Irving Phil (34 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Stapled magazine with scuffed spine. Creases on base corner of front cover affecting first few pages. design by David Weaver and Patrick Smith (illustrator).

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1942 film. Based on the true story of songwriter Paul Dresser and a woman he dated, known professionally as Sallie Walker. A biopic about Dresser and singer Sally Elliot, detailing their meeting, the formation of their business relationship, and eventual engagement. Set in New York City, shot on location in Calabasas, California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Condition: Good. Fifth edition second impression. Light wear to boards. Content has toning to page ends. Good DJ with some edge wear and light fading.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st US edition, 1st printing ; xi, 294 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. ; LC: F3031; Dewey: 997/.11; OCLC: 8826510 ; ISBN: 0060150823; 9780060150822 LCCN: 82-48612 ; "Portions of this work originally appeared in somewhat different form in the Sunday times" ; black cloth in price-clipped pictorial dustjacket ; bookseller's label on front endpaper ; Contents: Surrender -- The yawning gap -- The rights and wrongs of history -- The long road to war -- Argentina's General Patton -- My job is war -- A most ungentlemanly act -- Task Force South -- The battle for peace -- Enter Al Haig -- The Empire strikes back -- Operation Blackbuck -- Death of the Belgrano -- A final chance for peace -- D-Day -- The blackbird and the falcon -- Bomb alley, Death valley -- The other casualty -- The Battle for Goose Green -- A Bay too far -- Advance on Stanley -- Surrender --Maps: Falklands Islands -- The Battle for Government House -- South Georgia -- Stanley, East Falklands -- Super Etendard, Exocet -- HMS Sheffield -- British Landings at San Carlos -- A4P Skyhawk, Mirage IIIA -- Sea Harrier -- Battle Plan for Goose Green -- Disaster at Bluff Cove -- THe British Advance on Stanley -- South Atlantic. ; G/G. Book.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. White covers w/ black and red lettering on front and back covers as well as spine. Companion to Vol. II, Black Smoke. For additional description and/or photos please inquire. B & W Drawings & Photos (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. PAPERBACK - Minor cover wear - clean unmarked text - tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Printing Revised. An As New copy, Fine hardcover in an unclipped Fine dust jacket. Full bound black cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to the spine. Clean inside and out, with no writing or other marks. Binding is solid and square. Collects numerous articles by Irving based on long experience in designing, constructing, riding and writing about motorcycles in Australia and overseas. From the front flap: "Following the success of Rich Mixture, another volume of Phil Irving's erudite articles has been published in similar vein. Once again, the man recognized as the world's leading technical writer covers engine design, brakes, steering, carburation, etc with plenty of anecdotes thrown in to enrich the mixture." And Irving notes in the Introduction: "As most of you who read this sorry of book will undoubtedly know, running an engine with a rock mixture will usually cause the exhaust pipe to emit black smoke. With black smoke coming after a rich mixture, it would seem obvious (to me anyway) that a follow-up book to last year's "Rich Mixture" should be titled "Black Smoke".". …

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Small corner crease to rear cover, slight rubbing on spine ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Small top corner crease to cover, slight spine crease, a clean and tidy copy ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages.

Laminated Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Good Plus With A Cracked Front Gutter ( Binding Faullt) Pp77 (This Book Appears To End At Page 77 Whereas Other Copies Have 80 Pages) Charts And Diagram Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second printing. The book is in excellent condition with crisp, unmarked pages, a tight binding, and a strong, clean cover. The dustjacket has rubbing and surface scratching to both covers, fading approx 3/4 inches wide on the back cover near the spine, toning to the spine, and very minor shelfwear to the top edge of the jacket, otherwise the dustjacket is in very good condition, intact and attractive, and is now in an archival protective mylar.…

