Non-fiction Books
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1066 CHAPLIN, PETER H. THE THAMES from source to tideway. 1982 WHITTET BOOKS HARDBACK P/C
D/W. CHARTING THE ROLE & CHANGES THROUGHOUT HISTORY REFLECTING MAN'S DIFFERENT
NEEDS. FINE BOOK & WRAPPER. | |
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2444. Charles, Gary: Bikers: Legend, Legacy and Life Published by Independent Music Press, London. 2002 Paperback 1st UK edition in fine condition. Since the 1950s, the leather-clad motorcyclist has been the most potent image of the archetypal bad boy, popularized by Hollywood stars such as Marlon Brando and James Dean. Now this painstakingly detailed chronicle of biker culture delves into the early town-sieges of America's mid-West in the 1940s, through to the British Mod and Rocker coastal clashes of the 1960s, the Easy Riders of the 1970s and the Street Fighters of the 21st century, as well as investigating the many misconceptions surrounding the most feared of subcultures. |
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CHATTERTON, MARK SAAB :THE INNOVATOR 1980 DAVID & CHARLES HARDBACK 1ST EDITION. VERY GOOD+ BOOK AND WRAPPER. 1ST OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE SWEDISH MOTOR CAR MANUFACTURER AND DETAILED HISTORY OF SAAB CARS FROM THE 92 TO THE 900 TURBO. | |
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436 CHAVANNES, E. THE FIVE HAPPINESSES 1973 WEATHERHILL HARDBACK VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD | |
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1464 CHURCHILL, RANDOLPH S. TWENTY-ONE YEARS 1965 WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON HARDBACK 1ST
EDITION. VERY GOOD BOOK AND UNCLIPPED D/W SLIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE EDGES. AUTOBIOGRAPHY
OF 21 YEARS IN THE TURBULENT LIFE OF THE SON OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL. B+W PHOTOS | |
1099 CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. THE ISLAND RACE 1964 CASSELL HARDBACK 1st EDITION. VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED D/W HAS SLIGHTLY
COLOUR FADED SPINE PANEL AND VERY MINOR EDGE WEAR. BRIGHT GREEN CLOTH BOARDS WITH
DARK GREEN BUCKRAM SPINE WITH GILT AND CONTENTS FINE. Abridgement of 4 Vol History
of English Speaking People profusely illustrated with photos and period artwork,
much in colour. 312 pages, 10 X 12 inches. | ||
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1466 CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. PAINTING AS A PASTIME 1965 ODHAMS HARDBACK FIFTH IMPRESSION. VERY GOOD IN A
Nr VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED D/W WHICH IS SLIGHTLY SUNNED TO THE SPINE. BOUND IN RED
LEATHERETTE WITH BLACK AND GILT SPINE AND TITLE. 18 COLOUR PLATES OF HIS PAINTINGS
ILLUSTRATE THIS REPRINT OF THE 1932 ESSAY. | |
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1159 CLARK, KENNETH LOOKING AT PICTURES 1960 JOHN MURRAY HARDBACK 1st EDITION. VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED D/W HAS SLIGHT EDGEWEAR
AND LAMINATION HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE AND CRACK TO FRONT HINGE AREA. BOOK IS Nr
FINE, GREEN CLOTH AND GILT. 75 HALF-TONE ILLUSTRATIONS 6 DETAILS IN COLOUR | |
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1205 CLARK, KENNETH THE OTHER HALF 1977 JOHN MURRAY HARDBACK 1st EDITION. VERY GOOD+ BOOK IN LIKE
UNCLIPPED D/W. BEING THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WORK BY THE ENGLISH
CONNOISEUR OF ART AND MUSIC. Notable for photographs by Cecil Beaton and Felix
H. Man (among others). 17 b/w photos / plates. | |
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1498 CLARY, PRINCE A EUROPEAN PAST - Memoirs by Prince Clary 1978 WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON HARDBACK 1ST
EDITION. VERY GOOD IN LIKE UNCLIPPED D/W. PREVIOUS OWNER PLATE TO FRONT PASTEDOWN.
MEMOIRS, STORIES AND ANECDOTES FROM ONE OF THE LAST SURVIVING NOBLES OF OLD HAPSBURG
POLAND. ILLUSTRATED. | |
1142 COLVILLE, JOHN FOOTPRINTS IN TIME 1979 COLLINS HARDBACK REPRINT. FINE BOOK AND UNCLIPPED D/W. MEMORIES FROM
COLVILLE'S DOWNING STREET DIARIES, AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHURCHILL IN AND
OUT OF OFFICE. | ||
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968 CONNOLLY, J. P. G. WODEHOUSE 1987 THAMES & HUDSON PAPERBACK REPRINTED
WITH REVISIONS. LITERARY LIVES. WITH 104 ILLUSTRATIONS & A USEFUL BIBLIOGRAPHY. | |
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1149 COOK, JUDITH CLOSE TO THE EARTH 1984 ROUTLEDGE & KEGAN PAUL HARDBACK 1st EDITION.
FINE BOOK & D/W. LIVING SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES. AN AFFECTIONATE
RECORD OF A VANISHING AGE, OF WORKING COMMUNITIES AND WORKING INDIVIDUALS WHO
MADE THEIR LIVING FROM THE LAND, THE RIVERS AND THE SEA. IWITH 33 B+W PLATES | |
437 COOKE, A. THE AMERICANS 1979 KNOPF HARDBACK VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD | ||
438 CORNFELD, G. ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE BIBLE 1976 HARPER & ROW HARDBACK VERY
GOOD, VERY GOOD | ||
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730 COURTAULD, GEORGE ODD NOISES FROM THE BARN 1985 SECKER & WARBURG HARDBACK VERY GOOD,
VERY GOOD | |
439 CRONIN, V. THE LAST MIGRATION 1957 RUPERT HART HARDBACK VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD |