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JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER BEYOND THE MYTH
Written by Ronald Anderson; Anne Koval.
Stock no. 2133337
Published by John Murray.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Whistler's art and life are brought together to recreate the extraordinary career of the man behind the myth. Dark red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 544 pages includes index. ISBN: 0719550270. Base of spine slightly bumped. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed and spine just very slightly sunned.
KING OF THE BOARDS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JIMMY MURPHY
Written by Gary D. Doyle.
Stock no. 1819511
Published by Gary Doyle.
1st
2002.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
At 21, Jimmy Murphy became a racecar mechanic/driver and went on to be the best automobile pilot of his era. He won more races on the board tracks of the 1920s than anyone. This book is about Murphy's life, the atmosphere of the 1920s, the other driver personalities and car builders - the Golden Age of American automobile racing. Oblong format. Silver grey boards, black title to spine, blind vignette of racing driver to front. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 336 pages including index. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to free front endpaper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
IAN WALKER RACING: THE MAN AND HIS CARS
Written by Julian Balme.
Stock no. 1819501
Published by Coterie Press Limited.
1st
2012.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Ian Walker embraced all aspects of post-war motorsport, from rallying to racing, driver to team manager, car manufacturer to car dealer. In just ten years he had done the lot. Large square format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. This is a limited edition. 208 pages. ISBN: 9781902351476. Pictorial dustwrapper has some light scuffing. Contained in publisher's green slipcase which is still in original shrinkwrap. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION
HIGH SPEED DIARY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF REGINALD ELLIS TONGUE
Written by R.E. Tongue.
Stock no. 2133099
Published by Dove Publishing.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Reggie Tongue was only 22 when he drove in his first real motor race, the 24 Hour Grand Prix d'Endurance, at Le Mans. This is an account of the life and times of Mancunian Reginald Ellis Tongue based on his diaries, cuttings, books, photograph albums, flying logbooks, and reminiscences he tape-recorded three years before his death in 1992.Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0953414256. A light browning to text block. Contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
PORTRAIT IN A MIRROR AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Alexandra Hasluck.
Stock no. 2132943
Published by Oxford University Press.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue/green boards, gilt title to spine. Alexandra Hasluck is an historian. ISBN: 0195542983. A couple of grubby marks to wrapper.
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STIRLING MOSS: ALL MY RACES
Written by Stirling Moss; Alan Henry.
Stock no. 2132931
Published by Haynes Publishing.
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Sir Stirling Moss OBE describes every single race in which he took part between 1947 and 1962. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. Large format. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9781844257003.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
MEMOIRS OF A WELSHMAN
Written by Lyn Clarke.
Stock no. 1819215
Published by The Peppertree Press.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
This collection of stories outlining some of Lyn Clarke's travels and the famous and unusual people that he met along the way, is both amusing and fascinating. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0978774051. SIGNED by the author (best wishes) to first blank page. Covers lightly scuffed.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- TRAVEL
- BIOGRAPHY
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 YEARS
Written by Joyce Cosme-Collis.
Stock no. 1819153
Published by Felix Cosme.
1st
2009.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Biography of a Kennel Club judge. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780956332417. SIGNED by the author (Best Wishes) to front endpaper.
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- DOGS
- DOGS (FACTUAL)
- BIOGRAPHY
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL VOLUME V 1922-1939
Written by Martin Gilbert.
Stock no. 2132687
Published by Heinemann.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0434130117. Two pages are loose. Wrapper is faded to spine, creased and crest to front has faded.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
- POLITICS
RAGLAN FROM THE PENINSULA TO THE CRIMEA
Written by John Sweetman.
Stock no. 2132652
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
B/w illustrations. Biography of Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, first Baron Raglan. ISBN: 1854090593. A few light marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY
- BIOGRAPHY
HIGH SPEED DIARY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF REGINALD ELLIS TONGUE
Written by R.E. Tongue.
Stock no. 1818999
Published by Dove Publishing.
1st
2002.
Very good condition.
Reggie Tongue was only 22 when he drove in his first real motor race, the 24 Hour Grand Prix d'Endurance, at Le Mans. This is an account of the life and times of Mancunian Reginald Ellis Tongue based on his diaries, cuttings, books, photograph albums, flying logbooks, and reminiscences he tape-recorded three years before his death in 1992.Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0953414256. Light creasing to corners and top corners of first few pages. Previous owner's address label to inside rear cover. Minor grubby marks to rear cover. Contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
ELIZABETH BUTLER BATTLE ARTIST: AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Elizabeth Butler.
Illustrated by Elizabeth Butler.
Stock no. 1818951
Published by Fisher Press.
1st thus
1993.
Very good condition.
Originally published in 1922. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1874037086. Minor foxing to top edge of text block.