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Published by EP Publishing Ltd, 1971
ISBN 10: 0854096957ISBN 13: 9780854096954
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Good.
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Published by Iliffe & Sons
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.
Published by Iliffe & Sons, 1950
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1950. First Edition. 239 pages. Yellow dust jacket with red lettering over brown cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Clipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Notable foxing and soiling to DJ.
Published by Iliffe & Sons, 1951
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1951. Second (Revised) Edition. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Cloth has minor damp, ink and dust stains. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine.
Published by Iliffe & Sons, London, 1951
Seller: NorWest Books (UK), Minehead, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Second Impression. 239 Pages, Illustrated. A Complete Book, Covers Rather Worn And The Binding Is Shaky (But Still Holding All). Overall Only "Fair". Not Ex Library.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Published by Illiffe & Sons, 1951
Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised edition, second impression, good tight copy, light wear, minor marks, owners ink gift inscription inside.
Published by Longman's, Green & Co, 1845
Seller: Anne Godfrey, Pwllheli, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A new edition 12mo collection of four stories by the Earl of Beaconsfield , Benjamin Disraeli, published 1846 by Longman's Green & Co, in bluewith decorative black to front, gilt to spine, no jacket. Wear to prominences, dulled spine, small marks to boards, sound binding, a book plate inside front, a dusting of fox marks to ffeps, very good interior condition thereafter, with a 12 page catalogue of titles appended.
Published by Iliffe and Sons, London, 1951
Seller: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Photos (illustrator). Second Impression. The development of motor cycles, their use and technological advances, from the first primative machines of 1896 to the latest models of 1950 are covered in this history, which in turn examines their employment for transport, sport and recreaction and in two world wars. The "Cavalcade" was first published in 1950 of with this secord revised impression in 1951, which included some corrections and additions. The author/editor, Ixion, was a member of the staff of "The Motor Cycle," Britain's oldest magazine devoted to these machines and dating back to 1903. At the time of writing he was he only professional writer among the survivors of the magazine's earliest days. His book is a collage of the magazine's archives, his own and other's experiences and recollections of motot cycles, events, riding and observing. A fine record of the early days for the contemporary two-wheel enthusiast. Second revised edition of 1951, 239 pages including index, chronology of important dates in motor cycling (1885-1949) at front, 32 pages of photogravure illustratons in four sections, up to four images on many pages. Brown hard covers are VG+ with lightly sunned gilt spine titles, ink gift inscription top FFEP, isolated foxing marks few preliminary pages, text block otherwise excellent.
Published by Iliffe & Sons Ltd, 1950
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Good. 1st. First edition hardback, 1950, with no jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - brown cloth boards rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.
Published by Iliffe & Sons Ltd, 1951
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. Second (revised) edition hardback, 1951, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - brown cloth boards faded to spine with a couple of corners slightly bumped. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation - brief gift inscription to front endpaper; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.
Published by Iliffe & Sons 1951, 1951
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Second revised impression. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); 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.
Published by S.R. Publishers, No place, 1971
Seller: Bij tij en ontij ..., Kloosterburen, NL, Netherlands
Hardcover with dustjacket, 23 cm, 239 pp. Ills.: black and white illustrations. Cond.: goed / good. ISBN: 0854096957.
Published by Iliffe, 1927
Seller: Neville Chapman, Bacup, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 118 pages + adverts. Spine missing o/w clean tight copy.
Published by Iliffe Books, London, 1950
Seller: Black Cat Bookshop P.B.F.A, Leicester, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A detailed look at the world of motor cycles and motorcycling. Inc 32 pages of photogravure illustrations. Publishers brown cloth, titled gilt.
Published by Iliffe, London, 1951
Seller: St Paul's Bookshop P.B.F.A., Peterborough, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Second revised impression 1951. Good hardback copy in a poor price-clipped jacket with permanent clear-plastic cover. (Half-inch chip at top of spine).
