BECKE, LOUIS

COLONIAL LIBRARY, FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges deckled, vii + 331pp + catalogue to rear, VG (minor rubbing & scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, minor chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1898

KEYWORDS: first editions travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature colonial editions

BECKE, LOUIS

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & illus to front board, unpaginated prelims + 307pp + catalogue to rear, VG- (spine sl cocked, minor wrinkling to buckram by board hinges, minor rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, occasional heavy cracking to gutters, pgs223-234 partially detached but still all present)

PUBLISHER: T Werner Laurie 1913

KEYWORDS: modern first editions travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature novels

BECKE, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, page fore-edges deckled, unpaginated prelims + 250pp + 14pp catalogue to rear, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to eps, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters, occasional light pencil markings throughout)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1901

KEYWORDS: modern first editions travel exploration history historical maritime Louis Becke literature short stories

PODMORE, FRANK

2 VOL SET, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, teg, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xv + pgs1-346, vol 2- xii + pgs347-688, illus, VG- (heavy tanning to spines, light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing/soiling & discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1906

KEYWORDS: Robert Owen biography biographies memoir history industrial revolution New Harmony community

SINCLAIR, FRANCIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black illus to front board, vii + 449pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderaten to heavy foxing to prelims & throughout, minor occasional cracking/weakening at gutters)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston and Company 1905

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime exploration history Francis Sinclair

LAWRENCE, MIKE

Imperial octavo, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 264pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, light scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to prelims) in d/w, VG (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing/soiling & discolouration, moderate tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Aston Publications 1989

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport grand prix racing cars history design

STYLES, DAVID G

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, x + [4] + 489pp, illus, VG (spine sl cocked- binding a little shaky, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, occasional moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy fading to spine, moderate scuffing/chipping to head of spine, moderate discolouration & light soiling, minor creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: David G Styles 1982

KEYWORDS: first editions automotive motorsport Riley history racing cars

BULLOCK, JOHN & MOSS, Sir STIRLING (Fore)

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 187pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, sl creasing to edges, sm patch of label adhesive residue to front, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Robson Books 2002

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport women female drivers motor racing history gender

BOLSTER, JOHN

Octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 180pp, illus/photos, VG (boards sl warped, sl bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate soiling to front & rear eps, light foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, price clipped, minor creasing & chipping to edges, light soiling & tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Autosport 1958

KEYWORDS: motorsport automotive car racing John Bolster history autobiography

BARTLETTE, KEVIN (as told by)

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 reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Salty Media Group 2011

KEYWORDS: AFL Football Austalian sport players history biography

HARRIS, FRED (researched) & RIMMER MIKE (ed & produced)

Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Fred Harris and Mike Rimmer 2001

KEYWORDS: Fred Harris Mike Rimmer machines history world speed water records

CARTER, JENNIFER M T & CROSS, ROGER

Octavo softcover (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Wakefiel Press 2013

KEYWORDS: Jennifer M.T Carter Roger Cross Australia women anthropoligist natural history

LARKIN, PHILIP & THWAITE, ANTHONY (ed)

ex library, fep torn, super octavo (VG) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber Limited 1992

KEYWORDS: letters correspondance history Philip Larkin

TWAIN, MARK & HILL, HAMLIN (intro and ed)

ex library, super octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1967

KEYWORDS: letters correspondance history Mark Twain biographical

POTTER, BEATRIX & LINDER, LESLIE (transcribed) & COX H.L. (appreciation)

super octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG-): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Frederick Wayne & Co. Ltd 1966

KEYWORDS: journal diary Beatrix Potter history Victorian life 19th century biographical

DOBREZ, PATRICIA

super octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG+): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: biography Michael Dransfield Australian poets history

POLLOCK, P. HAMILTON

ex-library super octavo hardcover (VG) : all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Clonmore and Reynolds Ltd 1956

KEYWORDS: history military Royal Air Force Great Britain biographical religious life

MACDONALD, SCOTT

super octavo softcover (VG+) : all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: University of California Press 2001

KEYWORDS: experimental films history criticism and interpretation motion pictures setting and scenery

FRANKS, NORMAL L R

super octavo softcover (VG+) : all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Grub Street 1999

KEYWORDS: history 2nd second world war 2 two wwii ww2 U-Boat first hand accounts maritime operations

VEITCH, MICHAEL

super octavo softcover (Near FINE) : all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and reasonable condition, but usually secondhand ; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Hachette Australia 2019

KEYWORDS: history second 2nd world war two 2 ww2 wwii Japan military educational