Kidby Lang (10 results)
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.Better World Books
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Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 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.
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Seller: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, AustraliaBookies books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book condition is near fine. Dust jacket near fine. 1st edition. Book block clean front and back. book boards clean all side. Text body clean. Spine intact. Over-all an excellent and neat copy. in 1907 an extraordinary challenge to test man and machi…ne against nature, distance and fate took place. There were no roads and no maps, but even eleven men in five cars farewelled Peking to drive 10,00 miles to Paris in the greatest feat was not forgotten. The book provides comprehensive historical material on 1907 Raid, but all above it is engrossing record of the remarkable modern-day expedition, comprising Warren's and Mick's fascinating, often hilarious and always compelling diary entries, and Boob's breath-taken Photographs. Heavy book, extra charges apply for over-sea postage as the book weight is 500gram.
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia 2005
- Hardcover
Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaGoulds Book Arcade, Sydney
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 340 pages. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lightly foxed. The front endpaper has been torn and fixed with tape. The half-title page has a gift inscription from a previous owner. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if yo…u want to pick up a book from Newtown.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, AustraliaLawrence Jones Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HEAVY. xii, 140pp, col ills, map, pictorial endpapers. Brown cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket. The 2005 recreation of the 1907 Peking to Paris expedition along the original route through Cina and Mongolia, across Russia and into Eur…ope. Size: 4to. Barker, Bob (photography) (illustrator).
The Great Peking to Paris Expedition
BROWN, WARREN & MATHESON, MICK & KIDBY, LANG & BARKER, BOB (Photos)
Published by HarperCollins 2005 2005
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by HarperCollins. Sydney. . 2005
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, AustraliaJean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books
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1st Ed. XIII, 340 PPwith b/w photos and colour illustrations (1 map, artworks by Ben Mullins and photos by Bob Barker). Illustrated frontispiece and endpapers. Hard cover, dj (lightly rubbed). Near fine. 28 x 22.5. The 2005 re-enactment voyage of the 1907 expedition " La croisière Jaune".
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Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, AustraliaElizabeth's Bookshops
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Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Fine. First Edition. In March 1907, the Parisian newspaper Le Matin offered the world a challenge - "Will anyone agree to go this summer from Peking to Paris by motorcar?" Prior to this time, the car was still a novelty, an expensive toy for a wealthy elite - hardly a dependable form of transp…ort. the 14000km challenge was ultimately taken up by drivers of four different makes of automobile. there were to be no rules, no maps and. for that matter, no roads for much of the route. Now, in a daring recreation of a milestone in motoring history, adventurer Lang Kidby, newspaper cartoonist and media personality Warren Brown and motoring journalist Mick Matheson will retrace the exact route of the original Peking to Paris trial for the first time in almost 100 years. Closed to the world for the best part of a cen.xii, 339 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. #0921/010626Peking to Paris Motor Challenge (1st : 1907) | Automobile racing -- History. | Antique and classic cars -- History. | Asia -- Description and travel. | Europe -- Description and travel. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.).
Published by Harper Collins 2005
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- First Edition
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United KingdomStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The fascinating story of the ultimate road trip and the people who made it in 1907. With no roads, and no maps, but eleven men in five cars farewelled Peking to drive 10,000 miles to Paris. A…lmost a century later, in 2005, a grand scheme was concocted to re-create the original 1907 Peking to Paris Raid in the original makes of veteran cars. An engrossing record of the remarkable modern-day expedition, comprising the authors' fascinating, often hilarious and always compelling diary entries along with breathtaking photographs. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.
Published by Published by HarperCollins, Australia 2005
- Hardcover
Seller: A&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books, Buderim, QLD, AustraliaA&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books
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Photography by Bob Barker . 4to.pp.140 profusely illustrated in colour throughout.illustrated end papers. Original rust coloured hardcover in complete pictorial dust wrapper. Very good copy. The fascinating story of the ultimate road trip and the people who made it in 1907 an extraordinary challenge to test man and machine again…st nature distance and fate took place there were no roads and no maps but eleven men and five cars fareweledl Peking to drive 10,000 miles to Paris in the greatest motoring event of all time. A century later award-winning cartoonist & tv personality Warren Brown and reknowned adventurer Lang Kidby concocted a grand scheme to recreate the original 1907 Peking to Paris raid in the original makes of veteran cars.
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Seller: Thylacine Fine Books, Penguin, TAS, AustraliaThylacine Fine Books
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Harper/Collins Australia 2005. Brown cloth, photographs, large, 340pp. Slight damage to rear board and jacket o/w very good. Signed by Warren Brown, Mick Matheson, Bob Barker, Keith Brodie and other competitors. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.
