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Hawkesworth, Eric
Practical Lessons in Magic: Tricks and Illusions for the New Performer
Hardcover with plastic protected (unclipped) jacket. Minor marks, tanning and edgewear to the jacket; small repaired tears to the front leading corners. Fading to the hardcover edges. Pen marks on the front pastedown. Endpapers lightly tanned and small mark on pages 12 and 13. The binding is sound, all text and illustrations are clear. CM Used
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The BMW 6 Series
Softcover. Large format. Leather-effect covers. Item is contained within leather-effect slipcase. Slipcase is in very good clean condition, with no apparent defects. Covers are also in very good clean condition, again with no apparent defects. Pages white, clean, crisp and fresh. Contents sound. AF Used
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Hartley, R.A.
History and Bibliography of Boxing Books: Collectors guide to the History of Pugilism
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Not dated, but as this copy is signed and dedicated by author on the half-title page with the date of 10/11/1988, assume publish date is 1988. Faint marks to jacket and light edgewear. Slight lean to spine and faint marks to page block foot. No other notable flaws. AD Used
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Sims, J. M. (ed.)
The Genealogists' Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 2, June 1965
Staple-bound paperback, vol. 15, no. 2, June 1965. A hint of shelfwear around spine - very minor - otherwise in very good condition with clean pages and clear content. With related notes to subscribers laid in (regarding a new edition of the Register of Members, and a Society outing to the National Army Museum). TS Used
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Webster, H.G.; Appleby, W.V. (et.al)
The Private Car: A Collection of Twelve Lectures on Design Trends Presented at Meetings of the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Cromton-Lanchester Lectures)
Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket is a tad grubby with both shelf and edge wear and a few marks, chipping to spine and tanning to inside. Boards are lightly foxed front and rear, bumped at spine ends. Gift dedication penned to FEP. Foxing and tanning of endpapers and page block, creases to lower leading corners of a couple of pages. Spine is tight and pages remain clean and unmarked throughout. Illustrations are bright and clear. AD Used
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Wood, Jonathan; Agnellil, Giovanni (foreword)
Classic Italian Marques
Oversized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light wear to jacket and board edges, corners and spine ends. Slight tanning of endpapers and page block. Spine is tight and both text and illustrations are bright and clear throughout. AD Used
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Roberts, Peter
Any Color So Long as It's Black: The First Fifty Years of Automobile Advertising
Oversized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is sunned at spine and edgeworn with a scuff and a taped repair tear to spine head and a bump to spine foot. Boards are bumped along edges and spine ends. Page block very lightly tanned and old price label on jacket inner front flap. No other notable flaws. AD Used
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HARING, Rolf; Bolsinger, Markus
Mercedes SL (Marques & Models)
Oversized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Text in both English and German. Jacket is lightly shelf and edge worn, board edges lightly rubbed. No other notable flaws, spine is tight, text and illustrations are bright and clear. AD Used
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Thevenet, Jean-Paul; Vann, Peter
Cabriolets: Magnificent Convertibles of Yesterday and Today (A Foulis Motoring Book)
Oversized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light shelf and edgewear to jacket and a few marks to inside of jacket, otherwise no notable flaws. Very good condition throughout. AD Used
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Carroll, John
4x4 Vehicles: Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicles Past and Present
Oversized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Wear to jacket edges, including a taped repair to spine head. Boards excellent, contents clean and bright. AD Used
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Matheson, Rosa
The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway
Paperback, signed and dedicated by author on title page ("Dear Pat and Brian, I hope you find this as fascinating as I have, best wishes, Rosa"). A very good copy with no notable faults. TS Used
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Ixopusada; et al.
Blood In Blood Out: Culture Fabrics, Collection 2005-2010
Hardcover without jacket; printed boards. Very good condition. Minor bump to rear board at upper edge and a couple of faint scores to boards. Pages are clean and sound. TA Used
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Bellu, Serge
Musee De L'Automobile De La Sarthe
Paperback guide to Automobile Museum. Text is in French language. Not published in 1900. No published date stated. 40 pp and many photos showing the progress of automobile technology through the ages. Small scuffs to corners. Pages clean and clear throughout. AD Used
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Keene, Raymond
The Times Winning Moves 2
Paperback. Exterior is faintly worn, with a few small marks. Page edges are tanned. All content is clear. Good-plus. TS Used
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Keir, David; Morgan, Bryan (eds.)
