The Earl Howe (32 results)

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, brown cloth lettered gilt to the spine, no jacket. Foxing to the closed edges and pre-lims, age-toning to the paper. Signature of a previous owner on the second front blank, the contents otherwise free of marking, the binding remains tight. Illustrated, 256pp. …

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Volume XXVII. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Medium tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition Octavo paperback. 96 pp. Illustrated Very Good condition. No inscriptions. Scarce.

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Noticeable foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Scuffed corners, marked cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition Octavo paperback. 64 pp. Illustrated Very Good condition. No inscriptions. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8vo, 256pp, with 140 Illustrations. Brown Cloth Spine gilt with brown boards (Very Good). Dust Jacket (some wear & fading to spine o/w Good).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Undated, but 1944.This is volume XXVII of the Lonsdale Library. Two tone tan cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are marked commensurate with age. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine has mild bumping to ends. Mild foxing to the page edges. Slightly cocked. Textblock is in good condition, clean and tight. Foxing to the endpages and but only mild foxing to the textblock. 256 pp. Previous owner's mark to fep. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 763g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 035506:13f) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 763 G. Book.…

Condition: Very Good. 14 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 20 cms. Category: Annual Register; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: Quarto. Category: The Connoisseur; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Paperback. Stapled binding. 12pp. Illus. nd. [circa1960]. Covers a little scuffed to edges. A decent copy. (p10).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. the boards are shelf rubbed and a bit marked. foxing. binding is sure and intact. no date present. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. undated. the boards are scuffed and edge worn. foxing and markings. fairly good copy. complete and intact. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardback. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: V G rubbed. reprint. 256pp. 66 plates and 72 text illustrations. Priced at 21s. Complete d.j with a little rubbing and nicks to the edges. Pasted down photos to the front and spine. A nice copy. The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes , Volume XXVII. Orig. pub. 1939. …

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, ix + 229pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to half title page, minor tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional foxing throughout- minor) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to spine & cover edges- attempts at tape repairs, price clipped, moderate chafing & tanning/soiling). …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback in jacket. 256 pages. Dated 1951 at the end of the index. Front end paper inscription is dated 1954. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 491/26. MOTOR RACING (The Lonsdale Library Volume XXVII). Edited by The Right Hon. The Earl Howe.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Vg+ to near-fine copy of this large book. Half green Morocco spine, with cream buckram wove covers. Colour frontispiece, and b&w photos / cartoons at the back. The head of the spine shows a little light scuffing.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, pink buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 133pp, illus/photos, VG- (minor discolouration & rubbing to spine, light bruising & rubbing to board corners, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owners' ink markings & stamps to front eps, prev. owner's single ink stamp to title page, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional minor cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (heavy scuffing & loss to spine & edges- tidy archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling, bottom corner of rear flap torn off). …

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. "The Lonsdale Library, Volume XXVII". 256 pages; illustrations; index; publisher's binding in tan cloth, gilt lettering. Series of articles by the following authors - Peter Berthon; L.G. Callingham; H.N. Charles; J.R. Cobb; S.C.H. Davis; G.E.T. Eyston; N.W.H. freeman; W. Hassan; J.B. Irving; Cecil Kimber; L. Mantell; Raymond Mays, Rex G. Mundy; Reid A. Railton; Georges Roesch; Richard Seaman; H. E. Symons. Covers all facets of Motor Racing in England and Europe. Very good clean copy. …

Quarter leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth on boards, with gilt crest at centre, and leather at spine, bearing gilt lettering and Lonsdale crest. Leather is sun faded. Mild bumping and rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Cloth may have some minor blemishes. Top page edges gilt. Clean and tidy throughout, and firm. No.XXVII in the Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes series. Numerous other contributors. Profusely illustrated with numerous black and white photographs.…

Octavo, yellow heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 133pp, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & extrems with some surface loss, moderate chafing & foxing to boards, moderate splitting to hinges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light doodlings to terminals & rear eps in ink & pencil).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Lonsdale Library series. Professionally rebound in navy cloth with gilt titling. Original dust jacket is price punched, wear to corners, 3 small edge gaps, in a clear film protective sleeve. A heavy book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st thus. Uncommon in dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Uncommon in dustwrapper which is repaired to rear. Dustwrapper spine chipped. 66 plates & 72 text illustrations.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good(2). Volume XXVII. No d/j Illustrated by: .

