Non-fiction Books

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.

 

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.

 
1743 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.

 

436 CHAVANNES, E.

THE FIVE HAPPINESSES

1973 WEATHERHILL

HARDBACK

VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

968 CONNOLLY, J.

P. G. WODEHOUSE

1987 THAMES & HUDSON

PAPERBACK

REPRINTED WITH REVISIONS. LITERARY LIVES. WITH 104 ILLUSTRATIONS & A USEFUL BIBLIOGRAPHY.

 

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

 

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