Racing Album 1949 West Coast First Annual by Mel Steiner, Editor; Biographies by Dorothy Sloan and Tim Corkery - 1949

Australia, 1952. Card Menu (4 sides). Farewell Dinner to Members of the Rowing Section of the Australian Rowing Team at The Hermitage Sydney, Friday May 30, 1952. Given by Members of earlier Crews to have rowed at Henley on Thames. 27 handwritten signatures on Menu, including those of previous Australian Rowing crews. Menu also contains the signatures of 13 members of the Australian Olympic Rowing Team for the Helsinki Games. Notable signatures include Mervyn Wood, who was the flagbearer for Australia at the Games and who also won a Silver medal in the Mens Single Skulls Event. Also, signatures of David Anderson, Philip Cayzer, Ernest Chapman, Thomas Chessel, Mervyn Finlay, Robert Tinning and Geoffrey Williamson who were part of the Bronze medal winning Australian eights. Front of menu features handwritten name of W. J. Dixon (Bill) who was one of the hosts, having competed for Australia at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Card. Very… Read More

Simon and Schuster, NY, 1956. ,HBDJ, 1956, First Edition, STATED First printing. VERY GOOD+ IN GOOD DJ WITH FOXING Tears wear TINY CHIPS extremities EDGES. Salmon boards with gold gilt & black cloth Spine cvr, 8vo. DJ SPINE End chips wear , SIGNED by Author, who was 12 yrs old when his grandfather a G.A.R.Officer & his beautiful mother took him across the continent & back on yr. long trek in model T FORD, includes Glory Girl , early Film star, Lucy Dooley, Miami in Twenties. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Stephen Longstreet,.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. From the library of Eric Roberts, famed climber who died in an avalanche while climbing Annapurna. Illustrated with excellent black and white photographs plus a frontispiece and full page drawings by H. G. Willink. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered on the spine in black, in the dustjacket with artwork by H. G. Willink. xii, 214pp. A very good, fresh and attractive copy, the dustjacket with a little wear at the edges and some minor general mellowing. FIRST EDITION, AND ONLY THE THIRD ENTRY IN THE "NEW ALPINE LIBRARY" SERIES. "No library of books on Alpine Climbing would be complete without a contribution from Lord Schuster, whose 'Peaks and Pleasant Pastures' is among the very best books ever written about mountaineering. Lord Schuster shares with Mr. Leo Amery, as Mr. Arnold Lunn reminds us in his introduction to this volume, the distinction of having been president both of the Alpine Club and of the Ski Club of Great Britain. His… Read More

Birmingham, AL: New Life Art. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780967596303 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edgewear; Signed and inscribed by Chris Fowler and Payne Stewart ; Color Illustrations; 200 pages .

SIGNED BY BOB COUSY AND CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA! Includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Briefly inscribed as shown. Appears unread, boards look like new. Mild wear on jacket but still looks terrific with a new mylar cover. Expedited shipping is welcome; Bk 3, signed by author.

Yorkshire, England: Jowett Cars Limited, 1952. Owner's Instuction Book for the Operation and Maintenance of the 1.5 litre J4 cylinder Javelin Standard and De Luxe models Issued in May 1952 Produced in England by Jowett Cars Limited from 1947 to 1953, the Jowett Javelin was a full size, or executive car. Less than 25,000 were produced. Both car and this manual are rare. 8vo size stapled pamphlet has brown cardstock covers with white titles; 52 glossy pages with black and white illustrations throughout; pull out two page wiring diagram on last page. Staples are rusted or discolored which has caused some discoloration to pages around staples and there are some impression marks on front cover; light crease to top corner, edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Simon and Schuster, NY, 1956. ,HBDJ, 1956, First Edition, STATED First printing. VERY GOOD+ IN GOOD DJ WITH FOXING Tears wear TINY CHIPS extremities EDGES. Salmon boards with gold gilt & black cloth Spine cvr, 8vo. DJ SPINE End chips wear , SIGNED by Author, who was 12 yrs old when his grandfather a G.A.R.Officer & his beautiful mother took him across the continent & back on yr. long trek in model T FORD, includes Glory Girl , early Film star, Lucy Dooley, Miami in Twenties. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Stephen Longstreet,.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. First edition. From the library of Eric Roberts, famed climber who died in an avalanche while climbing Annapurna. Illustrated with excellent black and white photographs plus a frontispiece and full page drawings by H. G. Willink. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered on the spine in black, in the dustjacket with artwork by H. G. Willink. xii, 214pp. A very good, fresh and attractive copy, the dustjacket with a little wear at the edges and some minor general mellowing. FIRST EDITION, AND ONLY THE THIRD ENTRY IN THE "NEW ALPINE LIBRARY" SERIES. "No library of books on Alpine Climbing would be complete without a contribution from Lord Schuster, whose 'Peaks and Pleasant Pastures' is among the very best books ever written about mountaineering. Lord Schuster shares with Mr. Leo Amery, as Mr. Arnold Lunn reminds us in his introduction to this volume, the distinction of having been president both of the Alpine Club and of the Ski Club of Great Britain. His… Read More

Birmingham, AL: New Life Art. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780967596303 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edgewear; Signed and inscribed by Chris Fowler and Payne Stewart ; Color Illustrations; 200 pages .

SIGNED BY BOB COUSY AND CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA! Includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Briefly inscribed as shown. Appears unread, boards look like new. Mild wear on jacket but still looks terrific with a new mylar cover. Expedited shipping is welcome; Bk 3, signed by author.