Laminated Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Good Plus With A Cracked Front Gutter And A Bumped Top Corner ( Binding Faullt) Pp80 Charts And Diagrams Scarce.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Minor rubbing and signs of handling; 4to 11" - 13"; 72 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Various (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Irving, Phil. Motorcycle engineering. Fifth printing. Los Angeles: Clymer Publications, for distribution from by Speedsport Motobooks, Brentford, London, 1973. Paperback, VG. Minor shelfwear to cover edges, corner creases. Binding strong. Remains of label to title page. 326pp., b/w illustrations and diagrams. Contents clean and bright. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. Fifth 1969 edition, in near fine condition. The usual toning of dustjacket from age, else fine d/j. A few spots to endpapers front and rear, and light spotting to text block, else fine condition book. Originally published in 1948 and continuously updated and reprinted to meet the never ending demand for the Wizards secrets. By this issue, the book had grown to some 248 pages (double that of the original). to cover the then ever increasing range of British Bikes that had already, alas, been toppled by Japanese Imports. 248pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and jacket in very good condition. 182pp with b/w illustrations. 0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st UK edition. Black boards with gilt titles to spine in red pictorial dustjacket. 182pp + Publisher's list. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. A very good, clean bright copy in a similar dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st UK Edition. Vincent Publishing Company, UK. 1st English edition 1977. Hardcover. 182 pp. 215x155 mm (8½"x6¼") approx. Many B&W photos and some technical illustration. Condition: fine in a very good non price clipped dust jacket. Signed on tehe front flyleaf with a dedication by Roy Harper of the Vincent Publishing Company. Please see the photos of the actual item to assess its condition. Important note for customers in the USA: Due to the imposition of import duty on low value goods by your current administration, it is now impossible to provide a universal default shipping cost. Please ask for a shipping quote before ordering. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Black boards with gilt titles to spine in a pictorial dustjacket titled in red. 127pp illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Slight dust marks to top edge (not visible when book is open) but otherwise a near fine copy in a near fine dj.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Laminated bds,; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 80pp pages.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Sixth Edition. This work contains information on the improvement of motorcycle engines. Tuners of classic and modern machinery alike will find questions answered in a straightforward and explicit manner by the author, a world-renowned Australian engineer. This work is based upon many years of his actual factory experience. The book contains photographs, illustrations, drawings, tables, graphs, charts, an appendix and an index. This copy is clean and solid.…

5th edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo viii + 248pp., text ills., diags., appendix, index, How to increase the performance of Motorcycle Engines for Touring, Racing and Competition work.

Paperback. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. UK Edition. Australia: Researh Publications Pty Ltd , 1978. Very informative book on motor cycles, their history, workings and their use in sport,136 pages in very bright clean condition just some light yellowing to outer edges not inside. Pages are all intacrt but loose in the covers, these should be attached to the inner spine with adhesive as originally bound, can be reglued by next owner or a professional left for next owner to decide, book priced according to condition.Many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as published, plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer illustrated card covers very slightly yellowed to edges and mark on rear whrere a sticker has been removed. Though not perfect still a pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN ON REQUEST . UK Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Good Plus/No Jacket. 22 X 14 Cms. Card Covers.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Cover has very light ageing spots. Contents Fine. Reprint of features that first appeared in "Motor Cycling " magazine. Fully illustrated with technical drawings. 80 pages.

New-York, directeur : Irving Stettner. Un volume agrafé (14x21,7cm), 62 pages illustrées en noir. Textes en anglais. Bonne revue de littérature américaine animée durant 20 ans (1974-1994) par Irving Stettner. Au sommaire de nombreux numéros, des inédits de Henry Miller, Mohammed Mrabet, Seymour Krim et Lawrence Durrell. Couverture légèrement poussiéreuse sinon bon état. Livres.…

New-York, directeur : Irving Stettner. Un volume agrafé (14x21,7cm), 78 pages illustrées en noir. Textes en anglais. Bonne revue de littérature américaine animée durant 20 ans (1974-1994) par Irving Stettner. Au sommaire de nombreux numéros, des inédits de Henry Miller, Mohammed Mrabet, Seymour Krim et Lawrence Durrell. Couverture légèrement poussiéreuse sinon bon état. Livres.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition. Illustrated .182 pages Protected Dustwrapper has fading to the spine, see scan.