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THE HUMBER STORY 1868-1932
Written by A.B. Demaus; J.C. Tarring.
Stock no. 2132135
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history of Humber and its development to 1932. A full technical history and chronological table of all models (cycles, motor cycles and motor cars) manufactured, and production details. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 178 pages. ISBN: 0862995965. Tape marks to pastedowns and wrapper flaps. Light browning to endpapers. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and has a couple of minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR CYCLES
- COMPANY HISTORY
- CYCLING
ISLAM AND THE ARMY IN COLONIAL INDIA: SEPOY RELIGION IN THE SERVICE OF EMPIRE
Written by Nile Green.
Stock no. 1818887
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2009.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A ground-breaking study of the cultural world of the Muslim soldiers of colonial India. Set in Hyderabad in the mid nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the book focuses on the soldiers' relationships with the faqir holy men who protected them and the British officers they served. Black boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780521898454.
THE FIRELIGHT BOOK OF NURSERY STORIES
No author listed.
Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 2132133
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1954.
Almost very good condition.
Fairy tales for Little Folk. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board. Full page colour and b/w text illustrations. First story is Puss in Boots. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Heavy wear and chipping to corners. Presentation plate stuck to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Contents are still very good.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
STORY PLAYS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Written by Mary Leora Hall; Sarah Elizabeth Palmer.
Stock no. 2132131
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co..
1st
1917.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Green pictorial cloth. Musical score, some b/w drawings. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some grubby marks to covers. Couple of nicks to cloth on corners. Spotting and foxing to some pages.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- PLAYS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- MUSICAL SCORE (CHILDRENS)
IRAQ A HISTORY
Written by John Robertson.
Stock no. 2132129
Published by Oneworld.
1st
2015.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781851685868. Small knock to base of spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- MIDDLE EAST
- ASIA
- IRAQ
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UNITED STATES MILITARY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1909
Written by Gordon Swanborough; Peter M. Bowers.
Stock no. 2132091
Published by Putnam.
1st thus
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
New edition (Third edition). B/w photos. 766 pages including index. ISBN: 085177816X. Bumping to spine. A few light marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.
THE AMBIVALENCE OF BERNARD MANDEVILLE
Written by Hector Monro.
Stock no. 1818868
Published by Clarendon Press.
1st
1975.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A consideration of The Fable of the Bees and also Mandeville's little-known other books including a pamphlet on public executions and another on public brothels, a medical treatise on nervous indigestion.Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0198120613. Light browning to text block. Blue dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- PHILOSOPHY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- SATIRE
THE LEGACY OF ISRAEL
Written by I. Abrahams.
Stock no. 1818856
Published by Oxford at the Clarendon Press.
1948.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Legacy series. Companion to The Legacy of Greece and The Legacy of Rome. This volume deals with those elements that Western Civilization has drawn from Israel throughout the ages. A collection of essays concerned with the history and character of Israel only in so far as these have determined Israel's gifts to the World. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. White marks to front edge of spine. Heavy foxing to text block and browning to endpapers. Musty odour present. Price-cut white pictorial dustwrapper has a few edge-chips and is heavily scuffed/grubby.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- JEWS AND JUDAISM
- ISRAEL
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TURNER'S TRIUMPHS: EDWARD TURNER & HIS TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1818852
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc..
1st
2000.
Very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Biography of the man who was probably the most important individual in the history of the British motorcycle industry. Includes coverage of all Edward Turner's motorcycle designs. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 1901295877. Page 146, 150, 152 and facing pages of these three pages have some surface paper damage affecting a little text - pages stuck together and when prising apart some surface paper was left behind especially pages 150 & 151.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- COMPANY HISTORY
- BIOGRAPHY
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THE HISTORY OF MANN'S PATENT STEAM CART AND WAGON COMPANY
Written by Eur Ing John Pease.
Stock no. 1818843
Published by Landmark Publishing.
1st
2005.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A history of this well known, but little documented, steam engine builder. Landmark Collector's Library series. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. ISBN: 1843062054.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- TRACTION ENGINE
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR 1855-1950
Written by R.B. Gray.
Stock no. 1818839
Published by American Society Of Agricultural Engineers.
1st thus
1975.
Very good condition.
Revised edition. A historic work if the success of American agriculture as attributed to the development of the agricultural tractor. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and photos. 60 pages including index. Spine faded, corners of covers lightly creased.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- TRACTORS
- TRACTION ENGINE
- USA
THE MODERN STEAM CAR AND ITS BACKGROUND
Written by Thomas S. Derr; Floyd Clymer.
Stock no. 1818834
Published by Lindsay Publications.
1st thus
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Reprint of the 1932 publication with a supplement on historical steam cars by Floyd Clymer to the rear. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. An interesting little book. 148 pages. ISBN: 1559182172. Covers lightly browned, contents clean.