Books - "history"
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City of Castlemaine: Architectural and Historical Survey
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
Talbot
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
La Hispano-Suiza: The Origins of a Legend 1899-1915
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
The 1930 London Motor Show and Paris Salon
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
Groucho and W C Fields: Huckster Comedians
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
Montlhery: The Story of the Paris Autodrome, 1924-1960
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
Bolides de L'Age d'or 1920-1940
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
MG: The Untold Story
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
Skinner's Union: A History of the Skinner Family and the S U Company
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
Fantastiques Bugatti
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
Ferrari: The Road Cars
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
The 200 Mile Race of the Junior Car Club 1921-1938
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
Targa Tasmania: The Ultimate Tarmac Rally 1992-2001 The First 10 Years
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
Alfa Romeo History Museum
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
Amilcar
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
The James Flood Book of Early Australian Photographs
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
Pyramid
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
A Century of Grand Prix Motor Racing
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
Six More English Towns
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
Architecture in Britain and Ireland 600-1500
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