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated paper wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 96 pages + covers with monochrome period photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MOTORING, SPORTS CARS.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. red cloth hardback in unclipped dust jacket. [ix] + 229pp., indexed, illustrated with b/w plates plus photo endpapers. One previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and another's ink signature to title page. Light foxing to edges, dust jacket somewhat worn with chips and tears to edges and some light soiling to rear cover. Overall a VERY GOOD COPY IN Good dust jacket. (SHELF 10) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Large 8vo. 256pp. Bw photo frontis + 65 other bw photo illustrations + numerous diagrams in text. Publisher's beige cloth covers with tan cloth spine, gilt cartouche on front, gilt lettering + cartouche on spine. Cream pictorial dw, red lettering, bw photo wheel mechanism of racing car stuck down in red bordered area on front, not price clipped 21s net. White eps. Covers : slight 0.2cm shelf knock bottom of spine. Dw : very faint fade spine, slight dusty mark top edge of spine, slight knock bottom of spine. Contents : clean, tight & unfoxed. Bright & very attractive copy. F-/VG+.…

1st edition chipped dust jacket Nice copy large octavo 256pp., b/w pls. & ills., frontis., diags., maps, index, The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, vol. xxvii. Nice copy in rather worn & repaired dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A highly illustrated set of six informative guides, hints, and introductions to automobiles, driving, and motors. A fantastic set of six volumes on transport, vehicles, cars, and driving.In the original cloth bindings.Comprising of:[1929] The Austin Seven BookA work by R.T. Nicholson. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, and in text illustrations throughout. Including advertisements to the front and rear of the volume. TheAustin 7is aneconomy carthat was produced from 1922 until 1939 in theUnited KingdombyAustin. At that time it was one of the most popular carsproduced for theBritish market and sold well abroad. With sections such as 'Cost of Running', 'Grooming and Tending', 'Tyres', 'Learning to Drive'. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library.[1932] The Art of DrivingThe new, revised, and enlarged edition. By The Times Motoring Correspondent. Including driving tests: what and how to learn. Including illustrations and advertisements. With a section of the original glassine wrapper. Undated, dated from a copy held at the University of Oxford libraries.[1932] Full ThrottleA work by Sir Henry ("Tim") Birkin with a fore word by The Earl Howe. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 15 double sided plates, and 4 plates of drawings by Bryan de Grineau. Collated, complete. With section such as 'A Car', 'Myself', 'A Race', 'Some Foreigners', '1928'. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library.1958 Scooters and MopedsA work by I.R. Hingston. In the original dust wrapper. With in text illustrations, and advertisements to the rear. An informative volume, giving advice for scooter and moped owners. Including sections such as 'How to choose your machine', 'What happens inside the engine', 'ignition and lighting'.1967 Good Driving- the B.S.M WayA work by Ronald Priestly and Tom Wisdom. In the original dust wrapper. With 16 plates, and in text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. A guide to learning to drive, with sections such as 'The Gears', 'Two-Pedal Control', 'On the Move', 'Baptism by Traffic', 'Night Driving', and more.1967 Illustrated Cars of the WorldA work by Piet Olyslager, with an introduction by Jack Brabham. An abundantly illustrated volume, with coloured depictions of cars throughout. In the original cloth bindings. With two dust wrappers and a glassine wrap. Externally, smart. Odd fading to spines. Light shelf wear to the heads and tails of the spines. Split to head and tail of the front joint of The Austin Seven Book, with rubbing to joints. Sticker to front paste down of Illustrated Motor Cars of the World. Light spotting to endpapers of Full Throttle. Ink inscription to front free endpaper of The Austin Seven Book, with offsetting. Dust wrappers are smart, with chipping to extremities, and slight loss to the heads and tails and the odd closed tear. Glassine wrap is poor, with less than half being in tact, only covering half of the rear board, and the inside rear flap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Piet Olyslager; Bryan de Grineau (illustrator). book.…