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GRAHAM SUTHERLAND: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Roger Berthoud.
Illustrated by Graham Sutherland.
Stock no. 1829595
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1982.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An authorised biography, showing the artist, Graham Sutherland, to be no less complex and fascinating as a man than as an artist. Green cloth boards, brown title block with gilt title to spine, brown title to front. B/w and a few colour photos and illustrations. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 0571118828. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Text block very slightly browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is grubby.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- MODERN ART
- BIOGRAPHY
FAIREY SWORDFISH 1934-45 (ALL MARKS) (OWNER'S WORKSHOP MANUAL)
Written by Jim Humberstone.
Stock no. 1829591
Published by Haynes Publishing.
1st
2014.
Very good condition.
An insight into the history, development, production and role of the Second World War biplane torpedo bomber. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 156 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857333629. Grubby mark to front cover produced by a label which has been removed. Else a lovely copy.
THOSE WHO DARED: A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF WORLD WAR II ALLIED ESCAPERS
Written by G.A. Brown.
Stock no. 1829590
Published by Batteline Books.
1983.
Very good condition.
When a member of the armed forces is captured by an enemy in time of war, it is his personal duty to escape. This book is a list of all those Allied escapers of World War II. Large format. Pale blue cardwraps. 331 pages plus index. SIGNED by the author and compiler at base of introduction. Covers are a little grubby and faded. Corners creased. Previous owner's gold address label to top of introduction page. Text block grubby. Crease to lower corner of contents page 163-178. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- GENEALOGY
AUTO UNION V16 SUPERCHARGED: A TECHNICAL APPRAISAL
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1829588
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Porsche's 30s G.P. sensation. A Foulis Motoring Book. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0854298045. Text block lightly browned. Slight wave to vertical text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and slightly scuffed, very lightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- PORSCHE
KEEPERS OF THE SEA: THE STORY OF THE TRINITY HOUSE YACHTS AND TENDERS
Written by Richard Woodman.
Stock no. 1829587
Published by Chaffcutter Books.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Originally published by Terence Dalton Limited in 1983. This is an updated, expanded and re-formatted edition. The history of Lighthouse tenders. T.H.V. Satellite (1924-1961), Profile, Main Deck Plan and Bridge Deck 7 Hold loose fold-out drawings included inside the back cover and are part of this book. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, silver titles. B/w photos and a few colour. 240 pages. ISBN: 0953242285. A lovely copy. Loose fold-out drawings to rear are present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- LIGHTHOUSES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE MIGHTY MERCEDES
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 1829586
Published by Dalton Watson.
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Revised and reprinted. An attempt to capture the spirit of the Mercedes from the early cars through the mighty K, S and SS models. White cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 0901564060. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a mark left by an old label to front panel, is grubby, and has a closed tear (no loss) to lower front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MERCEDES (CARS)
DE LEMPICKA
Written by Gilles Neret.
Illustrated by Tamara De Lempicka.
Stock no. 1829584
Published by Taschen.
Nearly fine condition.
Tamara De Lempicka was a Polish painter best known for her polished Art Deco portraits of aristocrats and the wealthy, and for her highly stylized paintings of nudes. ISBN: 9783836532273. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ART DECO
- BIOGRAPHY
- PORTRAITURE
HEAD-DRESS BADGES OF THE BRITISH ARMY VOLUME TWO: FROM THE END OF THE GREAT WAR 1979
Written by Arthur L. Kipling; Hugh L. King.
Stock no. 1829582
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd..
1st thus
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x and 252 pages. ISBN: 1843425130. Slight lean to spine. Previous owner's address label to front pastedown else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed with a few faint marks.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- COLLECTING
- MEDALS AND BADGES
- ARMY
- UNIFORMS
THE EVOLUTION OF THE FISHING VILLAGE: LANDSCAPE AND SOCIETY ALONG THE SOUTH DEVON COAST, 1086-1550
Written by Harold Fox.
Stock no. 1829580
Published by Leopard's Head Press.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Leicester Explorations in Local History 1. This book is a full-length study of medieval fisheries, fishing families and fishing settlements. It deals with fishing and other activities of the shoreline with the consumption and marketing of fish and with the fishers themselves. The main focus is on the South Devon coastline but there are references to other south-western places and to other coasts. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and maps. xviii and 208 pages including index. ISBN: 0904920437. Text block slightly grubby. Initials and date in ink to half-title page. Else contents clean.
THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT 1919-1952
Written by C.N. Barclay.
Stock no. 1829578
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd..
1st
1953.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Battalions of The Duke of Wellington's Regiment have taken part in war and battle in many lands; but never with greater distinction than in the campaigns of the Second World War. This book is the story of Regular and Territorial Battalions in the years between the wars (1919-1939), and of all active Battalions of the Regiment during the Second World War. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. Colour frontis and folding maps. xxi and 398 pages including index. Small marks to rear board. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is edge-worn, faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- HISTORY
- WORLD WAR II
MINUTES AND ACCOUNTS OF THE CORPORATION OF STRATFORD-UPON-AVON AND OTHER RECORDS VOLUME VI 1599-1609
Written by Robert Bearman.
Stock no. 1829573
Published by The Dugdale Society.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Dugdale Society Vol. 44. Edited by Robert Bearman. With Indes to Vols I-VI. The decade 1599-1609 was at first dominated by the Corporation's lively efforts to extend its authority at the expense of the lord of the manor. This was followed by a period of consolidation leading eventually to the grant of a second charter in 1610 consolidating rights acquired piecemeal over the previous seven or eight years. This volume contains the Corporation's minutes and accounts but supplemented, from 1602, by the records of the borough sessions. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 588 pages including index. ISBN: 9780852200940. A couple of pages have minor corner creases else the book appears unread. Pictorial dustwrapper is half (vertically) faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MIDDLE AGES
WARWICKSHIRE HEARTH TAX RETURNS: MICHELMAS 1670 WITH COVENTRY LADY DAY 1666
Written by Tom Arkell; Nat Alcock.
Stock no. 1829572
Published by The Dugdale Society.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Dugdale Society Vol. 43. Edited by Tom Arkell with Nat Alcock. The hearth tax was a graduated house tax based on the number of fireplaces within each household. This volume examines how the hearth tax was administered and how the reliability of some of its records can be tested. It also explores numerous aspects of Warwickshire's rural and urban society and describes a range of houses with different numbers of hearths. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiv and 566 pages. ISBN: 9780901505552. Top front corner lightly bumped else appears unread. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- WARWICKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- STUARTS