Search Results: Authors starting with A from Miesque Books

Two 1960s football titles concerning Tottenham Hotspur FC: 1. "Spurs Go Marching On" by Ralph Finn. Published in hardback by Robert Hale in 1963. First Edition. 192pp. 2. "In Defence Of Spurs" by Alan Mullery. Published in hardback by Stanley Paul in 1969. First Edition. 152pp. Both books are in Very Good Minus condition, as are their dustjackets. The boards are clean and the books have no shelf lean or foxing. Their page edge blocks are a little discoloured from age and handling. The internal pages are inscription free. The dustjackets are now both protected by removable see-through sleeves. Two nice Spurs volumes from the 1960s, when silverware was commonplace! Further scanned images are available on request. Any questions, please just ask.

Two horseracing titles from the late 1960s - early 1970s. 1. "Golden Miller" by Gregory Blaxland. Published in hardback by Constable in 1972. First Edition. 240pp. 2. "Mr Grand National - A Biography of Fred Winter" by David Hedges. Published in hardback by Pelham Books in 1969. First Edition. 175pp. SIGNED BY FRED WINTER. The Golden Miller book is in Good Plus overall condition. The binding is strong and the book stands upright with no shelf lean. The boards are clean and so are the page edge blocks. The front endpaper has been removed. The dustjacket is in Very Good condition. It is complete but has lost a little of the gilt lettering along the spine. The dustjacket is now protected by a removable see-through sleeve. The Fred Winter book has been read more than the Golden Miller one but it is still in Good Plus overall condition. The boards are a little faded but the binding is strong and there is no shelf lean. The page edge blocks show mild evidence of handling and/or age. The internal pages are… Read More

Two popular modern horseracing titles: 1. "Queen of the Turf (The Dorothy Paget Story)" by Quintin Gilbey. Published in hardback by Arthur Barker in 1974. Second Edition. 160pp. 2. "No Secret So Close (The Biography of Bruce Hobbs)" by Tim Fitzgeorge-Parker. Published in hardback by Pelham Books in 1984. First Edition. 182pp. Both books are in Very Good condition. Their binding is tight and the boards are clean with no annotations or inscriptions internally. The page edge blocks have minimal evidence of handling (although the Gilbey one has darkened and spotted on the top edge, as usual). There is no foxing in either book. The Gilbey dustjacket is in Very Good Plus condition while the Fitzgeorge-Parker one is in Very Good Minus condition as it has faded to the spine area. Both dustjackets are now protected by removable see-through sleeves. Further scanned images are available on request. Any questions, please just ask.

Two horseracing titles from the 1920s and 1930s. 1. "Men and Horses I Have Known" by George Lambton. Published in hardback by Butterworth in 1924. Third Edition. 380pp. 2. "Admiral Rous and the English Turf" by T. H. Bird. Published in hardback by Putnam in 1939. First Edition. 332pp. Both books are in Good condition, commensurate with age. The bindings are strong and there is no shelf lean to either volume. The internal pages are clean and annotation free. The page edge block in the Admiral Rous book has a stain on it. This book's dustjacket is in Fair condition with small areas of loss to the head and tail of the spine and staining to the rear panel. PLEASE NOTE: Postage will be slightly more than the Biblio.com default rate, due to the combined weight of these volumes. Further scanned images are available on request. Any questions, please just ask.

Two horseracing titles from the 1920s and 1930s. 1. "A Trainer to Two Kings" by Richard Marsh. Published in hardback by Cassell in 1925. First Edition. 336pp. 2. "Brown Jack" by R.C. Lyle. Published in hardback by Putnam in 1934. First Edition. 219pp. Both books are in Good condition, commensurate with age. Their binding is good and there is no shelf lean present. The page edge blocks on both books show moderate signs of age and handling. Internally they are clean and annotation free apart from a short gift inscription in the Brown Jack volume. Please note that both dustjackets are COLOUR FACSIMILES only. They are both in Good condition, although the Brown Jack one has copied poorly and appears as though it were scuffed/discoloured. Postage will be slightly more than the Biblio.com default rate, due to the combined weight of these two volumes. Further scanned images are available on request. Any questions, please just ask.

Horseracing Book: "Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1949-64" by Arthur Fitzgerald. Published in hardback by J. A. Allen in 1982. First Edition. 296pp. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The book is in Very Good Plus condition for its age. The binding is tight and there is no shelf lean or bowing present. The page edge blocks are clean. The boards are clean and the gilt lettering is still bright. Internally the book is in excellent condition and has clearly been very well cared for over the years. The author's signature adorns the title page and there are no other notes, underlinings or annotations in the volume. It is entirely foxing free. The book's dustjacket is also in Very Good Plus condition and is now protected by a removable see-through sleeve. Any questions, please just ask.