MARK GERTLER
Written by Sarah Macdougall. Illustrated by Mark Gertler.
Stock no. 1829534
Published by John Murray (publishers) Ltd.. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biogaphy of the Jewish artist Mark Gertler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. xv and 398 pages including index. ISBN: 0719557992. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn and corresponding wear to dustwrapper spine. Minor dint to lower edge of a few page margins. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is also scuffed to rear panel.

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JON EKEROLD: THE PRIVATEER
Written by Jon Ekerold.
Stock no. 1829533
Published by Text & Technik Verlag. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

This is the story of one man's struggle to reach the pinnacle of his sport of motorcycle racing. Besides his own personal tale, he also provides a fascinating insight into an era that was probably the most dangerous period in the sport. Limited numbered edition of 4000 copies. Pictorial glazedd boards. Colour & b/w photos. 190 pages. ISBN: 3932563212. SIGNED by the author and motorcycle racer (with personalised dedication) to front endpaper. Copy 518 of 4000. A very nice copy.

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THOMAS HART BENTON: A LIFE
Written by Justin Wolff.
Stock no. 1829532
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 1st 2012. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive biography with compelling insights into the great American artist's work, philosophy and family history. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour plates. 400 pages includes index. ISBN: 9780374199876. A few minor knocks to board edges. 1.5" x 1.5" security tag stuck to rear board. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed, remains of a small label to front panel, previous bookseller's price tag to rear panel.

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MICHAEL RUTTER: THE LIFE OF A RACER
Written by Michael Rutter; John McAvoy.
Stock no. 1829531
Published by The Choir Press. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition.

In 1992, when Michael Rutter was just 20 years old, he followed in his dad's footsteps and began a career as a professional motorcycle racer. A gripping journey into the mind and life of someone who was born in to the race paddock and who has been there ever since. Black glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. xiv and 274 pages. ISBN: 9781789631166. A physical print on demand copy by Lightning Source UK Ltd. A very nice copy.

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THE HIROSHIMA PILOT
Written by William Bradford Huie.
Stock no. 1829525
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Claude Eatherly was the pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Since then, he has been almost constantly under psychiatric care. He is said to have blamed himself for "killing 100,000 innocent people", and to have sought punishment by committing a series of bizarre crimes. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 299 pages. Foxing to text block and prelims, endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge-rubbed with slight loss, and scuffed.

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FRANCIS BEART - A SINGLE PURPOSE
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1829524
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Full Story of the man, the machines and the riders. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854292365. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine and rear panel, a little scuffed.

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JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE INGRES 1780-1867
Written by Karin H. Grimme. Illustrated by Ingres.
Stock no. 1829523
Published by Taschen. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Back to Visual Basics series. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 9783822853146. Light crease to top cover corners. Remains of label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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HENRY LAMB: THE ARTIST AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Keith Clements.
Stock no. 1829521
Published by Redcliffe Press Ltd.. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Henry Lamb's life and an assessment of his work. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. xiv and 305 pages including index. ISBN: 0905459555. Light bumping to top corners & top & tail of spine. Minor mark to front pastedown. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is scuffed and has a damp stain to horizontal edges, rear panel has old Oxfam label.

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CLOUGH WILLIAMS-ELLIS: THE ARCHITECT OF PORTMEIRION
Written by Jonah Jones.
Stock no. 1829519
Published by Seren. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The architect Clough Williams-Ellis (1883-1978) is probably best known as the creator of Portmeiron, the Italianate village known as 'the Xanadu of Wals' and the setting of the cult television series, The Prisoner. This is a memoir by Jonah Jones. Burgundy cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 204 pages including index. ISBN: 1854111663. Slight fading to boards at top and bottom. Shelf-wear to top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned. Small, neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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MIKE HAILWOOD: HIS LEGENDARY RACING YEARS
Written by Frank-Albert Illg; Pauline Barbara Hailwood; Jim Redman.
Stock no. 1829512
Published by Text & Technik Verlag. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Foreword by Pauline Barbara Hailwood, Mike's wife, captions by Jim Redman, his team mate. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. 253 pages. ISBN: 9783932563270. Slight slant to spine. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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JAMES GIBBS
Written by Terry Friedman.
Stock no. 1829484
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In eighteenth-century England, James Gibbs was perhaps the most successful and prolific architect of his generation. This book is a cogent and fully documented record of Gibbs's career and architectural achievement. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. vi and 362 pages including index. ISBN: 0300031726. Base of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Diagonal crease to prelims. Title page is a little grubby with imprinting of ink from facing frontis. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners and is scuffed, remains of label to lower edge of rear panel.

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FREDERICK THE GREAT: AN INFORMAL BIOGRAPHY
Written by Lawrence P.R. Wilson.
Stock no. 1829444
Published by Oswald Wolff. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The man behind the myth. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. vii and 304 pages including index. Top edge of text block has some minor foxing. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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