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GUY BURGESS: A PORTRAIT WITH BACKGROUND
Written by Tom Driberg.
Stock no. 1829548
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
1956.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the spy. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 123 pages. Remains of a label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, rubbed to spine and front panel, grubby to rear panel.
BRUNEL: THE MAN WHO BUILT THE WORLD
Written by Steven Brindle; Dan Cruickshank.
Stock no. 1826987
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue boards, title to spine. This book draws on Brunel's own diaries, letters and sketchbooks to understand his life, times and work. ISBN: 0297844083. Lower edge of boards have light indentations. Faint, minor score mark to front board (approx 4"). Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ENGINEERING
- BIOGRAPHY
THE BOOK OF EXPLORATION
Written by Ray Howgego.
Stock no. 1826077
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A chronological tour of the history of exploration by a prolific world traveller and one of the leading experts of our time, from the pioneering excursions of the ancient Egyptians to the first surface-based crossings of the top and bottom of the world. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407222752. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- EXPLORATION
THE MODERN HISTORY OF SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA
Written by Geoffrey Wheeler.
Stock no. 2139438
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
Circa
1964.
Very good condition.
Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Spotting to covers, bumping to corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Martin Gilbert.
Stock no. 1820512
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Recounting the courage of soldiers, sailors and airmen, the courage of partisans and resistance fighters, and the courage of those who, starving, tormented and without strength or weapons, were murdered far from the battlefields isolated and alone. Black cloth boards, orange title label to spine with silver title. Orange endpapers. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 029779616X. Small pinhole to dustwrapper spine and corresponding hole to board spine. Text block a little grubby. Dustwrapper spine is faded, rear panel of dustwrapper is scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
MANSELL AND WILLIAMS: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Written by Nigel Mansell; Derick Allsop.
Stock no. 1819975
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st thus
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
World Champion 1992. A personal account of the joys and frustration of competing for the ultimate prize in Formula One. The team structure and organization, the preparation, practice, briefing and debriefing, qualifying and finally the race itself. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0297832182. Light creasing to lower front edge of cover, corners lighlty rubbed, scuffing to rear cover. Text block lightly browned. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
THE LAST VALLEY
Written by Martin C. Windrow.
Stock no. 1819274
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2004.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam. Military history. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 029784671X.
LAST POST
Written by Max Arthur.
Stock no. 1818765
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The Final Word from our First World War Soldiers. Beige paper boards, red title to spine. Endpapers are photographs of WWI scene. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780297846444. Clear plastic protecting dustwrapper stuck to verso with clear tape.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
JIM CLARK GRAND PRIX LEGEND
Written by Andrew Tulloch.
Stock no. 2126875
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Introduction by Stirling Moss. Green cloth with silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780297854401. Bumping to spine. Contents are excellent, just a few light marks to endpapers. Wrapper is edge-creased, with remains of an old price label to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
THE LAST KING OF POLAND
Written by Adam Zamoyski.
Stock no. 1815040
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st thus
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The rich and enthralling story of a personal dream with all the elements of grand tragedy, while at the same time an important chronicle of the birth and death of liberalism in Poland and the establishment of Russian power in Europe. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. ISBN: 029781821X. Text block a little grubby. Light pencil erasure to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few scuff marks.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- POLAND
- BIOGRAPHY
GERMANY ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, LANDSCAPE, GARDENS
Written by Christa Von Richthofen.
Illustrated by Oliver Benn.
Stock no. 2117271
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large square format. Photographs by Benn. ISBN: 0297831534. Wrapper is unevenly faded and creased to edges.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- INTERIOR DESIGN
- LANDSCAPE DESIGN
- GARDENS
- GERMANY
WHO'S WHO IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS A TREASURY OF THE FAMILIAR CHARACTERS OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Margery Fisher.
Stock no. 1403445
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
3rd
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A personal collection of characters, some famous and others less familiar, from the world of children's fiction. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and vignette to front board. Red and white pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0297770373. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is edge worn and creased. Spine is faded. Small tear to front panel is mended with tape on verso. Couple of small marks.