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MORE THAN A BOOKSHOP: ZWEMMER'S AND ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY
Written by Nigel Vaux Halliday.
Stock no. 1821737
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers.
1st
1991.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Zwemmer's bookshop, art gallery and publishing house has a central place in the history of British art in the twentieth century. A unique source of information on modern art, supplemented in 1929 by the opening of the Zwemmer Gallery specialising in contemporary art. Zwemmer's was a meeting place for a cross-section of the art world - artists, collectors, academics and laymen - attracted by a range of books covering all arts of all periods. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0856674095. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- HISTORY
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE STORY OF LOTUS 1961-1971: GROWTH OF A LEGEND
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1821495
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd..
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
One of the great success stories of the automotive industry in the second half of the twentieth century. Lotus ranks alongside Ferrari and Porsche as one of the great names in the world of motor racing and high-performance cars. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0090054157. Reprint. A few pale marks to boards. Musty odour present else contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed, a few foxspots to verso (not visible to front), and is lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR SPORT
- CARS
- LOTUS (CARS)
- COMPANY HISTORY
SKYLEADERS DC-1 THROUGH DC-7: THE DOUGLAS PROPLINERS
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1820746
Published by Haynes Publishing.
1st
2012.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Douglas aviation activity leading up to July 1933 which was a groundbreaking moment for commercial aviation, and examining the development of transport aircraft through to the present day, concluding with the ongoing manufacture of the C-17 military cargo under the Boeing label. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780857331571.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- COMPANY HISTORY
FADED GLORY: AIRLINE COLOUR SCHEMES OF THE PAST
Written by John K. Morton.
Stock no. 1820740
Published by Airlife.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Blue pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1853100889. Covers scuffed. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- COMPANY HISTORY
BRITISH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS SINCE 1908
Written by Gunter G. Endres.
Stock no. 2134095
Published by Ian Allan.
1st
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
An outline history of the many aircraft manufacturers of both civil and military aircraft. B/w photos. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. ISBN: 071102409X.
CLOSE TO THE SUN: HOW AIRBUS CHALLENGED AMERICA'S DOMINATION OF THE SKIES
Written by Stephen Aris.
Stock no. 2134089
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The history or Airbus Industrie, the builders of the Airbus family of airliners, is a dramatic story involving high politics, billion-dollar gambles in high technology and a life-and-death struggle between the European planemakers and the giants of the American aerospace industry. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 1854108301. Wrapper spine is slightly sunned.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- USA
- COMPANY HISTORY
PANHARD: LA DOYENNE D'AVANT GARDE
Written by Benoit Perot.
Stock no. 1820437
Published by E.P.A..
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Panhard - the French motor vehicle manufacturing company. Beige cloth boards, blue title to spine and logo to front. Text in French. B/w & colour photos. B/w & colour drawings. 493 pages. ISBN: 2851200798. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
A KALEIDOSCOPE OF SHELVOKE & DREWRY
Written by Nick Baldwin; William Negus.
Stock no. 2133551
Published by Marshall Harris & Baldwin Ltd..
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Six Decades of Specialised Lorries. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906116171. Page edge browning. Wrapper is faded to spine with creasing; edge-tears that are repaired with magic tape.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- LORRIES
- COMPANY HISTORY
TO DRAW A LONG LINE
Written by C.E. Johnson.
Stock no. 2133529
Published by Bookmarque Publishing.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author's days with a British sports & Grand Prix racing car maker Connaught. Connaught hold the honour and the distinction of being the first-ever all-British car to win a Grand Prix with a British Driver. Since that day in 1955, British GP teams have never looked back - yet just two years later, Connaught folded through lack of finance. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 202 pages including index. ISBN: 1870519043. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- COMPANY HISTORY
MILES AIRCRAFT THE EARLY YEARS: THE STORY OF F.G. MILES AND HIS AEROPLANES 1925-1939
Written by Peter Amos.
Stock no. 2133527
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 448 pages. ISBN: 9780851304106. A few small knocks along cover edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips/tears; faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- BIOGRAPHY
- COMPANY HISTORY
BERT HADLEY A SON OF BIRMINGHAM: A TRIBUTE
Written by Geoff Roe.
Stock no. 2133460
Published by The Pre-War Austin Seven Club Ltd..
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Compiled by Geoff Roe. Edited by Nigel Hancock. The story of a Birmingham boy (H.L Hadley - Bert) from a humble background who by a combination of ambition, application, self belief and sheer bloody mindedness, rose to the pinnacle of British Motor Sport whilst still an employee of the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 220 pages including index. ISBN: 9780957242623. A very nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
- BIOGRAPHY
- MOTOR SPORT
- AUSTIN (CARS)
MORGAN SPORTS CARS THE HERITAGE YEARS 1954 - 1960
Written by J.D. Alderson; Chris Chapman; Craig Atkins; Charles Morgan; Lew Spencer.
Stock no. 2133447
Published by Plus Four Books.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
This book covers that exciting period when it was possible to buy a Morgan from the showroom, use it for commuting all week, and then compete with it in motor sport at the weekend with an excellent chance of success. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 420 pages including index. ISBN: 1872955304. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MORGAN (CARS)
- RALLYING
- COMPANY HISTORY