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RACING REMINISCENCES
Written by G.S. Davison.
Stock no. 1327930
Published by The T.T. Special.
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Brown cloth spine, brown boards. Motor Cycle Road Racing. 176 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly foxed. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Slight musty odour to contents. Front hinge cracked. Dustwrapper is torn with slight loss and tape repairs to verso, also grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
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BEETLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by E.F. Linssen.
Stock no. 1828261
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1959.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Wayside & Woodland Series. Maroon leatherette covers with gilt titles and vignettes. First series - comprises The Superfamilies Caraboidea, Palpicornia, Staphylinoidea and Diversicornia. Second Series - comprises - The Superfamilies Clavicornia, Heteromera, Lamellicornia, Phytophaga and Rhynchophora, and Including the Strepsiptera. Colour and b/w plates with numerous text figures and diagrams. Speckled text block. Series two has a minor knock to lower front board. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Front endpaper of both volumes has an 'Acc no' written in ink to top (neat). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrappers are edge-rubbed with a few small splits, slight fading to spines, slight grubbiness to rear panels. Overall, a lovely set.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- BEETLES
- WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES
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THE BIRDS OF ESSEX: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY
Written by Miller Christy.
Stock no. 1828260
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd..
1st
1890.
Almost very good condition.
Essex Field Club Special Memoirs Vol II. Red cloth boards, black titles and owl vignette to front. 162 woodcut illustrations, two plans and a frontispiece. Chapters include Hawks & Hawking; Wild Fowl Decoys and Wild-Fowling. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper ('with the author's kind regards'). Boards marked, spine faded and frayed at top. Corners a little worn. Joints starting to crack. Text block browned. Foxing to prelims. Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few marks to ontents mainly to margins. Contents are lightly browned.
MARINE ENGINES AND BOATING MECHANICS
Written by Dermot Wright.
Stock no. 1327929
Published by David & Charles.
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Written specifically for the amateur and with the help of many clear diagrams and photographs deals with every aspect of the inboard marine propulsion unit. ISBN: 0715359886. Second impression. Spine bumped. A few light foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- ENGINEERING
- ENGINES
THE SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY
Written by John Marshall.
Stock no. 1327928
Published by David St John Thomas; David & Charles.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 223 pages. ISBN: 0946537453. Spine slightly bumped. White marks at top and tail of spine edges of covers. Dustwrapper is faded and creased at spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- SHROPSHIRE
- WEST MIDLANDS
THE MAN WHO MADE THINGS OUT OF TREES
Written by Robert Penn.
Stock no. 1327926
Published by Particular Books.
Circa
2015.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of how the author cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. Navy boards, white title to spine. ISBN: 9781846148422. 2nd printing. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little grubby.
ALL FOR THE KING: THE LIFE STORY OF SIR GEORGE CARTERET (1609-1680)
Written by G.R. Belleine.
Stock no. 1327925
Published by La Societe Jersiaise.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A biography of a very remarkable Jerseyman of the 17th century. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 188 pages. ISBN: 0901897108. Spine and corners bumped, a few small dents to cover edges. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed and creased.
JET JOCKEYS: FLYING THE RAF'S FIRST JET FIGHTERS
Written by Peter Caygill.
Stock no. 1327924
Published by Airlife.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The first RAF pilots to experience turbojet-powered aircraft were confronted with an utterly new concept of propulsion. The book describes the aeroplanes, their advantages, faults and quirks. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 184037313X. Minimal bumping to spine of both book and wrapper.
THE KILLING SKIES: RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR
Written by Simon Read.
Stock no. 1327923
Published by Spellmount Ltd..
1st
2006.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Bomber Command's role in the ultimate Allied victory of the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1862273294. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has a small nick to front edge of spine and a couple of tiny marks at base.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
BRITISH SPEEDWAY MEMORIES
Written by Tony Macdonald.
Stock no. 1327922
Published by Retro Speedway.
1st
2013.
Fine condition.
Introduction by MacDonald. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. 223 pages. ISBN: 9780955934087. Minimal rubbing to cover edges.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
CONVERSATIONS WITH MENUHIN
Written by David Dubal.
Stock no. 1327921
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Celebration on His 75th Birthday. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Conversations from different meetings with Musician Yehudi Menuhin. ISBN: 0434216747. SIGNED by Menuhin to half title-page (to Frank). Reprint in same year as first edition. Light vertical marks to edge of front cover. Pages are browned with some light foxing. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed and sunned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- PERFORMING ARTS
- MUSIC
- MUSICIANS
THE RED LINE: A RAILWAY JOURNEY THROUGH THE COLD WAR
Written by Christopher Knowles.
Stock no. 1327920
Published by Pen & Sword Transport.
1st
2017.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of a train journey from London to Hong Kong. Greey boards, silver title to spine. 220 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781473887442. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased to spine.