John Dunscombe (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The cover has turquoise cloth. Seven chapters; b/w photos and other illustrations; index. The spine strip has darkened. Two of the text block ends have darkened; the other end has light foxing. The front endpaper has a get-well phrase followed by 13 signatures. Scans e-mailed upon request. John Dunscombe (illustrator).…

HARDCOVER. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo hardcover with forest green cloth boards; 256 pp.; gilt title to spine; b/w illustrations and photos. Tight binding, clean throughout; sharp corners. Near Fine. DJ:Pictorial jacket in Mylar in red, green, and blue, with various competition cars (Napier, Bentley, and Aston Martin). Light edge wear, 1/4 inch closed tear to head of spine; tape piece to foot of spine. Very Good. A comprehensive historical account of the development of British racing, sports, and record-breaking cars. Concentrates on those machines which contributed materially to the country's prestige in speed work through individual effort and engineering achievement. Includes detailed technical analysis and historical context from early racing eras through the mid-20th century. DUNSCOMBE, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 224pp.incl.index; HB paleblue w/gilt; rubbed w/some scuff; wear on edges&corners; clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/blk.spine; blk.w/white-pic.covers; rubbed w/wear onedges&corners; spine sunned; corner-cut. 101 illus., including 36 drawings " .presenting an historical panorama of sports cars through more than half a century.". Dunscombe, John (drawings) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Davies, Gordon; James Leech, Kenneth Rush, Walter Wright,John Dunscombe, and Alex Murray (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Unstated Ed. Minor soiling to jacket edges, Employee Sale stamped on ffep else a tight bright unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket protected in clear mylar sleeve; unstated edition. Gordon Davies; James Leech; Kenneth Rush; Walter Wright; John Dunscombe; John Crawley; Tim Loakes (illustrator).…

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, FORMER OWNERSHIP & SOME ANNOTATIONS BY MAURIE HENDRY AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIAN, CRACKED AT SPINE TO PAGE 84, super octavo, hardcover (Scruffy); 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G) jacket v scruffy/torn; 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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Minor wear. Pages age toned. Dust jacket in fair condition with heavy wear, tears and chipping present. Pictures available upon request. Dunscombe, John (illustrator).

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Condition Notes: Matt paper dust wrapper has insignificant edgewear and is a touch faded with heavier toning to the spine; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.9 kg); pp 196; Index; Includes: Top edge dyed Blue; Black & white drawings; 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 #196902 ||. John Dunscombe (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Unstated Ed. Small chips to top of jacket spine, a few closed tears/toning to jacket edges else a tight unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket protected in clear mylar sleeve; unstated edition. Gordon Davies; James Leech; Kenneth Rush; Walter Wright; John Dunscombe; John Crawley; Tim Loakes (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1959. Almost very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. 101 b/w illustrations which include 36 whole page drawings by John Dunscombe, presenting an historical panorama of sports cars through more than half a century. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and steering-wheel vignette to front board. B/w photos and illustrations. 224 pages including index. Second impression. Boards are grubby. Text block browned. Some minor foxing/browning mainly to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, worn at corners, large closed tear to rear panel, tape repairs to edges. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Dunscombe, John (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. Spotting to boards, especially spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is foxed and faded to spine; a few nicks and chips at corners. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Dunscombe, John (illustrator).…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Condition Notes: Dust wrapper worn at the top edge with fraying to the head of the spine. The contents complete, clean and tight; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9" x 6" (1.1 kg); pp 224; Index; Includes: Black & white photographs on individual leaves; Black & white plates; Frontispiece; || 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 #203059 ||. John Dunscombe (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good clean firm interior for the age, no usage marks or inscriptions, but please note there are two browned tape marks to both front and rear e/paper being the remains of an old sleeve-protector, contains numerous full page drawings of vehicles and several black and white photos, very good clean firm boards; d/jacket has nicks to spine tips and a little edge-rubbed but decent appearance overall with no large tears, not price-clipped. JOHN DUNSCOMBE (illustrator).…

Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. Very Good Binding firm pages white inscription to fep. Green cloth has some light handling wear a foxed spine and faded titles.PP 256, index, 73 fantastic illustrations Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Dunscombe (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First UK Edition. 224 pages, with 101 black and white illustrations and photographs. Blue cloth covers with gold titles, top and base of spine, corners are bumped and worn, edges of spine and cover edges are worn, spine lightly faded, a few light markings to covers, inscription to previous owner on ffep, Good. Dunscombe, John (illustrator). Book. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A smart six volume set of illustrated first edition works on motoring, cars, and motor cycles, in the original dust wrappers. A six volume set of works on motoring.The first editions.In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original dust wrappers.Including:(1957) The Sports Car: Development & Design.By John Stanford. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen double sided plates, and in text illustrations. Collated, complete.(1960) Cars of the Connoisseur: A Treasury of the Years of Grace.By J.R. Buckley. Illustrated with sixteen double sided plates.(1960) Commercial Road Vehicles.By E.L. Cornwell. Illustrated with sixteen double sided plates, and in text illustrations.(1961) Veteran and Vintage Motor Cycles.By James Sheldon. Illustrated with sixteen double sided plates, and in text illustrations.(1963) The Thoroughbred Motor Car 1930-40.By David Scott-Moncrieff. Illustrated with twelve double sided plates, and in text illustrations.(1965) German High-Performance Cars 1894-1965.By Jerrold Sloniger and Hans-Heinrich von Fersen. Illustrated with twenty three double sided plates, and in text illustrations.All volumes collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original dust wrappers. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. Small split to tail of front joint of 'The Thoroughbred Motor Car 1930-40'. Ink inscription to front free endpaper of 'Commercial Road Vehicles'. Dust wrappers are smart, with light sunning to spines, and shelf wear to extremities. 'The Sports Car' wrap is price clipped, with archival reinforcements to the edges of reverse. Loss to extremities of spine of 'Veteran and Vintage Motor Cycles', with the odd closed tear. 'Commercial Road Vehicles' is price clipped, with a closed tear to the head of the front joint, and light spotting to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. John Dunscombe; Dennis Marshall (illustrator). book. …