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$450.00
ak2/13a/15

Mille Miglia: Una Corsa Italiana


ORSINI, LUIGI

TEXT IN ITALIAN, heavy quarto, green cloth boards, white lettering to spine & front board, 358pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light tanning & chafing/soiling, prev. bookseller's label to front flap) in VG+ presentation box (minor bruising, one flap partially detached)

PUBLISHER: Edizione Abiemme 1990

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN automotive history card racing motorsport mille miglia famous races classic high perfromance

$650.00
ak2/13a/16

Ballot (2 Vol Boxed Set)


CABART, DANIEL & SEN, GAUTAM & BAOKAR, MAKARAND (Photos)

2 VOLS IN SLIPCASE, HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, illus eps, 919pp total, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (minor chafing, soiling & sl bruising)

PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson Fine Books 2019

KEYWORDS: automotive history cars Ernest Ballot biographies racing motorsport

$100.00
ak2/13a/17

Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot


BLIGHT, ANTHONY & ESSENDON, LORD (Fore)

LACKS D/W, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 496pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light soiling to prelims, prev. owner's details in pencil to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Grenville Publishing Company 1970

KEYWORDS: automotive history motorsport Georges Roesch races grand prix Talbot

$60.00
ak2/13a/20

Lancia: The Shield and Flag


TROW, NIGEL

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 270pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, occasional minor cracking to gutters, bottom corner of pgs 51/52 lightly creased/overhanging) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: David and Charles 1980

KEYWORDS: automotive Lancia high performance cars car racing history

$60.00
ak2/13a/22

The Evolution of the Racing Car


POMEROY, LAURENCE

Super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to spine board corners, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm annotation in ink to pg99, occasional sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate tanning, prev. bookseller's label to front flaplight chafing/wrinkling & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber and Co 1966

KEYWORDS: high performance racing cars history engineering design evolution

$245.00
ak2/13a/27

Bugattis in Australiasia: A History


KING, BOB

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#39/100), LACKS D/W, square quarto, navy blue faux (?) leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, x + 245pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board corners, light to moderate chafing/scuffing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Turton & Armstrong 1992

KEYWORDS: automotive cars high performance Bugatti Australasia history motorsport

$245.00
ak2/13a/28

The Illustrated Lancia


TROW, NIGEL

IN SLIPCASE, heavy square quarto, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, prelims + 288pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl chafing) in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing/bruising & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Palawan Press 2000

KEYWORDS: automotive cars history Lancia design engineering

$200.00
ak2/13a/29

The Javanese Travels of Purwalelana: A Nobleman's Account of his Journeys Across the Island of Java 1860-1875


BOSNAK, JUDITH E (Trans, Intro & Notes) & KOOT, FRANS X (Trans, Intro & Notes)

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xxii + 272pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl tanning & fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society / Routledge 2020

KEYWORDS: Hakluyt Society history historical voyages 19th nineteenth century exploration Java Purwalelana

$300.00
ak2/13a/33

The Banks Letters: A Calendar of the Manuscript Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks


BANKS, Sir JOSEPH & DAWSON, WARREN R (Ed)

Imperial octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xlii + 965pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to top edges, light tanning to spine, light scuffing to spine & rear)

PUBLISHER: British Museum (Natural History) 1958

KEYWORDS: Sir Joseph Banks British Museum Natural History manuscripts

$40.00
ak2/13a/35

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume I


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, xx + 442pp, folding map to rear pocket, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, occasional annotation- neat & very minor/unobtrusive- otherwise a near fine copy) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/36

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume II


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, ix + pgs443-786, Near FINE in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/37

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume III


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs787-1230, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$40.00
ak2/13a/38

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World 1791-1795, Volume IV


VANCOUVER, GEORGE & LAMB, W KAYE (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, blind rule & gilt ship motif to front board, frontispiece, viii + pgs1231-1752, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing/soiling & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / The Map Library 1984

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society George Vancouver 18th eighteenth century voyages history north pacific exploration

$10.00
xx148pol208841

The Compleat Angler


WALTON, IZAAK; LANG, ANDREW (introd)

Sm 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: J. M. Dent & Sons 1944

KEYWORDS: Izaak Walton 17th century literature fishing fish angling angler history sport game

$17.50
xx148pol208847

Wartime Wanderers: A Football Team at War


PURCELL, TIM & GETHING, MIKE

8vo 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: Mainstream Publishing 2001

KEYWORDS: 20th century war wartime sports football soccer history Second World War 2 WW II WW2 WWII

$15.00
xx148pol208848

The Garment of Love: A Spiritual Journey


SIMMONS, PEB

8vo 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: Peb Simmons 2007

KEYWORDS: Peb Simmons New Zealand life lives biography history

$20.00
xx148pol208856

Meet You at Raffles


FLOWER, RAYMOND

Sq super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Times Books International 1987

KEYWORDS: Raffles hotel travel travelling tourism history

$35.00
xx148pol208857

In Seach of the Rainbow: The Coromandel Story


LUX, CHRIS & WELDON, FAY (forew); et al

Imp 8vo 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: Coromandel Town History Research Group 2002

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Coromandel town history social

$27.50
xx148pol208859

Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II


PRESONTON, ANTONY (forew)

4to 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Studio 1989

KEYWORDS: Jane's ships war warrfare Second World War 2 II WW WW2 WWII naval military history

$25.00
xx148pol208863

People of the Stone Age: Hunter-gatherers and Early Farmers


BURENHULT, GORAN; WHITEE, J PETER (forew)

4to 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: University of Queensland Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Stone Age prehistory prehistoric pre history hunter-gatherers hunter gatherers farming farmers

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