light creasing to lower corners. Contents clean.

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THE RACER'S EDGE: MEMOIRS OF AN ISLE OF MAN TT LEGEND
Written by Dave Molyneux.
Stock no. 1829551
Published by Wharncliffe Books. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A frank autobiography of the greatest TT sidecar racer of all time. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. x and 164 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845631420. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and scuffed.

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MOTOCOURSE HISTORY OF THE ISLE OF MAN TOURIST TROPHY RACES 1907-1989
Written by Nick Harris.
Stock no. 1829508
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An 82 year history of the races, interspersed with a complete technical run-down by Mark Woollett. Personal anecdotes abound, while reports and headlines from the day show how the news from the Isle of Man was shared by thousands of others. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0905138716. Minor mark to front board. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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JAPANESE RIDERS IN THE ISLE OF MAN
Written by Ralph Crellin.
Stock no. 1829184
Published by Amulree Publications. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

The story of those who challenged the TT. In the 1950s and 1960s, the TT was the premier event in the Grand Prix road racing calendar, it therefore made sense for the major Japanese manufacturers to target the meeting as a significant milestone on the route to world championship honours. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 0952112647. Previous bookseller's price label to front cover. Contents clean.

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THE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY VOLUME II
Written by James I.C. Boyd.
Stock no. 1829131
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The British Narrow Gauge Railway series, No. 2B. An outline history of The Isle of Man Railway including The Manx Northern Railway and The Foxdale Railway (1905-1994). Volume II of a three volume edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0853614695. Pencil erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is faded to top edge and spine and a little scuffed.

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THE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY VOLUME I
Written by James I.C. Boyd.
Stock no. 1829130
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume 1 of three volume edition. An outline history of the Isle of man Railway including The Manx Northern railway and The Foxdale Railway (pre-1873 to 1904). The British Narrow Gauge Railway No. 2A. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 262 pages including index. ISBN: 085361444x. Top of spine lightly creased. Pencil erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and scuffed.

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LIVING WITH THE WIRE: CIVILIAN INTERNMENT IN THE ISLE OF MAN DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Yvonne M. Cresswell.
Stock no. 1829116
Published by Manx National Heritage. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

How 25,000 men women and children coped with their internment behind barbed wire on the Isle of Man during the two World Wars. Staple-bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 72 pages. ISBN: 0901106356. A lovely copy.

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WILD FLOWERS OF THE ISLE OF MAN: AN ILLUSTRATED FIELD GUIDE
Written by Jean Clifton.
Stock no. 1829115
Published by Harold Jackson. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Photographs of wild flowers growing on the Isle of Man. Staple bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 83 pages plus index at front. Covers scuffed, small patch to rear cover where old price-label was. Contents clean.

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T.T. PIONEERS: EARLY CAR RACING IN THE ISLE OF MAN
Written by Robert Kelly.
Stock no. 1829003
Published by The Manx Experience. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The automobile of today owes much to what happened on a small island between 1904 and 1922. The challenge came in racing over the most testing course imaginable. Adventurous, exciting and testing days: an era of risk-taking over rutted, muddy roads that exposed the host island to condemnation as 'The Isle of Manslaughter.' Without them, the modern car would never have developed as fast as it did. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w photos throughout. 173 pages. ISBN: 1873120613. Spine & corners bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE HISTORY OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX 1923 - 1998
Written by Peter Kneale; Bill Snelling.
Stock no. 1829002
Published by Amulree Publications. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

This book chronicles 'The Manx', asw it is recognised world-wide, with race reports of every single race by Peter Kneale and Bill Snelling. The performance of every rider who has started in a Manx GP race is listed, together with stories from winners (and others!). Large format. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 1901508048. Covers lightly creased at corners and a little scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Corners of contents are lightly bowed. Contents are clean.

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VICE-COUNTY CENSUS CATALOGUE OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF GREAT BRITAIN THE ISLE OF MAN AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
Written by C.A. Stace; R.G. Ellis; D.H. Kent; D.J. McCosh.
Stock no. 1828943
Published by Botanical Society Of The British Isles. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cream cardwraps. xxi and 405 pages including index. ISBN: 0901158305. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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