Golden Milestone: 50 Years of the AA
Hardcover in very good condition with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Presented in slipcase. Jacket is tanned and edgeworn with 6cm tears to spine ends and scuffs to front upper edge. Blue cloth boards have leather tab with gilt printing at spine; slight bumps to spine head and to rear upper leading corner. Gift inscription penned to FEP and complimentary slip from AA laid-in. Book is clean and sound, pages unmarked and spine tight. Slipcase has a few faint marks. AD Used
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Bullard, Helen
The American Doll Artist, Volume II
Hardcover in lightly marked and worn jacket (chipped at spine head); spine slightly sunned, with label taped to foot. From the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, with stamps and serial on FEP, and label on BEP. Otherwise clean and sound - good-plus in a good jacket. TS Used
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Ryder, John
Printing for Pleasure
Hardcover. Revised edition, with foreword by Vivian Ridler. Price-clipped jacket is slightly tanned. Pages are clean and sound. TS Used
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Gough, Terry
Cross Country Routes of The Southern
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light sunning to jacket spine and wear to jacket edges. Small scuff to jacket rear near flap hinge and small tear to rear lower edge. Board edges lighlty rubbed and bumped, scuff to rear leading edge. Spine is tight and pages are clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used
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Tracy, Nicholas (ed.)
The Age of Sail: The International Annual of the Historic Sailing Ship (Volume I, 2002-2003)
Hardcover. Jacket a little creased on edges with a small amount of superficial scoring elsewhere. Spine ends bumped on jacket and hardcover, with a small nick on head of hardcover spine. Leading corners of jacket are worn, more so on lower set; lower hardcover corners are lightly bumped. Pencilled numbers on contents page; page edges very slightly tanned; otherwise clean, sound and bright throughout with all content clear. TS Used
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Hornsey, Pat (ed.)
Ships of the Twentieth Century
Hardcover. Marks and scores on dust jacket. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are slightly worn and creased. Spine ends are lightly bumped. Page block head is lightly marked. Foxing on pastedowns, endpapers, early and closing pages. Binding is intact, contents are clear. AM Used
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Cavendish
The Laws and Principles of Whist Stated and Explained, and Its Practice Illustrated on an Original System By Means of Hands Played Completely Through
Hardcover bound in full soft brown leather, without jacket. Good condition. Embossed patterns to boards and gilt to front board, spine and page block. Spine ends and leading corners of boards are bumped. FEP detached, bookplate to front pastedown, cracks to pastedown hinges. Light foxing to page block, endpapers and a few pages in main body. Contents are clear throughout. TA Used
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Hackney, Roan; Budgen, Marcus; Fiennes, Ranulph (foreword)
200 Years of Polar Exploration 1819-2019
Oversized paperback in very good condition, 247pp. Very slight edgewear to covers and faint marks to page block foot. No other notable flaws, very good condition throughout. AD Used
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Glynne-Jones, Dick (ed.)
1894-1994 Purley Downs Golf Club: A Centenary Celebration
Hardcover in dust jacket. Very good condition. Limited edition of 1000 copies, this copy is unnumbered. Slightest of wear to jacket edges. Pages are clean and contents are clear. AD Used
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Van Der Horst, Servaas; Velthuizen, Nop
Stunt Kites to Make and Fly
Paperback in very good condition. Light edgewear to covers and slight crease to front, no other notable flaws. Pages are sound and contents are clear. TA Used
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Pietsch III, Theodore
Theodore W. Pietsch II (1912-1993) and the Development of Automobile Design in the Golden Age
Hardcover with jacket in new condition. Item is sealed in shrink wrapping. HCW
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Nicolson, Ian
Boat Data Book
No dust jacket. Binding well preserved. Pages are clean and crisp, and printing is tight, clean and bright throughout. MB Used
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Hill, Jeffrey
Sport and the Literary Imagination: Essays in History, Literature, and Sport
Paperback in like new condition. New shop stock with minor shelf-wear, no faults. TA Used
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Frederick, Charles
Foxhunting (The Lonsdale Library, Volume VII)
Hardcover, first edition, with unclipped dust jacket in plastic sleeve. Includes 4 colour plates, 18 reproductions of hunting pictures and 45 illustrations. Jacket is lightly shelf and edge-worn. Boards are slightly discoloured at edges, page block and endpapers are foxed. Small tear to binding at front pastedown. Contents are clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Morris, Thos. M.
Shukokai Karate Kata
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. First edition, former library copy, with stamps and stickers to FEP. Jacket is worn at edges and lightly scored, small taped repair to front upper flap hinge. Page block lightly foxed, pen mark to front pastedown, light marks to introduction page and hinge break at page 4. Illustrations are all bright and clear, text is clean and unmarked, spine is tight and boards are in very good condition. AD Used
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STAHLBERG, G.; Golombek, H. (trans.)
Chess and Chessmasters
Hardcover in good condition. Translated by H. Golombek. Tanned and worn jacket, with one or two nicks and a small chipped portion to the spine head. Score on the front of jacket, also affecting the front board. Light wear to the hardcover. Tanned page block and endpapers; stamp on BEP. Some foxing, mainly on the opening and closing pages. The binding remains sound, with clear content throughout. CM Used
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Clarke, R.M. (compiler)
Lotus Elite & Eclat 1974-1982: Road Test Portfolio
Paperback in very good condition. Minor shelfwear to covers, no other faults. AD Used
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Harltley, Gilfrid W.
