Books - "biography"
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Jochen Rindt: Uncrowned King: The Superfast Life of F1's Only Posthumous World Champion
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 336pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2010
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Jochen Rindt illustrated motor sport car racing grand prix formula 1 one f1
Skittles: The Last Victorian Courtesan: The Life and Times of Catherine Walters
FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 261pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, price clipped, prev. owners' names in ink to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Rupert Hart-Davis 1970
KEYWORDS: first edition Victorian courtesan biography memoir Catherine Walters prostitution illustrated London
Marco Simoncelli The Tribute Book
Super octavo, illus glossy boards, white & red lettering to spine, illus title page, 351pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, 6cm closed cut/tear to rear)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2013
KEYWORDS: motor sport biography tribute Marco Simoncelli motorcycle racing illustrated
Capote: A Biography
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 in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Simon and Schuster
KEYWORDS: truman capote biography
No Time to Lose: The Fast-Moving World of Bill Ivy
Octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 158pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems), in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's label to front flap, prev owners name in ink to fep)
PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1997
KEYWORDS: motorcycle racing motorsport motorbikes Bill Ivy biography memoir
Ayrton Senna: All His Races
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 304pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, Near FINE (sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Evro Publishing 2014
KEYWORDS: motorsport sport motor car racing biography memoir Ayrton Senna record formula 1 one f1 automotive
Ronnie Peterson: A Photographic Portrait
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 240pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl scuffing to lower board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2008
KEYWORDS: motorsport sport car racing automotive biography memoir Ronnie Peterson photos illustrated formula 1 one f1
Sammy Miller: Motorcycle Legend
Quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 318pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Derby Books Publishing 2010
KEYWORDS: motorcycle motorsport racing motorbikes biography memoir Sammy Miller photos illustrated
Joe Surtees: Motorcycle Maestro
Quarto hardcover (N. FINE) 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: Breedon Books 2003
KEYWORDS: motor cycle motorcycle motorcycling biking racing sports sporting john surtees biography motorsport
Dreams Come True: My Story
Oblong super octavo hardcover (N. FINE) 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: Ebury Press / Random House 2014
KEYWORDS: motorsport sporting motorcycling motor cycle sport racing marc marquez biography autobiography
Victory Lap
Imperial octavo (N. FINE) 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: Hardie Grant Books 2012
KEYWORDS: motorsport sporting motorcycling motor cycle sport racing biography autobiography casey stoner australian
Ken Tyrrell: Portrait of a Motor Racing Giant
Oblong imperial octavo (N. FINE) 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: Haynes 2002
KEYWORDS: motorsports motor sport sporting cycle cycling racing motorcycling bikes ken tyrrell biography photography
Alberto Ascari: Ferrari's First Double Champion
Oblong imperial octavo (N. FINE) 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: Haynes 2000
KEYWORDS: sports sporting racing ferrari motorsports alberto ascari biography photography
Jackie Stewart: Triple-Crowned King of Speed
Oblong imperial octavo (N. FINE) 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: Haynes 1998
KEYWORDS: sports sporting racing motorsports jackie stewart biography photography
The Set of the Sails: The Story of a Cape Horn Seaman
Reprint. 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 in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Ibex 1997
KEYWORDS: maritime sailing boating boats autobiography biography memoir alan villiers wwii world war two second history
Silvanus Phillips Thompson: His Life and Letters
Super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: T. Fisher Unwin 1920
KEYWORDS: silvanus phillips thompson science technology technological history light radiation letters biography electricity
On Leopard Rock: A Life of Adventures
Super 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 in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Zaffre 2018
KEYWORDS: wilbur smith adventure biography memoir autobiography africa
James Dilworth
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 in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Dilworth Trust Board 1995
KEYWORDS: james dilworth biography new zealand history nz aotearoa pioneer colonial
The Orton Diaries: Including the Correspondence of Edna Welthorpe and Others
Super 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 in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Methuen 1986
KEYWORDS: joe orton biography diary diaries theatre history drama
The Playboy Book: Forty Years
SIGNED BY HUGH HEFNER ON BOOKPLATE TIPPED IN TO FFEP, quarto, black cloth boards, gilt lettering & playboy bunny motif to spine & frontboard, illus prelims, 368pp, illus, folding display of prev. bunnies to rear, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems with some light surface loss, light chafing to boards, light chafing to fold out, light vertical creassing to rear ep, boards sl shaky) in d/w, VG/VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to extrems, moderate chafing & light soiling)
PUBLISHER: General Publishing Group 1994
KEYWORDS: biography Playboy signed Hugh Hefner illustrated entertainment erotica humour history soft porn pornography nudity