BIOGRAPHY
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VALENTINO ROSSI THE YELLOW GIANT
Written by Yves Jamotte; et al.
Stock no. 2119704
Published by Apach Publishing.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Text in French, English and Italian. ISBN: 2930354011. Creasing to top corners of pages and covers. A few marks to wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
- ITALIAN
STANLEY: SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Written by Frank McLynn.
Stock no. 2118550
Published by Constable.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Volume of Frank McLynn's biography of Henry Morton Stanley. It covers the years 1877 to 1904. ISBN: 0094702209. Wrapper is edge-chipped with small chip/nick to base of spine, which is also faded.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- AFRICA
- EXPLORATION
- BIOGRAPHY
STIRLING MOSS: RACING WITH THE MAESTRO
Written by Karl Ludvigsen.
Stock no. 2118508
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
1st
1997.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A magnificent portfolio portraying Moss both on and off the track. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout plus some colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605642. Boards clean. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut with uneven browning to edges; a few small chips and nicks; edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Written by Charles Patrick Weiland.
Stock no. 2118444
Published by Pacifica Press.
1st USA
1997.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The World War II memoir of Charles Patrick Weiland, a South Dekota farm boy who decided in 1940 to join the Marines and see the world. B/w photos. ISBN: 0935553223. Wrapper flaps are a bit creased.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
- BIOGRAPHY
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON VOLUME V
Written by James Boswell; Napier.
Stock no. 1404562
Published by George Bell & Sons.
1892.
Very good condition.
Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Edited by Alexander Napier. Maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. Folding map at front of book. 422 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Browning to endpapers and prelims. An occasional foxspot. Top edge of text block is dusty. Contents are otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2118022
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Inscription in ink and white label stuck to front endpaper. Odd foxspot to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little creased with some light edge-browning.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SHOOTING
- WILDFOWL
- BUTTERFLIES
- BIOGRAPHY
ARTHUR RACKHAM HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by Derek Hudson.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1314867
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1976.
Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
An introduction to the man behind the work with comments on his technique and achievements. Bibliography at rear. Re-issued with a revised checklist of Rackham's work. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour tipped-in plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0434353507. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with a few small tears and is faded to spine, laminate has started to lift at front edge of spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
- REFERENCE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
RANDOLPH CALDECOTT 'LORD OF THE NURSERY'
Written by Rodney K. Engen.
Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1811257
Published by Bloomsbury Books.
1st thus
1988.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An account of Caldecott's life. Large format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Full of colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1870630459. Dustwrapper spine lightly faded.
YOURS PICTORIALLY
Written by Randolph Caldecott; Michael Hutchins.
Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1811201
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Illustrated letters of Randolph Caldecott, edited by Hutchins. Blue cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0723219818. Spine and corners lightly rubbed.
SIR SAMUEL MORLAND: DIPLOMAT AND INVENTOR 1625-1695
Written by H.W. Dickinson.
Stock no. 1713586
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd..
1st
1970.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The life and inventions of a public servant in England. Light green cloth spine with gilt title. Green cloth boards. B/w plates. xvi and 133 pages including index plus 12 plates to rear. ISBN: 085270061X. Dustwrapper lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- INVENTIONS
- HISTORY OF SCIENCE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BIOGRAPHY
THE DIARIES
Written by William Allingham.
Stock no. 1607190
Published by Folio Society.
2007.
Fine condition.
Reprint edition with new introduction. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Sepia photos. Contained in a green slipcase in very good condition.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- DIARY
BRIEF LIVES
Written by John Aubrey; Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1607189
Published by Folio Society.
1975.
Very good condition.
Beige cloth, gold and brown decorations. B/w illustrations. Some scuffing to to title block. Contained in a very good slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY