Manwaring L A (102 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. our photos, binding is solid, sun fade on spine, text is free of markings, previous owner book plate on inside front cover, we ship quickly with tracking.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, highlighting of text, writing in margins. No missing pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. This brilliant vintage edition of The Observer's Book of Commercial Vehicles by L. A. Manwaring would make a great addition to any vehicle enthusiast home library. This pocket guide is fully described, and there are numerous illustrations both in colour and black and white. This is the fortieth title in the Observer guides, for which there are 100 titles altogether on many varying topics including nature, sport, transport, history, Britain, hobbies and more. With attractive pictorial covers and full of interesting facts, these little pocket books are a welcome addition to any bookshelf. Title: The Observer's Book of Commercial Vehicles Author: L. A. Manwaring Publisher: Frederick Warne Publication Date: c.1980 Format: Hardback no jacket Condition: This book is in good condition for its age with minor cover wear and marking, may have front inscription.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 9th Edition. Ninth (revised) edition first printing . Octavo hardback. 288 pp. Black & white illustrations. Good condition (a little damage to a bottom spine corner) No dust jacket Original owner's name and date on front end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. This brilliant vintage edition of The Observer's Book of Commercial Vehicles by L. A. Manwaring would make a great addition to any vehicle enthusiast home library. This pocket guide is fully described, and there are numerous illustrations both in colour and black and white. This is the fortieth title in the Observer guides, for which there are 100 titles altogether on many varying topics including nature, sport, transport, history, Britain, hobbies and more. With attractive colourful covers and full of interesting facts, these little pocket books are a welcome addition to any bookshelf. Title: The Observer's Book of Commercial Vehicles Author: L. A. Manwaring Publisher: Frederick Warne Publication Date: 1959-80 Format: Hardback no jacket Condition: This book is in good condition for its age with minor cover wear and marking, may have front inscription.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 13th Edition. Thirteenth (revised) edition first printing . Octavo hardback. 288 pp. Black & white illustrations. Very Good condition in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (tiny closed tears at corners). No inscriptions Cover shows Singer Vogue saloon with glamorous model on bonnet.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 13th Edition. Thirteenth (revised) edition first printing . Octavo hardback. 288 pp. Black & white illustrations. Very Good condition in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (some old removed selotape has been used to fix a protective cover to the jacket in the past. While this has protected it, this has left some brown marks, mainly on the underside - Doesn't look too unsightly on the outside). No inscriptions Cover shows Singer Vogue saloon with glamorous model on bonnet.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 15th Edition. Fifrteenth (revised) edition first printing . Octavo hardback. 288 pp. Black & white illustrations. Very Good condition in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (previous owner has made a protective transparent sleeve secured with old selotape- this has left some faint brown stains on the end papers - not too bad) No inscriptions Cover shows Acadian Thin Pillar Coupe in Canada.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 10th Edition. Tenth (revised) edition first printing . Octavo hardback. 288 pp. Black & white illustrations. Near Very Good condition (spine colour faded, not affecting titles) in fair unclipped dust jacket (just the front and back panels and flaps are intact i.e. the spine area is missing. The front panel is scuffed where a small label has been removed). Original owner's name and date on front end paper. Cover shows Hillman Imp Saloon and Edinburgh Castle.…

Condition: Good. 1967. Reprinted. 311 pages. No dust jacket. Blue paper covered boards. Black and white photographs throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Condition: Good. 1961. 7th Impression. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1967. Reprint. 311 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1967. Reprint. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1958. No Edition Stated. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. some foxiing to top edge, otherwise very good.

Condition: Good. 1967. Revised Edition. 311 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards. Black and white photographs throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. 14th edition. VG: in very good condition with poor jacket. Not clipped. 140mm x 90mm (6" x 4"). 288pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 14th edition . Previous owners name, tippex'ed out on the front free end paper page. 14th edition, 1968. A Small publication of 288 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and small closed tears along the edges. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Condition: Gut. 13th ed... 288 pp., 15 cm, Schutzumschlag berieben und randlädiert, Einband an den Ecken teils leicht bestoßen, sonst und gesamt gutes, auch textsauberes Exemplar. In englischer Sprache Ab dem 12. August 2026 stellen wir unseren Versand in EU-Länder, EWR-Länder (Island, Liechtenstein, Norwegen), ein. Grund dafür sind die strengen Vorgaben der neuen europäischen Verpackungsverordnung (PPWR). Die dadurch entstehenden Auflagen und Kosten sind für uns wirtschaftlich und aus Gründen nicht umsetzbar. Vielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis. BESTELLUNGEN MIT EINER DEUTSCHEN VERSANDANSCHRIFT WERDEN WEITERHIN AUSGEFÜHRT. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 290 Kl.-8°, Hardcover/Pappeinband mit Schutzumschlag. …

Hardcover. 24mo. Ninth Edition. 288pp. Thick, white pages are unmarked with plenty of b/w photos throughout. Blue paper covered boards titled in deep blue on top board and spine are only slightly worn and sunned around the edges. Binding secure. Dust jacket in good condition, with minor rubbing and short tears along edges. Price clipped and with penned date on spine panel.…

Condition: Good. 1958. New Restyled Edition. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Stamp to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Sticker to front flap. Tape and water staining to spine. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

Condition: Good. 1966. No Edition Remarks. 311 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards. Black and white photographs throughout. Pages and photographs are lightly tanned throughout. Binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 8th Edition. Eighth (revised) edition first printing . Octavo hardback. 288 pp. Black & white illustrations. Very Good condition in Good + unclipped dust jacket (tiny nibbles at corners, red colour of jacket just a little faded). No inscriptions Cover shows white Vauxhall VX 4/90 saloon.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Blue board covers with light shelf wear.288 pgs. Clean, tight liittle book, NOT ex-library. Dust jacket is actually totally ripped in half with large piece of spine missing. Please note, shipping prices quoted are for North American standard shipping only. International, expedited or tracked shipping extra.…

Condition: Fair. 1962. 8th Edition. 288 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, tears and chips. Heavy loss to all parts of the dust jacket. Moderate tanning and tape to spine and edges. Sticker to front.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Spine is torn and has red tape across the bottom. There is also tearing to the top back edge and flap edges. Dust jacket is attached to book with red tape. The book is clean inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate loosening from binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Behold: The Observer?s Book of Automobiles (1968) by L. A. Manwaring ? a pocket-sized time machine from the era when cars had chrome moustaches, names like Cortina and Zephyr , and the natural habitat of the British motorist was a lay-by with a thermos and quiet despair. This is not a book for people who merely like cars. This is a book for people who feel a faint, inexplicable thrill at the phrase ?engine capacity? , who believe a proper automobile should have a real grille you could lean your personality on , and who consider spotting a Morris Oxford in the wild to be basically the same as seeing a rare bird. It?s the Observer?s formula at its finest: concise, authoritative, and oddly soothing ? as if the entire, complicated world can be neatly catalogued into tidy little facts and silhouettes you can identify before your tea goes cold. Inside you?ll find a glorious parade of mid-century motoring ambition: sensible saloons, dashing sports cars, foreign curiosities, and those delightfully optimistic designs that assumed the future would be powered by confidence, petrol, and a total absence of health-and-safety paperwork. Each entry is like a tiny obituary for a model range: its measurements, its mechanical virtues, its quiet quirks ? all delivered with the calm certainty of a time when an ?Observer? could simply observe and not be forced to update a spreadsheet. And because it?s 1968, the subtext is always: ?Yes, you can own a car. No, it won?t start in winter. Yes, it will rust. But you will look magnificent while being late.? Condition-wise: this copy is Good , and in Crappy Old Books terms that means it?s properly usable, properly readable, and properly ready to be shoved in a glovebox like it was born to be. The dust jacket is worn (as per your scan) ? which is honestly the most authentic thing it could do. A pristine dust jacket on a car book feels suspicious, like someone bought it purely for interior design purposes and never once argued about carburettors. A worn jacket says this book has seen things . The book itself is sound , which is what you want: a sturdy little manual of motoring memory, built to outlast the vehicles it documents. Perfect for: Anyone who can?t pass an Austin without saying ?they don?t make ?em like that anymore? (even if they absolutely did) The nostalgic tinkerer who loves a car that comes with ?character? (and, inevitably, leaks) People who collect Observer?s Books the way others collect rare stamps, except this one smells faintly of petrol dreams In short: a charming, practical, slightly smug pocket encyclopedia of the road ? back when the road was narrower, the indicators were optional, and every journey contained at least one unscheduled stop to ?have a look at it.? From Crappy Old Books , proudly supplying the past in portable form ? dust jacket a bit battle-worn, book solid, and the automobiles within forever gleaming in the amber of 1968. …