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BRECKINRIDGE: STATESMAN, SOLDIER, SYMBOL
Written by William C. Davis.
Stock no. 1829558
Published by University Press of Kentucky.
1st thus
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
John C. Breckinridge rose to prominence during one of the most turbulent times in America's history. Born to a well-known Kentucky family in 1821, he became a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and supporter of compromise. Pictorial cardwraps. xxviii and 687 pages including index. This is a physical print-on-demand copy. ISBN: 9780813192550. Lower front corner of covers lightly creased. Small stain to top rear edge and gutter margin of index pages. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
- BIOGRAPHY
ACCIDENTAL AGENT
Written by John Goldsmith.
Stock no. 1829555
Published by Leo Cooper.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A true and exciting story of SOE. After several unsuccessful attempts to offer his services to his country, Goldsmith found himself, quite by accident, in the sinister and romantic world of espionage. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0850520371. Foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, lightly faded to spine, foxing to verso.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- ESPIONAGE
- BIOGRAPHY
NO TIME TO LOSE: THE FAST-MOVING WORLD OF BILL IVY
Written by Alan Peck.
Stock no. 1829553
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd..
1st
1972.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A tribute to a great champion of motorcycle racing, Bill Ivy. Dark green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 158 pages including index. ISBN: 0900549149. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Front pastedown is pulled over very close to vertical edge of boards (binding error). Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and is rubbed at top & tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- BIOGRAPHY
THE RACER'S EDGE: MEMOIRS OF AN ISLE OF MAN TT LEGEND
Written by Dave Molyneux.
Stock no. 1829551
Published by Wharncliffe Books.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A frank autobiography of the greatest TT sidecar racer of all time. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. x and 164 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845631420. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR SPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- ISLE OF MAN
- BIOGRAPHY
TEN MINUTES TO BUFFALO: THE STORY OF GERMANY'S GREAT ESCAPER
Written by Ulrich Steinhilper; Peter Osborne.
Stock no. 1829543
Published by Independent Books.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Having fought throughout the Battle of Britain, Ulrich Steinhilper was shot down as he flew his Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 on a bomber escort duty. So it was in late October 1940 Ulrich was to begin a phase of his life which would stretch him to the limit of physical endurance and to the edge of insanity. He was to become a prisoner of war, but he was not a man to embrace something as alien as imprisonment lightly and so he was to dedicate himself to the idea of escape... Blaqck cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 432 pages. ISBN: 1872836011. SIGNED by the author to bookplate on front endpaper. Lower corners of boards bumped. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- BIOGRAPHY
MARK GERTLER
Written by Sarah Macdougall.
Illustrated by Mark Gertler.
Stock no. 1829534
Published by John Murray (publishers) Ltd..
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biogaphy of the Jewish artist Mark Gertler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. xv and 398 pages including index. ISBN: 0719557992. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn and corresponding wear to dustwrapper spine. Minor dint to lower edge of a few page margins. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is also scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PORTRAITURE
- STILL LIFE
- BIOGRAPHY
- JEWS AND JUDAISM
JON EKEROLD: THE PRIVATEER
Written by Jon Ekerold.
Stock no. 1829533
Published by Text & Technik Verlag.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
This is the story of one man's struggle to reach the pinnacle of his sport of motorcycle racing. Besides his own personal tale, he also provides a fascinating insight into an era that was probably the most dangerous period in the sport. Limited numbered edition of 4000 copies. Pictorial glazedd boards. Colour & b/w photos. 190 pages. ISBN: 3932563212. SIGNED by the author and motorcycle racer (with personalised dedication) to front endpaper. Copy 518 of 4000. A very nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- BIOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION
THE HIROSHIMA PILOT
Written by William Bradford Huie.
Stock no. 1829525
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1st
1964.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Claude Eatherly was the pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Since then, he has been almost constantly under psychiatric care. He is said to have blamed himself for "killing 100,000 innocent people", and to have sought punishment by committing a series of bizarre crimes. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 299 pages. Foxing to text block and prelims, endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge-rubbed with slight loss, and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- WORLD WAR II
- TRUE CRIME
MIKE HAILWOOD: HIS LEGENDARY RACING YEARS
Written by Frank-Albert Illg; Pauline Barbara Hailwood; Jim Redman.
Stock no. 1829512
Published by Text & Technik Verlag.
1st
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Foreword by Pauline Barbara Hailwood, Mike's wife, captions by Jim Redman, his team mate. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. 253 pages. ISBN: 9783932563270. Slight slant to spine. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- BIOGRAPHY
FREDERICK THE GREAT: AN INFORMAL BIOGRAPHY
Written by Lawrence P.R. Wilson.
Stock no. 1829444
Published by Oswald Wolff.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The man behind the myth. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. vii and 304 pages including index. Top edge of text block has some minor foxing. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.
WILLIAM LOWNDES YANCEY: THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR
Written by Eric H. Walther.
Stock no. 1829439
Published by University Of North Carolina Press.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
In this biography of William Lowndes Yancey, one of the leading secessionists of the Old South, the author examines the personality and political life of the uncompromising fire-eater. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xi and 477 pages including index. ISBN: 9780807830277. Top & tail of spine very slightly shelf-worn. Minor stain to lower edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- POLITICS
- BIOGRAPHY
EDWARD SEAGO: THE VINTAGE YEARS
Written by Ron Ranson.
Illustrated by Edward Seago.
Stock no. 1829424
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Seago's finest and most characteristic landscape paintings. Large oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0715399276. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Large grubby mark to lower margin of page 69 slightly affecting the text but not the picture. Otherwise one or two minor marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.