Fred Hobbs (20 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: As New. Looks almost new, tight and solid. Very clean with no markings or writing. 100% Money Back Guarantee on all Items. We believe in providing accurate grading on used books and excellent customer service.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in good condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dust wrapper has some light rubbing and chipping to edges, no tears or fading, crease to spine. Now in clear removable protective sleeve. Not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated. very little wear internally, appears only lightly read. Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Excellent condition. Internal Condition: Excellent condition. Author/Editor: Hobbs, Fred. ISBN: 0854297189. Publisher: Foulis. Year: 1990. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 203. Keywords: Motor Racing, Cars. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover in Fine condition, dustwrapper with slight shelfwear but otherwise Near Fine. In a clear archival wrapper. First edition, pp 203, b&w illustrations, appendix, index.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Fine hardback copy with fine jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hobbs, Fred. A life with HWM, from Aston to Facel Vega/ foreword by George Abecassis. First edition. Yeovil: Haynes Publishing Group, 1990. A Foulis Motoring Book. Hardback, VG, in unclipped dustjacket with light shelfwear to edges and one small nick to top front. Grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong.203pp., b/w photographs throughout. Contents clean and bright. "Fred Hobbs recounting of his years working at HW Motors in England from his teenage years on is a most interesting read. His recounting of the qualities and shortcomings of the hundreds of different kinds of cars that they sold, worked on and built are in depth and lovingly told. The characters are also told about with great detail as are the travels that Mr. Hobbs made throughout Europe". 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.

Hard Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback in jacket 1990. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket is not torn. Dispatched "Royal Mail Tracked 24" next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref M17. Life with Hersham and Walton Motors. From Aston to Facel Vega by Fred Hobbs. Published in 1990 by G. T. Foulis & Co Ltd, UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Title Continues: from Aston to Facal Vega. Gives a good idea that this chap had a life worth writing about. With the fledgling Grand Prix Team that had a young Stirling Moss as one of its Driver's HWM was one of the Post War British hopes along with BRM and Connaught. Fred Hobbs was involved with many of the Cars & Personalities when Motor Sport restarted after the War and his vivid recollections of those care free days at Prescott, Brighton & Goodwood make this a magical trip of nostalgia. This and much more at Astons is equally well recorded and supported with photos from his private & other collections. 203 pages, very good bok and jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Title Continues: from Aston to Facal Vega. Gives a good idea that this chap had a life worth writing about. With the fledgling Grand Prix Team that had a young Stirling Moss as one of its Driver's HWM was one of the Post War British hopes along with BRM and Connaught. Fred Hobbs was involved with many of the Cars & Personalities when Motor Sport restarted after the War and his vivid recollections of those care free days at Prescott, Brighton & Goodwood make this a magical trip of nostalgia. This and much more at Astons is equally well recorded and supported with photos from his private & other collections. The Book runs to 203pp and is in fine condition with fine jacket to match.

Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 203pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling).

HB. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Clean grey cloth on boards with gilt titles. Edges: light foxing to top-edge; faint smudge to fore-edge. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is As New. 203p Dj: faint dusting of a little soiling, rubbings and few only scratches. Head of spine with thin creasing.

8vo, 203pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 10'' x 7ĵ''. Contains 203 pp with period monochrome photographs throughout. Erased pencil price. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tear and rub to the top of the spine, not price clipped, £15.95. Member of the P.B.F.A. MOTORING, SPORTS CARS.

8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Haynes Publications. Yeovil. 1990. First edition. Hardback with DW. Illustrated in black and white. Margins slightly sunned and extremities lightly rubbed otherwise a good clean copy in a slightly worn wrapper.

4'' x 7'' Autograph book. Each page details whether the signature is genuine, and if so, where and when it was acquired, the book also contains a number of copy signatures. Small newspaper clippings and, or, colour cigarette cards accompany each page. The Jack Hobbs signature states: 'Nothing succeeds like character, J. B. Hobbs, April 1930' the comments to this page state that this was acquired from Jack Hobbs own shop, 59 Fleet Street, London. The Harold Larwood signature was obtained from Gamages, Holborn, in the nets. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Cricket].