BIOGRAPHY
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PUPIL TO PRESIDENT
Written by Percy Thomas.
Stock no. 1317973
Published by F. Lewis Publishers Limited.
1st
1963.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Memoirs of the architect Sir Percy Thomas. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Some slight fading to spine. Foxspots to textblock. Original cellophane wrapper is creased at top of front panel by spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BIOGRAPHY
STIRLING MOSS: ALL MY RACES
Written by Stirling Moss; Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1817779
Published by Haynes Publishing.
1st
2009.
Very good condition in a fine 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. Contents crinkled by damp but no damp staining.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
REMINISCENCES OF A HUNTSMAN
Written by Grantley F. Berkeley.
Illustrated by John Leech; G.H. Jalland.
Stock no. 2130938
Published by Edward Arnold.
1897.
Almost very good condition.
A fascinating glimpse into the world of fox hunting and life in the English countryside during the late 19th century. A New Edition. Cream spine and corners with brown title label laid down on spine, marble boards. 6 colour and 8 b/w plates. Top edge gilt. Darkening and chipping, with some loss to spine and corners. Bumping to corners. Scuffing also to marbled covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Names in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- BIOGRAPHY
- ANTIQUARIAN
AN ENTIRELY NEW COUNTRY
Written by Alistair Duncan.
Stock no. 2129758
Published by Mx Publishing.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Arthur Conan Doyle, Undershaw and the Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781908218193. Wear to very tips of corners.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
BEST WHEEL FORWARD
Written by J.A. Gregoire.
Stock no. 2129757
Published by Motoraces Book Club.
1966.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Motor Racing in France from 1920's to 1950's. Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 194 pages. Spotting to endpapers and outer page edges. Publisher label has come unstuck (but still present) to title page.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
CLAUDE MONET 1840-1926 A FEAST FOR THE EYES
Written by Karin Sagner-Duchting.
Illustrated by Claude Monet.
Stock no. 2129749
Published by Benedikt Taschen.
1990.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 3822805416. Cover corners are creased. Some edge-wear.
ARTHUR MELVILLE
Written by Iain Gale.
Illustrated by Arthur Melville.
Stock no. 2129564
Published by Atelier Books.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1873830041. SIGNED by author to title page. Bumping and wear to spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- IMPRESSIONISM
- WATERCOLOUR
- BIOGRAPHY
MARRIED TO A BEDOUIN
Written by Marguerite Van Geldermalsen.
Stock no. 2129561
Published by Virago Press.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Card wraps. Colour photos. A fascinating account of life as a Bedouin in the late twentieth century, written by a Western woman. ISBN: 9781844082209. SIGNED by author to prelims. 19th printing of this edition.
WYATT EARP A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGEND VOLUME II, PART 1: TOMBSTONE BEFORE THE EARPS
Written by Lee A. Silva; Susan Leiser Silva; et al.
Stock no. 2129560
Published by Graphic Publishers.
1st USA
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Introduction by Robert G. McCubbin. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780971471917. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- BIOGRAPHY
WYATT EARP A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGEND VOLUME I: THE COWTOWN YEARS
Written by Lee A. Silva; Elmer Kelton; et al.
Stock no. 2129559
Published by Graphic Publishers.
1st USA
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Including The 'Buntline Special' Colt Controversy and the Evolution of the Gunfighter. Several introductions. ISBN: 0971471908. SIGNED by author, with lengthy inscription to previous owner to front endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- BIOGRAPHY
ENGLAND'S CONSTABLE
Written by Joseph Darracott; John Constable.
Illustrated by John Constable.
Stock no. 2129376
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Life and Letters of John Constable. Grey cloth, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. Onlay to front cover showing signs of wrinkling. Pictorial slip case is very good, with some light wear.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- LETTERS
MAY GIBBS MOTHER OF THE GUMNUTS - HER LIFE AND WORK
Written by May Gibbs; Maureen Walsh.
Illustrated by May Gibbs.
Stock no. 2128520
Published by Cornstalk Publishing.
Circa
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Snatches of interviews, notes from sketchbooks, letters and autobiographical jottings. Large format. Green cloth, white title to spine. 228 pages. B/w photos plus b/w and colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0207151784. Wrapper is faded to base of spine.