BARATAY, ERIC & HARDOUIN-FUGIER, ELISABETH

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 400pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing/bruising & soiling to board edges, sl soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Reaktion Books 2002

KEYWORDS: zoo zoological history animals animal enclosures gardens zoos

GERNET, JACQUES & FOSTER, J R (Trans) & HARTMAN, CHARLES (Trans) & SPENCE, JONATHAN D (Intro)

2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt illus to front boards, printed eps, xxii + 851pp total, illus/photos, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2003

KEYWORDS: folio society ancient history antiquity China Chinese civilisation civilization anthropology culture

COWAN, SAM

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 269pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl rubbing to spine)

PUBLISHER: FinePrint 2024

KEYWORDS: travel literature writing history Nepal politics political foreign relations General Sir Sam Cowan

NIANE, D T (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxvii + 751pp, illus/photos, VG (usual library markings, minor tape residue to spine & board edges, light bruising & scuffing to base of boards & spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy chafing & creasing/wrinkling all over, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: UNESCO / Heinemann Educational Books 1984

KEYWORDS: history Africa African unesco anthropology culture politics

LONG, EDITH ELLIOTT & GOLDEN, ROLLAND (Illus) REEVES, SALLY KITTREDGE (Intro)

SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR, oblong quarto, copper gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 116pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & tanning to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents & Associates 2004

KEYWORDS: US American cities New Orleans french quarter buildings architecture history

BROOKES, BARBARA (Ed) & COOPER, ANNABEL (Ed) & LAW, ROBIN (Ed)

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xiii + 434pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl fading to spine, light adhesive residue to verso of title page)

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2003

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand history Otago Dunedin women gender suffrage modernity feminism

LYNCH, BRENDAN

Imperial octavo, green faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 160pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, prev. booksellers' labels to flaps, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Portobello Publishing 1988

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring cars history Ireland Irish motor racing early 20th twentieth century

BERTHON, DARELL

Imperial octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt Bentley motif to front board, frontispiece, 143pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & staining to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page egdes & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, heavy creasing & tearing to edges, light rubbing & moderate soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1956

KEYWORDS: cars automotive motoring Bentley history racing engineering design

BASTOW, DONALD

Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, frontispiece, 366pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light fading to lettering on spine, light chafing, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Haynes 1978

KEYWORDS: cars automotive motoring W O Bentley history racing engineering design biography biographies memoir

DAY, KENNETH

Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 335pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to board edges & extrems, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, light creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Gentry Books 1981

KEYWORDS: classic vintage cars automotive motoring Alvis engineering design history

MATHIESON, T A S O

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light discolouration to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps/prelims/terminals) in d/w, G+ (v heavy creasing & tearing to edges & some loss, light chafing, minor tanning & folding to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1963

KEYWORDS: automotive motoring motorsport sport racing history cars early 20th twentieth century

BOYER, PIERRE

TEXT IN FRENCH, square quarto, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 230pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, minor closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Retroviseur 1995

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH cars automotive motoring history de Dion Bouton

SCHLEGELMILCH, RAINER W & LEHBRINK, HARTMUTH

Lg heavy quarto, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 460pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board extrems & edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Konemann 1998

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsports Monaco grand prix car racing history f1 formula one 1

ANDERLONI, CARLO FELICE BIANCHI & ANSELMI, ANGELO TITO

Square imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, printed eps, 351pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading & rubbing to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor tape residue & scuff to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Edizioni di Autocritica 1983

KEYWORDS: Italian cars motoring automotive classic vintage history design engineering racing motorsport

MANGANARO, ALFIO & VINAI, PAOLO

TEXT IN FRENCH, ITALIAN & ENGLISH, heavy quarto, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, printed/illus eps, 336pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to board edges/extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing, shallow scratch to spine)

PUBLISHER: Automobilia 1988

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH ITALIAN & ENGLISH automotive motoring cars car racing motorsport Lancia Corse history

SCOTTER, W H

THIS VOL ONLY, ex-library, 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: Canterbury Centennial Historical & Literary Committee / Whitcombe & Tombs 1965

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Canterbury

CORBIN, ALAIN & THOM, MARTIN (Trans)

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: Papermac 1999

KEYWORDS: France French history 19th nineteenth century bells culture churches

DOUGLAS, SHOLTO

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket v scruffy; 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 Quality Book Club 1963

KEYWORDS: military history autobiogrfaphy autobiographies memoir Sholto Douglas aviation pilots raf royal air force

STARK, FREYA

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: John Murray 1946

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Freya Stark Arabia history culture customs

MAUROIS, ANDRE & GIBBINGS, ROBERT (Engravings) & WHITALL, JAMES (Trans)

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: The English Universities Press 1940

KEYWORDS: self help history guide well living Andre Maurois