Blight Anthony (26 results)

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Wild Sonnets: Thirty Poems About World Wildlife This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, 1970. Full page plates throughout. Very good in a lightly rubbed dustwrapper, front and spine may be very slightly faded. Generally a very good clean crisp copy. Plates throughout. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Anthony blight,Georges Roesch,1970, first edition,fair, original dust cover, original green cloth cover,ppxvi,pp496,contains black and white photography. Condition fair: pages remain vibrant, with occasional markings, the photographs remain vibrant, with small ink transfer, end papers have age spotting. The cover has had heavy damp staining to green cloth that being said it remains vibrant and the gilt printed spine vibrant and intact with little shelf were. The dust cover has markings and chippings and general shelf ware. Otherwise a good, tight and clean copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition hardback copy. Fine condition in Fine jacket. Thick heavy 8vo book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. LIMITED EDITION TO 1500 COPIES (#1018). The French Sports Car Revolution was prompted by the pre-war German domination of Grand Prix racing. The author, a well known car racing historian, provides a well researched history of the manufacturers, politics and personalities involved, together with detailed technical analysis of the leading French sports racing marques covering all of the major racing companies. Profusely Illustrated.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Grenville Publishing Co, London, UK. 1st edition 1970. Hardcover. 496 pp. 255x160 mm (10"x6¼") approx. Many B&W photos plus some technical illustrations. Condition: Fine in a fine non price-clipped dust jacket which is protected in a clear plastic cover. 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: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition Limited Edition. Limited edition, numbered on half title, 684 of 1500. First edition. Sparkford: Foulis/Haynes, 1996. 4to (28.8x22cm). Original blue publisher's cloth in original unclipped dust jacket. Pages: 550. Bound in original blue publisher's cloth. Spine lettered in gold foil. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket unclipped, some very faint markings near edges. Volume fine, free from markings and wear. A beautiful copy. Please note: This item is large and/or heavy. It may require additional postage costs to be paid. If so, we will contact you after purchase.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. Foxing to top text block edge EU ORDERS OVER EUR 150 REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO COVER IMPORT COSTS (GENERALLY 6-15% OF THE ORDER VALUE). WE WILL CONTACT YOU BEFORE ACCEPTING THE ORDER. ORDERS WILL BE REJECTED IF THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE IS NOT ACCEPTED.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Printed Pages - 550. Illustrated - Black and White Photographs. Sellers Note - This is a heavy book 2.4Kgs therefore, the postal costs will be higher and tracked and signed for will be necessary. Please email for quote.

Hardbound. Condition: Fine(1). Information on manufacturers, politics and personalities along with technical analyses of the leading French sports racing marques. Previous owner stamp on inside cover. With d/j Illustrated by: .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This rarely available, Limited Edition book is numbered 523 of 1500 copies. The book is described as being a personal masterpiece by one of the world's greatest automotive historians. The book contained much previously unpublished information about the manufacturers, politics and personalities involved together with detailed technical analyses of the leading French sports car marques. This is a large, heavy and valuable book which may require additional postage. Inventory # G2681.…

hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

LACKS D/W, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 496pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light soiling to prelims, prev. owner's details in pencil to ffep).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A classic of  motoring marque history. A massive 496 page study of the Talbot from 1926 to 1935 when designer Georges Roesch brought his finely honed his design expertise to the near bankrupt concern and not only saved it from going under but turned it into one of the prime sporting marqiues of the post-Wall-Street-Crash era. During this time the works and privateer cars exercised a domination in the Alpine Trials and achieved great success in major motor racing events at home (Brooklands) and in Europe. The race reporting in this book is said to be among the most evocative and well written anywhere and the authors technical 'handle' on the road cars and their design in unsurpassed.Book in good condition,one or two marks small areas of shelf wear on the jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A classic of  motoring marque history. A massive 496 page study of the Talbot from 1926 to 1935 when designer Georges Roesch brought his finely honed his design expertise to the near bankrupt concern and not only saved it from going under but turned it into one of the prime sporting marqiues of the post-Wall-Street-Crash era. During this time the works and privateer cars exercised a domination in the Alpine Trials and achieved great success in major motor racing events at home (Brooklands) and in Europe. The race reporting in this book is said to be among the most evocative and well written anywhere and the authors technical 'handle' on the road cars and their design in unsurpassed.Book in good condition,one or two marks on the cover cloth and some wear to the edged of the jacket  at the top of the spine etc. with a bit of creasing across the top/back edge. (see photos).…

1st Edition. Hb in Dw xvi,496pp frontisplate, illustrations and plates Biography of The Chief Engineer of Talbot Motor Sport in the 1920s & 30s A Vg/Vg copy and Uncommon.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bugatti, Delage, Delahaye & Talbot in Competition 1934 - 1939. This mammoth work by noted Talbot expert Anthony Blight covers the game-changing generation of large engined French-built sports cars from it's most exotic manufacturers which moved the techology of sport-racing casr on from the huge bullet-proof Bentley's of the vintage era to the smaller, lower, more technologically sophistacated cars that would dominage Le Mans either side of the second world war and insipire the road cars of the 19509s. The First and only Edition. limited to just 1500 copies. The book runs to 550 pages & includes an abundance of wonderful photos from the period. This large format Volume weighs in, in excess of 2Kgs so will require EXTRA POSTAGE over and above our flat rate. Book in fine condition with fine clean jacket that just has minor shelf rub. A rare & wonderful book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition. Royal 8vo; xvi,496pp. Green cloth with gilt title on spine, very light wear to edges. Binding square and tight. Dust jacket with general wear and tear, particularly to edges; long tear along fore-edge repaired with tape. Owner's inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise generally clean within. B/w illustrations and plates with frontispiece. A 'Good' copy.…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Just a hint of fading to the spine of the dust wrapper. Slight age-toning to the edges of the text block, more so to the top edge. The contents complete, clean and tight; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over green boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 10" x 6¼" (1.5 kg); pp (xvi) 496; Preface by Lord Essendon; Includes: Black & white photographs on individual leaves; Maps; Cutaways; Frontispiece; Appendices (8); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #204431 ||.…

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous plates; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-browned and chafed at extremities. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION.

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#21/1500), imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 550pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, minor soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor wrinkling to terminlas) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/earing to edges, light tanning/fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to front flap). …

Hardbound. Condition: Fine(1). The story of Georges Roesch, a mechanical genius, who saved the Talbot company from bankruptcy, carrying it right through the economic depression of the early thirties. Written with authority and authenticity. With d/j Illustrated by: .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Limited to 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 740. Protected dustwrapper. Size approx 8.5 x 11". Fully illustrated. 550 page. Heavyweight book, will require additional postage for international customers.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Bugatti, Delage, Delahaye and Talbot in competition 1934-1939. Large format. B/w photos. This edition limited to 1500 copies. Copy No. 1110. A few light marks to covers. Light wear to cover edges. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. …

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. xvi, 496. Frontispiece plus 181 numbered monochrome images to plates. Publishers' grass green cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Spine tips a little rubbed; contents clean with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket slightly nicked & creased top edge. A Very Good copy in like jacket. Biography of the mechanical genius and Chief Engineer at Roesch Talbot, Georges Roesch (1891-1969).…