Wild Sport with Gun, Rifle and Salmon-Rod
Hardcover without dust jacket. Includes five photogravure illustrations with tissue protectors and 18 further half-tone illustrations. Boards are worn at edges and lightly tanned at spine. A few faint markings to front and spine. Tanning to endpapers and foxing to page block, some light foxing to a few internal pages. Bookplate to front pastedown. Frontispiece is mostly loose from binding, but still present. Contents clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Berry, Scyld (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 147th Edition, 2010
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. There are a couple of small marks to the page block, no other faults. Clean throughout and very good condition. AD Used
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Woodcock, John (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 122nd edition, 1985
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light shelf and edgewear to jacket, including a few small tears and a sunned spine. Page block and page edges are tanned. No other notable flaws, contents clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Guba, Eddie
Race Report 3
Hardcover. Text in English and German. The jacket (unclipped, in acceptable condition) is edgeworn with several marks, tears (some repaired) and creases; large repaired tear near the rear spine side. The laminate is torn and peeling in places. Tanning on the inner flaps. A few minor marks on the board edges. Previous owner's name penned on title page. Foxing on some pages. The spine is a little cocked but the binding remains sound. Text and images are clear. CM Used
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Veniard, John
Fly-Dressing Materials
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Signed and dedicated by both author and illustrator on half-title page, with a drawing by Downs on the facing page. Jacket creased at upper edges and spine head repaired with tape. Faint scoring to boards and light tanning of endpapers. Text and illustrations are clean and bright throughout. AD Used
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Veniard, John
Reservoir and Lake Flies: Fly Dressings and Fishing Techniques
Hardcover, first edition, with unclipped dust jacket. Signed and dedicated by author on FEP. Includes 8 colour plates, 5 photographs and many drawings. Jacket is chipped along upper edges and marked on the spine. Page block and FEP faintly foxed. Pages excellent, illustrations and text bright and clear througout. AD Used
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Coggins, Mark
The Immortal Game
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in plastic sleeve. Spine cocked, no other faults. Clean throughout. AD Used
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Wright, Graeme (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2002 (139th Year)
Slightly marked and faded paper jacket, with slightly grubby rear, and smudge on body of spine. Head and foot of jacket and hardcover spine are bumped. Page block a little marked on foot. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used
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Wright, Graeme (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1989 (126th Edition)
Slightly faded and marked paperback, with creased spine bumped at head and foot. Rear cover is a little grubby. Front cover is creased along length, and rear upper leading corner is creased. Leading corners are a little worn. FEP is very slightly stained. Page block is foxed, marked and stained at foot. TH. Used
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Woodcock, John (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1984 (121st Year)
Slightly faded paperback, with worn leading edges, creased rear upper leading corner, and creased and bumped head and foot of spine. Page block is a little tanned and marked. Binding thread visible on inside front cover. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used
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Woodcock, John (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1984 (121st Year)
Slightly faded paperback, with worn leading corners, and creased and bumped head and foot of spine. Slight stain on rear cover spine side. Page block is a little tanned, marked and foxed. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used
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Engel, Matthew (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1999 (136th Year)
Slightly edge-worn paperback, with worn leading corners, and head and foot of spine. Spine is a little creased. Stain on foot of page block. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used
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Woodcock, John (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1983 (120th Edition)
Slightly faded and marked paperback, with minor wear on upper edges, and creased spine. Title-page to page 3 are a little foxed. Page block is marked and foxed. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used
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Woodcock, John
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1985 (122nd Year)
No jacket. Hardcover with bumped leading corners, and head and foot of spine. Lower front leading corner is worn. Small stain on front board. Spine is creased along its body. Superficial scores front and rear. Page block a little tanned and grubby. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used
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Engel, Matthew (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2007 (144th Edition)
Slightly edge-worn paper jacket. Head of jacket and hardcover spine is bumped. Page block a little marked. half-title page is a little creased. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used
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Wright, Graeme (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2002 (139th Edition)
Slightly edge-worn paperback, with abrasion on upper front edge, and slightly grubby lower rear edge. Page block is a little marked. Contents are sound and clean, and the text is clear. TH. Used
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Woodcock, John (ed.)
Wisden Cricketers Almanac 1985 (122nd Edition)
Wear along upper jacket edge including a small nick on front. Rear jacket and spine side of front are grubby; abrasion on front. Leading corners worn; spine faded and marked with some light horizontal creasing. Bumped head and foot on jacket and hardcover. Tanned page block with foxing on head. Boards otherwise clean and strong; upper page edges within tanned but all content remains clear throughout. TS Used
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Woodward, Clive
Winning!
An very good hardcover, flat signed on the title page by the author. First edition & fifth impression. The dust jacket is in very good condition, mylar protected and unclipped. Upper leading corners of pages 419-428 are lightly creased, otherwise, little sign of shelf wear or handling. Internally, the book appears unread, and no marks or annotations are noted. CN Used
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Motoring in Scotland
Paperback in good condition. This is the 7th edition, published in 1952, and includes a dust jacket and many maps. Jacket is lightly tanned and lightly foxed; jacket spine foot is torn and creased. Front cover is bowed, page block and endpapers are foxed and spine is creased. Maps and text remain clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. AD Used
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