BIOGRAPHY
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THE UNFORTUNATE VALENTINE MORRIS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 2140448
Published by The Chepstow Society.
1st
1964.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth. Limited to 1000 copies. B/w illustrations. Valentine Morris was born in the island of Antigua in 1727 but lived for 30 years at the Piercefield, part of which is now Chepstow racecourse. SIGNED by author to front endpaper, dedicated to a previous owner. Foxing to spine. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears and chips; minimal loss.
MAN OF IRON - MAN OF STEEL
Written by Ralph Anstis.
Stock no. 1323133
Published by Albion House.
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The lives of David Mushet and his son Robert. Two of Britain's most outstanding metallurgists who lived in the Forest of Dean. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 095113714X. Browning to outer page edges else a clean copy.
JENKS A PASSION FOR MOTOR SPORT
Written by Denis Jenkinson; Stirling Moss.
Stock no. 2140144
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd..
1st
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A book by and about one of the most revered motor racing writers. 224 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1899870229. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with small chip/nick to top of spine. Sticky mark to front flap (from original price sticker); now covered with small sticky label to stop damage to front endpaper.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
AYRTON SENNA GOODBYE CHAMPION FAREWELL FRIEND
Written by Karin Sturm.
Stock no. 2140129
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd..
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Colour photos. Biography of the racing driver. ISBN: 0947981861.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
AN AIR FIGHTER'S SCRAP-BOOK
Written by Ira Jones.
Stock no. 1823954
Published by Nicholson & Watson.
1st
1938.
Good condition.
The imperishable story of the part played by British airmen in the skies over France and Flanders. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine and printed author's name in red to front. B/w plates. Boards spotted, unevenly faded, and marked. Corners lightly worn. Spine slightly cocked. Name & address in ink (neat) to front endpaper. Some minor foxspots and marks to cotnents. Plate facing page 192 detached. Some hinges pulled but binding tight.
WINGS OF WAR: AN AIRMAN'S DIARY OF THE LAST YEAR OF WORLD WAR ONE
Written by Rudolf Stark.
Stock no. 1823953
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
1st
1933.
Almost very good condition.
A classic aviation memoir of the First World War - as seen from the German viewpoint, and therefore presenting a totally different and little-appreciated story. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spine browned and marked, shelf-worn at top and tail. Corners of boards lightly worn. Spine is cocked. Text block browned. Prize plate to front pastedown. A few foxspots and margin marks present.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AVIATION
- DIARY
- BIOGRAPHY
NO PARACHUTE: A FIGHTER PILOT IN WORLD WAR I
Written by Arthur Gould Lee.
Stock no. 1823951
Published by Jarrolds.
1st
1968.
Very good condition.
The letters in this volume were written in France in 1917 when the author was a pilot in No 46 Fighter Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. Dark mauve cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0090865901. Spine a little faded, board edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AVIATION
- LETTERS
- BIOGRAPHY
WIND IN THE WIRES
Written by Duncan Grinnell-Milne.
Stock no. 1823936
Published by The Aviation Book Club.
Almost very good condition.
The author leaves the infantry regiment to which he belonged and is attached to the Royal Flying Corps. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. 6 b/w plates. Top edge red. Spine browned and frayed at top edge. Browning & foxing to text block. Foxing to contents, mainly margins.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AVIATION
- BIOGRAPHY
AUTO-ARCHITECT: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GERALD PALMER
Written by Gerald Palmer; Christopher Balfour.
Stock no. 1823907
Published by Magna Press.
1st
1998.
Fine condition.
A fascinating story told by this innovative and talented car designer including designing and building the Jowett Javelin. Additional material by Christopher Balfour. Large format. Pale brown glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Limited to 750 copies. ISBN: 0951942360. SIGNED by Gerald Palmer on label to front pastedown.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- BIOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION
PHIL HILL YANKEE CHAMPION
Written by William F. Nolan.
Stock no. 1323057
Published by Brown Fox Books.
1st thus
1996.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The first American to win the driving championship of the world. Revised, expanded edition. Blue boards with white title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. 232 pages. ISBN: 1888978104. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is a tiny bit edge rubbed and has a tiny mark to lower edge of rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
THE PERSONAL DIARY OF MAJOR EDWARD 'MICK' MANNOCK
Written by Mick Mannock; Frederick Oughton.
Stock no. 2139992
Published by Neville Spearman.
1st
1966.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Introduced and annotated by Oughton. Major 'Mick' Mannock was a winner of a posthumous V.C. in 1918. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Facsimile pages of the diary and b/w plates. Some marks to outer page edges. Wrapper has some scuffing and small nicks.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- DIARY
- BIOGRAPHY
- AVIATION
WORLD WAR ONE AIRCRAFT CARRIER PIONEER: THE STORY AND DIARIES OF CAPTAIN J M MCCLEERY RNAS/RAF
Written by Guy Warner.
Stock no. 2139986
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848842557. Page browning.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AVIATION
- BIOGRAPHY
- DIARY