Published by Iliffe & Sons Ltd., London, 1951
Seller: M RICHARDSON RARE BOOKS (PBFA Member), Ashby cum Fenby, NE Lincolnshire, LINCS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In tan cloth boards which show little sign of wear but for a little sunning to the spine and a little separation of the spine cloth. Internally very good with only a hint of foxing spots here and there.
Published by Iliffe, 1950
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The boards are a bit worn and marked - the spine is missing but has been replaced by masking tape. Netting visible. Minor foxing and there is a small chip to the fbep. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Iliffe & Sons, 1951
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. The jacket is rubbed and tape repaired.Some tanning and foxing.No inscriptions.Well bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Illife & Sons, London, 1950
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ixion (illustrator). 1st Edition 1st Issue. a fine copy in the original brown cloth in the original rare dust jacket, pictorial dust jacket with the original price of 10 shillings 6 pence, on the front flap, under mylar brodart. that would be equivalent to 3 dollars US at the time. With 32 photo gravures of cycles, races and famous figures, a Bible for English and European bikes, and mention of Indian and Harley. Features Norton and Triumph rare in dust jacket, signed by the first owner on fhe front fly leaf. else fine and very good dj. Ixion is a nom de plume. for the famed Canon Basil H. Davies B.A. a famed priest of the Anglican church who contributed to Motor cycle journals from 1902 on, and took his nom de plume from the Ixion motor cycle company who were early pioneers of the modern Motorcycle. first invented in 1884. A fine author, the bible of the Ride. For almost six decades, an Anglican priest provided inspiration and advice to generations of British and colonial motorcyclists. In his weekly articles, Ixion's "Occasional Comments," appearing in The Motor Cycle (one of the foremost motorcycling periodicals), he provided an insight into the movement; his rather secretive persona belying an in-depth knowledge gained by dealings at grass-roots levels with those involved in the industry and through being involved in the sport since it began in the previous century. By the Owner.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover in scarce DJ, Revised British Edition 1951 Iliffe & Sons London 239 pages. Very Good in a VG DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to brown cloth boards with gilt titles-two corners bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear to un-clipped DJ-now in mylar. No previous owner marks, no notes-all pages are clean and crisp with a touch of foxing to the textblock edges. 239 pages including index, chronology of important dates in motor cycling (1885-1949) and over 100 vintage B&W photographs.The development of motor cycles, their use and technological advances, from the first primitive machines of 1896 to the latest models of 1950 are covered in this history, which in turn examines their employment for sports, recreation and transport in both world wars.The author Ixion, was a staff member of "The Motor Cycle," Britain's oldest magazine devoted to motorcycles and dates back to 1903. At the time of writing (1951) he was the only professional writer still left from the magazine's earliest days. You'd be hard pressed to find a better record of the early days of British contemporary two-wheel motor cycling. Any motor cycle enthusiast will enjoy this history.Scarce, especially in DJ and a very handsome copy. LOC SSS-04.
Published by EP, 1973
ISBN 10: 0854098860ISBN 13: 9780854098866
Seller: Neville Chapman, Bacup, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint edition. 250c pages.2 volumes in 1 as Includes 'Further Motor Cycle Reminiscences' as well as 'Motor Cycle Reminiscences.' Dustwrapper not price clipped.
Publication Date: 1973
Seller: Simon Lewis Transport Books, Coleford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Facsimile Reprint. This is in fact two early books in one Volume. Originally published in the twenties. 'Ixion' was the pen name of one of the foremost motorcycling journalists of the period. He recalls his adventures and those of his many friends in the movement in the pioneer days of motor cycling when every journey was an adventure and every destination, merely a possibility. Approx 260 pages with a number of cartoons and period motor cycle advertising. The adventures cover 30 years and 300,000 miles and are a delightful 2 & sometimes 3 wheeled ride along memory lane. The book is in good clean condition the jacket a tad faded and with some edge and corner wear.
Published by iliffe & sons nd london
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
small octavo illus stiffened boards, 144pp + xv adverts, illus, VG (light tanning, moderate wear to spine with small loss to top, owners details and label to fep) A presentable copy of this RARE title.