Hard To Find Books
Books

Search For Hard To Find Books

Advanced Search

Books - "history"

Showing 37321 to 37340 of 44630 results.

$50.00
1y59a/13

City of Castlemaine: Architectural and Historical Survey


N/A

Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to front cover, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG (light creasing, tanning & soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Perrott Lyon Mathieson Pty 1981

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian cities Castlemaine history historical buildings architecture architectural surveys

$45.00
1y59a/14

Talbot


BORGE, JACQUES & VIASNOFF, NICOLAS

TEXT IN FRENCH, quarto, beige/cream buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 156pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to front eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing/soiling & peeling, moderate creasing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Henri Veyrier 1980

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive motoring cars history Talbot

$325.00
1y59a/15

La Hispano-Suiza: The Origins of a Legend 1899-1915


POLO, EMILIO

HEAVY, lg quarto, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & frnot board, 507pp, illus/photos, VG (light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate water damage to rear, moderate cracking to gutters, prev. bookseller's label to ffep ) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate water staining to edges- internal sides, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Wings & Flags 1994

KEYWORDS: automotive history motoring cars la Hispano-Suiza early 20th twentieth century

$45.00
1y59a/17

The 1930 London Motor Show and Paris Salon


DALTON, LAWRENCE (Compiled by)

Imperial octavo, red & black faux leather heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 318pp, illus, VG+ (sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name sm ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading & rubbing to spine, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson 1970

KEYWORDS: automotive history motoring shows historical London motor show Paris cars

$40.00
1y59a/18

Groucho and W C Fields: Huckster Comedians


GEHRING, WES D

Super octavo, red buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 196pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl soiling to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: University Press of Mississippi 1994

KEYWORDS: entertainment history comedy humour humor Groucho Marx W C Fields

$45.00
1y59a/19

Montlhery: The Story of the Paris Autodrome, 1924-1960


BODDY, WILLIAM & EYSTON, Captain G E T (Preface)

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 170pp, illus/photo, VG (sl bruising & fading to extrems & edges, moderate water staining/damage to base, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling, minor water staining/damage to base, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Montagu Motor Book / Cassell & Co 1961

KEYWORDS: automotive history motoring Montlhery Paris autodrome cars racing

$45.00
1y59a/21

Bolides de L'Age d'or 1920-1940


POTHERAT, JACQUES

TEXT IN FRENCH, oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to boards, illus eps, frontispiece, 110pp, illus/photos, G+ (v heavy cracking to spine/hinges- spine flapping loose but with flimsy amateur tape repair, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards with light tanning also, light tanning & moderate soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Editions de L'Automobiliste 1977

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive cars motoring history motosports

$95.00
1y59a/23

MG: The Untold Story


KNOWLES, DAVID

Quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus ffep, 256pp, illus/photos, vG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate wrinkling & chipping to edges, light fading to sipne, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Windrow & Greene 1997

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring history MG cars

$160.00
1y59a/24

Skinner's Union: A History of the Skinner Family and the S U Company


HARVEY, MIKE

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 312pp, illus/photo, folding family tree to rear pocket, vG+ (minor bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: The S U Carburretter Company

KEYWORDS: carburetter carburrettor Skinner family history automotive S U Company business motoring

$245.00
1y59a/25

Fantastiques Bugatti


SAUZAY, MAURICE & DE NOMBEL, XAVIER

TEXT IN FRENCH, IN SLIPCASE, oblong quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, sm illus plate affixed to front board, 207pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling, minor bruising)

PUBLISHER: E/P/A Editions 1995

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive motoring high performance cars history Bugatti

$55.00
1y59b/1

Ferrari: The Road Cars


PRUNET, ANTOINE

Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine, white horse Ferrari motif to front board, 493pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate sellotape & fading to board edges, light fading ot spine, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light chafing, moderate fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Foulis / Haynes 1987

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring high performance cars Ferrari design engineering development history

$35.00
1y59b/3

The 200 Mile Race of the Junior Car Club 1921-1938


BODDY, W (WILLIAM) & MORGAN, H J (Fore)

Sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 155pp, illus/photos, vG (light rubbing to extrems, spine lighly cocked & faded, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, yellowing tape repairs to front gutter- mino cracking)

PUBLISHER: Grenville Publishing Company 1947

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring motorsports car racing junior car club history

$100.00
1y59b/4

Targa Tasmania: The Ultimate Tarmac Rally 1992-2001 The First 10 Years


BROWNING, MICHAEL (Ed)

Heavy lg quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 360pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Octagon Motorsports N/D (c.2000s)

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring motorsports car racing cars Tasmania Australia Australian rally rallies modern history road races

$65.00
1y59b/8

Alfa Romeo History Museum


GARCIA, GONZALO ALVAREZ et al

Lg quarto, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 117pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, minor cracking to gutters sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (light cracking & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing) in VG slipcase

PUBLISHER: Alfa Romeo and Cariplo 1979

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring history cars development Alfa Romeo museum photos illustrated

$1000.00
1y59b/10

Amilcar


FOURNIER, GILLES & ROUXEL, CLAUDE

COFFRET METAL (METAL BOX EDITION), TEXT IN FRENCH, HEAVY,2x square quarto books with blue cloth boards & silver gilt lettering to front boards, illus eps, 1x blue folder of ephemera, mixed pagination, illus/photos, Near FINE, in VG+ slipcase (light soiling) with silver gilt lettering to front & spine, no rusting to metal casing

PUBLISHER: Retro Viseur 1994

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive motoring history Amilcar cars development engineering design special editions coffret metal edition

$35.00
xxewt198944

The James Flood Book of Early Australian Photographs


FLOOD, JAMES & PAYNTING, H H (Ed)

Lg quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (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: The James Flood Charity Trust 1970

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian photos photography history historical art James Flood

$15.00
xxewt198950

Pyramid


MACAULEY, DAVID

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) prev. owner's tape repairs to jacket; 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: William Collins Sons & Co 1977

KEYWORDS: travel literature writing Egypt pyramids history antiquity

$19.50
xxewt198954

A Century of Grand Prix Motor Racing


PRITCHARD, ANTHONY (Compiled by) & MOSS, STIRLING (Fore)

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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: MRP / Motor Racing Publications 1998

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring motor sports grand prix history f1 formual one 1 racing

$24.50
xxexa198960

Six More English Towns


CLIFTON-TAYLOR, ALEC

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: BBC / British Broadcasting Corporation 1985

KEYWORDS: bbc tv tie-ins English towns England history historical

$22.50
xxexa198962

Architecture in Britain and Ireland 600-1500


ARCHER, LUCY & SMITH, EDWIN (Photos) & COOK, OLIVE (Collaboration)

Square imperial octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Harvill Press 1999

KEYWORDS: history historical buildings architecture British Great Britain Ireland

site powered by - Turboweb :: Simple Web Manager