SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS
Written by Mike Tice.
Stock no. 1829279
Published by Square One Publications. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of Major Mike Tice who was instrumental in the first shot being fired against the Japanese... typical of the man to be in the forefront of the action - both in war and in peace. He went on to form a cricket team christened The Mercenaries in the early 70s, playing the game for the love of it. An autobiography of a character whose life has never been boring. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 213 pages. ISBN: 1872017479. SIGNED by the author with a personal gift dedication to previous owner to the title page. Base of spine on front edge is bumped. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly scuffed and very lightly faded to spine.

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THE EYE OF THE WIND
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1829277
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1961. Very good condition.

Autobiography. Colour & b/w illustrations. B/w photos. Blue pictorial endpapers. xxii and 679 pages including index. Second impression. SIGNED and dated (1985) by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Spine faded and creased with use. Boards just slightly grubby, lower edges rubbed. Text block browned with some minor foxing. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. A few foxspots to contents.

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GERVASUTTI'S CLIMBS
Written by Giusto Gervasutti; Nea Morin; Janet Adam Smith.
Stock no. 1829270
Published by Diadem Books. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition.

A remarkable autobiography by one of the leading Italian mountaineers of the 1930s. Originally published in 1947 under the title 'Scalate Nelle Alpi'. Translated from the Italian by Morin & Smith. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 201 pages including glossary. ISBN: 0906371007. Spine lightly creased (reading wear). Text block browned with some minor foxing. Hinge between page 80 and facing page is pulled but binding tight. Contents clean.

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MARTIN LUTHER: CATHOLIC DISSIDENT
Written by Peter Stanford.
Stock no. 1829267
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 2017. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An examination of the man, the myth and the mass movement that his act of rebellion in nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg provoked. An intimate portrait of this complex, often charismatic, man of God. The man who risked his life to challenge the corruption and complacency of late medieval Catholicism. Black boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. xiv and 434 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473621664. A few minor marks to boards. Damage to some page corners whereby the book has a few pages with corner tips turned over (relatively minor). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges.

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BLACK SPARTACUS: THE EPIC LIFE OF TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE
Written by Sudhir Hazareesingh.
Stock no. 1829266
Published by Allen Lane. Circa 2020. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Haitian Revolution begain in the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue with a slave revolt in August 1791, and culminated a dozen years later in the proclamation of the world's first independent black state. After the abolition of slavery in 1793, Toussaint Louverture, himself a former slave, became the leader of the colony's black population, the commander of its republican army and eventually its governor. Here, in all its drama, is the epic story of the world's first black superhero. Blue boards, white title to spine. Red endpapers. B/w & colour illustrations. xxvi and 427 pages including index. ISBN: 9780241293812. 3rd printing. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges, grubby scuff marks to rear panel.

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A BAR OF SHADOW
Written by Laurens Van Der Post.
Stock no. 1829261
Published by The Hogarth Press. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the story of Hara, a Japanese sergeant in command of a prisoner-of-war camp. A penetrating and enthralling study of the Japanese mentality, the Japanese myth, as personified by this demonic, naive, brutal, weirdly idealistic sergeant. Small format. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Blue and white design paper boards. 58 pages. Reprint in the first year of publication. Boards lightly browned. Minor foxing present mainly to text block. Contents generally clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and rear panel, foxing to rear panel, corners lightly worn with minor chipping.

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LONDON MIDLAND FIREMAN
Written by M.F. Higson.
Stock no. 1829255
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed account of the author's experiences as a Fireman whilst stationed at Lancaster, Burton-on-Trent and Crewe, from shed labouring to firing a great variety of engine types, from M.R. 0-40Ts to 'Duchess' Pacifics. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0711003211. SIGNED by the author to front endpaper (with date and a quote). Spine & corners of boards bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, faded to spine and scuffed.

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TALE OF A GUINEA PIG
Written by Geoffrey Page.
Stock no. 1829254
Published by Wingham Press. 2nd 1991. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The Exploits of a World War II Fighter Pilot. Geoffrey Page spent two years in hospital suffering from severe burns and gunshot wounds. It was during this period that he and other badly burnt aircrew formed the Guinea Pig Club. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 221 pages including index. ISBN: 1873454031. SIGNED by the author (with dedication)to title page. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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TIME BEFORE THE MAST
Written by Ivan Hazelton.
Stock no. 1829245
Published by Chaffcutter Books. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Fully revised edition. The author's career aboard a Spritsail Barge. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 0953242250. Covers lightly scuffed. A few minor marks to title page. Else contents clean.

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EDWARD BURRA
Written by Simon Martin. Illustrated by Edward Burra.
Stock no. 1829237
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edward Burra (1905-76) was an English painter who is best known for his paintings of the seedy underworld of urban life. Published to accompany a major exhibition of Burra's paintings and drawings at Pallant House Gallery and is the first full-scale monograph on Edward Burra. Large format. Black boards, white title to spine. Colour illustrations. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848220904. Boards a little marked by scuffing. Personal gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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ROSEMEYER! A NEW BIOGRAPHY
Written by Elly Beinhorn Rosemeyer; Chris Nixon.
Stock no. 1829221
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st thus 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. Biography of Bernd Rosemeyer, European Grand Prix champion, an enlarged version by Nixon of the original version written by his widow Elly. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851840469. Spine has a lean. Covers a little scuffed. Minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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KATHLEEN HALE ARTIST ILLUSTRATOR
Written by Margaret Drabble. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1329002
Published by The Gekoski Galley; Frederick Warne. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Catalogue of 24 plates from the retrospective exhibition shown at the Gekoski Gallery. Includes a short biography of Hale. Grey cardwraps. Limited edition of 750 copies. ISBN: 0952716909. Some scuffing/rubbing to cover edges. Some faint foxing else contents clean.

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