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Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967
Ex-library. Large quarto hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 2008
KEYWORDS: rock and roll art music history punk
The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon, C.B. at Kartoum
Printed from the Original Mss.
octavo hardcover (VG-) with fold-out map in rear ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1885
KEYWORDS: mahdist war sudan britain british military history colonialism charles gordon
Stirling Moss: My Racing Life
Quarto, green heavy boards, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Evro 2015
KEYWORDS: motorsports motoring cars sport motor history automotive automobile illustrated autobiography memoir Stirling Moss racing
Bo Granath Racing 1961-2006: Episodes From a Road-Racing Rider's Life to, in and From Motorcycle Races in the GPs, SM and Other International Events 1961-1979
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus glossy boards, white lettering to spine, 223pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to edges, sl chafing to boards, spine sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: Bo Granath 2015
KEYWORDS: motor racing motorcycles bikes illustrated history culture Europe photos photography sports sport autobiography Bo Granath signed
The Grand Prix Motocycle: The Official Technical History
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 216p, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (v sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2009
KEYWORDS: grand prix motor cycle motorcycle sport racing illustrated technical history hobbies
Curia Regis Rolls of the Reign of Henry III (Preserved in the Public Record Office) Vol XIII 11 to 14 Henry III (1227-1230)
THIS VOLUME ONLY, Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xxiii + 762pp, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, sl staining to boards, light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, ligth fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1959
KEYWORDS: rolls domestic history medieval English law social economis Easter term Hilary term curia regis
The Gates of India Being an Historical Narrative
ALL MAPS PRESENT, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, deckled page edges, xv + 555pp, folding maps throughout- all present, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, ligth fading to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing & occassional closed tearing to maps)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1910
KEYWORDS: India travel exploration maps history antiquity
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series of the Reign of Elizabeth Addenda 1566-1579 (Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office)
THIS VOLUME ONLY, imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, many pages uncut, lxi + 667pp + 30pp catalogue to rear, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, ligth chafing to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, ligth cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Longman & Co and Trubner & Co 1871
KEYWORDS: domestic papers rolls history domestic state addenda Queen Elizabeth
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series of teh Reign of Elizabeth 1601-1603; With Addenda 1547-1565 (Preserved in Her Majesty's Public Record Office)
THIS VOLUME ONLY, Imperial octavo, green heavy boards with green cloth spine, deckled page edges, ix + 711pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to board corners & edges with some surface loss, moderate peeling to boards, boards sl shaky- moderate cracking to gutters, moderate tanning to page edges, presentation plate to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Longman & Co and Trubner & Co 1870
KEYWORDS: calendar state papers domestic history England Queen Elizabeth rolls
British and Foreign Arms & Armour
Super octavo, green buckram boards, black & white lettering to spine, brown lettering & knightly illus to front board, teg, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xiv + 384pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising to extrems with some moderate scuffing, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ffep torn out & missing, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: T. C. & E. C. Jack 1909
KEYWORDS: armour illustrated history military British arms weaponry war medieval knights saxons romans normans
Norton; The Racing Story
Imperial octavo black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: The Crowood Press 2002
KEYWORDS: Norton racing motorcycle illustrated history motor sport engineering
The Coolemans of Wanganui (The Way We Were)
Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 362pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: H & A Print (Printer) 2015
KEYWORDS: New Zealand motor sport motorcycles illustrated history Coleman
Race Across the Great Divide: How the 1970s Transformed Aussie Motorcycle Racing
Square quarto, green glossy heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, illus eps & prelims, 324pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Bellbird Publishing 2018
KEYWORDS: Australia motorcycle racing history illustrated sport motor sports
The History of the Cotton Famine: From the Fall of Sumter to the Passing of the Public Works Act
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt motif to front board, deckled page edges, xiv + 570pp + 16pp adverts to rear, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing to spine & boards, sm ink stain to front board, moderate tanning to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters, prev. owner'sname in ink to ffep, light annotation to text in pencil sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Saunders, Otley and Co 1864
KEYWORDS: first edition history cotton famine industry public works act British Britain work industrial relations first edition
Standar Catalog of Smith & Wesson (3rd Edition)
3RD EDITION (2006), quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 432pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked, light chafing to boards, rear gutter sl torn- binding coming loose) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Gun Digest Books 2006
KEYWORDS: guns weaponry firearms illustrated smith wesson handguns history antiques reference revolvers historical usage
Public Record Office: English Medieval Diplomatic Practice Part II Plates
THIS VOLUME ONLY, Elephant folio, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 21pp, plates- all present, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1975
KEYWORDS: English medieval history historical documents plates diplomatic practice practise
Nelson's Newspaper: The Story of the Nelson Evening Mail 125 Years
Quarto softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Nelson Evening Mail 1992
KEYWORDS: Nelson Evening Mail Newspaper journalism New Zealand history founder early years front pages war personalities
Nelson's Newspaper: The Story of the Nelson Evening Mail 125 Years
Quarto hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Nelson Evening Mail 1992
KEYWORDS: Nelson Evening Mail Newspaper journalism New Zealand history founder early years front pages war personalities
Sidecar Champions Since 1923
Quarto, white heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 336pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)
PUBLISHER: The Derby Books Publishing Company 2010
KEYWORDS: motorcycle racing sidecars motor sport illustrated motorcycles history
Analysing Formula 1: Innovative Insights Into Winners and Winning in Grand Prix Racing Since 1950
Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 232pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2008
KEYWORDS: formula one 1 grand prix illustrated history winners motor sport car racing cars
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