Digby Taylor (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed by Digby Taylor. Book is clean and tight, dust jacket has some overall wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First.

Hardcover. Condition: Good -Sl Wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Good - Some Wear. First. Leon Hamlet and Others (illustrator).

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Dj. 1985/86 Whitebread Round the World Yacht race.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 180 pages. dj worn & torn, spine faded, name on ffep crossed outThis is the dramatic account of what many people dismissed as one man's folly - taking on the worlds best sailors and yachts in the toughest race in the world, the 1982 Whitbread Round the World Race. Digby Taylor's amateur kiwi crew build there own yacht, sail it half way around the world just to reach the start line and end up winning the small boat class.…

1st Ed. 180 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: New Zealand flag. FEP: Man over board. REP: Maps of the 4 legs of the 1981/1982 race. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket sunned. Very good. 28.8 x 20.8. The 1981/82 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, with the New Zealand yacht Outward Bound. They won the small boat trophy and took 5th place on handicap overall.…

Condition: Poor. 4to. hardcover. 180pp. colour photos. illus endpapers. near fine / near fine d/w.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Publication: London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005 Formatting: 8vo, pp. 608. Condition Report: Very Good. The binding remains firm and remarkably tight, exhibiting no signs of separation or vertical spine creasing, indicating the volume has been carefully handled and perhaps only lightly read. The photographic paper wrappers are bright and completely free of major chips or tears, though they do display faint, trivial edge-wear and slight rubbing to the corner tips consistent with standard shelving. Internally, the text block is commendably clean and square, with the pages remaining crisp and free from foxing or substantive blemishes, save for the aforementioned ink signature on the title page and a faint hint of age-toning to the extreme margins. The wrap-around 'SIGNED' bellyband is present and fully intact. Catalogue Note: The edition present is the 2005 Bloomsbury paperback, indicated by the publisher's number line sequence concluding in '3', identifying it as a third printing. The volume features internal maps adapted by Digby Atkinson from GÃ tz Bergander, alongside stark photographic wrappers illustrating the devastating USAAF air raids. Of particular significance is the bookâs provenance. The title page bears the ink signature of "Derek Jackson ex A/G 149 sqdn." Derek Jackson served as an Air Gunner with No. 149 Squadron, a heavy bomber unit of the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command. Most notably, Jackson is directly referenced within the text of this very volume (see pages 316-317), providing a poignant and immediate connection between the physical copy and the historical events it recounts. An independent wrap-around bellyband reading "SIGNED" is also present. While standard copies of this paperback printing are ubiquitous on the secondary market, association copies bearing the signature of a Bomber Command veteran explicitly cited within the author's research are decidedly scarce and hold distinct appeal for specialised military aviation collectors. Frederick Taylor's Dresden provides a definitive, harrowing, and meticulously researched account of one of the most controversial Allied bombing campaigns of the Second World War. On Tuesday, 13 February 1945, the historic city of Dresden was subjected to a devastating aerial assault by British and American forces, resulting in a terrifying firestorm that decimated the cultural centre and claimed the lives of tens of thousands. Drawing upon previously inaccessible East German archives and deeply moving eyewitness testimonies from survivors, military personnel, and refugees, Taylor untangles the complex myths surrounding the raid to present a balanced and profoundly human perspective on the tragedy. This compelling historical narrative not only reconstructs the tactical execution of the bombing but also interrogates the moral and strategic implications that continue to resonate to this day. GÃ tz Bergander, Digby Atkinson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. [New edition]; 2nd printing ; 191 pages : color illustrations ; 29 x 30 cm ; ISBN 9781787552319, 9781787553262, 1787552314, 1787553264 ; OCLC 1063783366 ; A gorgeous new edition with the cover printed on silver. Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the world's greatest painters, his work having had a huge and far-reaching influence on 20th-century art as well as remaining visually and emotionally powerful to this day. We all know of Van Gogh's troubled genius, but now through his letters to his brother Theo, as discussed in this beautifully illustrated and fascinating gift book, you will discover the true depth of the artist's thoughts, beliefs, ambitions and his struggle with his mental illness. Containing translations of some of the most revealing letters and insightful commentary, alongside photographs of the letters themselves and his best-loved artworks, this is a real treat ; Previous edition published as: Vincent Van Gogh : a life in letters & art, 2011 ; FINE. Book.…