Selly Oak, Birmingham: Ariel Motors Ltd, March 1954. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo Stapled Booklet. 36pp + fold-out "exploded view of crankcase, oil pump and shock absorber assembly". Original printed wrappers. Various exploded diagrams of motorcyle, engine, etc. etc. An original British Parts List for the Ariel 650 c.c. Twin..... More
Selly Oak, Birmingham: Ariel Motors Ltd, January 1953. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo Stapled Booklet. 38pp + fold-out 'exploded view of GB7 gearbox parts'. Original printed wrappers. Various exploded diagrams of motorcyle, engine, , etc. etc. An original British Parts List for the Mark II "Squariel" (Ariel Square Four). A...... More
Selly Oak, Birmingham: Ariel Motors Ltd, March 1954. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Octavo Stapled Booklet. 26pp + fold-out exploded view of "Ariel 200 c.c. Colt Model LH" engine. Original printed wrappers. Various exploded diagrams of motorcyle, engine, , etc. etc. An original British Parts List for the Ariel Model LH..... More
Henley-on-Thames: The Borough Press, 1937. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. [vi] + 70pp. Red cloth gilt-lettered on front board. B/w frontis. portrait. B/w illustrations & plates. Page-edges lightly browned, several spots to front board, free endpapers discolored, else a clean VG copy (no dust jacket). Scarce. More
Melbourne: The Author, 1989. Hardcover. Quarto. 264pp. Red boards gilt-lettered on spine. Color & b/w plates. Index. History of 'riding the hounds' in Victoria. A clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. iv + 254pp. Green cloth illustrated in black with sillouette of a boxer, titling in black to upper board, gilt titling to spine, b&w frontis portrait and photo illustrations. The autobiography of Georges Carpentier (1894 – 1975) the French heavyweight..... More
Hobart: Greg French, 1994. Hardcover. Octavo. 336pp. Glossy pictorial boards. Maps. B/w illustrations. Slight bumps to top-corners of boards, else a tight, clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket issued). More
York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto. 208pp. Bibliography. B/w illustrations. Spine faded, faint foxing to page-edges, small mark on page 205, otherwise a tight, clean VG+ copy. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1919. Reprint. Hardcover. Large octavo. [viii] + 268pp. Yellow cloth lettered on front board & spine. Color frontis. B/w plates. Pictorial endpapers. Slight irregular discoloration around edges of boards, spine slightly sunned, else a tight, clean VG+ copy (in slightly tatty glassine dust jacket). More
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole, 1978. Hardcover. Large octavo. 256pp.. Black cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Color and b/w illustrations. Index. Bumps to top of spine & corners of boards, a hint of foxing along edges, otherwise a VG copy in near-VG dustwrapper (dust jacket price-clipped, edges chafed with a few short tears)..... More
Hollywood, CA: Yang's Martial Arts Academy, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto. xx + 266pp. B/w illustrations. Glossary of Chinese terms. Index. Dr. Yang Jwing Ming established Yang's Martial Arts Association in Boston, MA in 1982, with the intent of preserving traditional Chinese Kung Fu and Qigong. Two years later..... More
Philadelphia & New York: Lippincott, 1974. Second Printing. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 128pp. Green cloth gilt-lettered on spine. B/w illustrations. A hint of foxing along edges, otherwise VG in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket edges chafed & chipped with some short tears). More
Richmond, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1983. Reprint. Softcover. Small octavo. 102pp. Wrappers a little rubbed, else a tight, clean VG+ copy. More
Richmond, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1981. First US Softcover Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. xxii + 138pp. B/w illustrations. Wrappers slightly rubbed & discolored, crease to bottom-corner of front cover, otherwise a tight, internally-clean near-VG copy. More
London: John Murray, 1959. Hardcover. Octavo. 180pp. Purple cloth gilt-lettered on spine. B/w frontis. & plates. Page-edges lightly age-toned, slight lean to spine, minor foxing to endpapers, otherwise a clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, slight foxing to flaps). More
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo, vii+112pp, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Covers a little rubbed otherwise VG+. More
London: Seeley Service & Co., 1929. Hardcover. Thick octavo. 380pp. Original cloth gilt-lettered on spine. B/w frontis. & plates & diagrams. Index. 'The Lonsdale Library, Volume III.' Comprehensive, authoritative guide to all important aspects of sports shooting: "a practical guide to modern methods". Introduction by the Earl of Lonsdale. Various..... More
London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1966. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8vo, 118 pp, numerous black and white photos, good + condition, orange cloth with black lettering, slight bump to end of spine, moderate wear to bottom of covers, binding is tight, text is clean and unmarked, dust jacket is..... More
New York: Castle Books, 1999. Reprint. Hardcover. Large octavo. 484pp. Red gilt-lettered papered spine, black papered boards. Index & bibliography. B/w illustrations. Touch of foxing to top-edge, else a tight, clean near-Fine copy in near-Fine dust jacket. More
Redditch: The Enfield Cycle Company, 1950. 2nd Edition. Softcover. Octavo stapled Booklet. 40pp. Original printed wrappers. Various diagrams of motorcyle, engine, carburetters, etc. etc. An original British Owner's Manual for the Royal Enfield 500 Twin - October 1950. Unmarked, as close to new as possible for a 60 year old..... More
Rutland, VT: Tuttle, 1975. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Small quarto. [xvi] + 174pp. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Spine ends rubbed, otherwise a clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket rubbed, a few top-edge tears have been previously repaired with tape pieces..... More
London: Stanley Paul, 1962. Hardcover. Octavo. 160pp. Black textured papered boards lettered in white and yellow on spine. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Index. Slight lean to spine, slight foxing to page-edges, slightest bumps to spine ends, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise a solid, internally-clean VG copy in..... More
Moscow: Unknown, (circa 1970). Softcover. Octavo. 126pp. Various diagrams of motorcyle, engine, side-car chassis, etc. etc. An original RUSSIAN LANGUAGE Service Manual for a Ural M-66 (Ural Dnepr) Motorcyle - we can't read Russian so don't know the date, but it is no later than the late 1970s - and..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xiv + 346pp. Red textured papered boards. B/w illustrations. Index. Tiny bumps at spine ends, otherwise a clean, sharp VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1975. Reprint. Hardcover. Small thick quarto. 266pp. Red cloth. Color frontis, b/w illustrations. Index. Spine leaned, spine ends chafed, slight foxing to page-edges & endpapers, otherwise a solid VG copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket lightly rubbed). More
