Fortuna Books

West Midland, A Railway in Miniature ( G S Troup 's Copy with Original Photos Slipped in )

BEAL Edward · 1952

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Percival Marshall cloth slightly discoloured, unclipped dust jacket heavily rubbed with edge tears some creases and loss to spine, 'Troup' in pen to fep, 164pp + plates, very faint scattered foxing, rear paste down has an envelope attached by its gummed edge, this is addressed...

The Parachute and Its Pilot: The Ultimate Guide for the RAM Air Aviator 5th Edition

GERMAIN Brian · 2004

$95.00 (€86.20 | £71.91 | ¥15,170)

Adventurewisdom 165pp, near new, the singular resource for canopy flight information, information compiled over 20 years of skydiving experience, offers technical yet very straight-forward explanations of ram air parachute flight. Written by one of the industry's leading para...

The Lunatic Express, an entertainment in Imperialism

MILLER Charles · 1972

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

MacDonald Heavy book may incur extra shipping outside New Zealand. DW price clipped and sunfaded spine. map end papers 559pp + plates etc, very tidy internallly. 19th Century building of the railway from Lake Victoria to Mombasa -against a hostile environment. The six year bui...

Man and the sea, from the Ice Age to the Norman Conquest

BANBURY Philip · 1975

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Adlard Coles jacket price clipped, slightly sunned, VG. Book foredge soiled, 269pp B&W illustrations in text, VG. An archaeological and historical investigation of water borne navigation and travel. H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

Merchant ships of the world in colour 1910-1929

DUNN Lawrence · 1975

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

MacMillan first US edition, VG , DW has short split 30mm down from head at upper spine fold otherwise VG and unclipped, 215pp + 96 colour plates. a volume in the MacMillan colour series. each plate accompanies a full description of the vessel and its history H First Edition ...

Inflatable Boats

WATNEY John · 1973

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Ian Allan DW price clipped and with 5cm tear down from top corner along spine fold at the front and a 2cm tear down from top of spine along the fold on the rear. spine lightly sunned a little edge wear, not too bad though. 192pp b&w photos throughout, completely printed on art...

Shipping Wonders of the World a saga of the sea in story and Picture

WINCHESTER Clarence editor · 1764

$125.00 (€113.42 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Amalgamated Press (5,000 gram rate i.e. 5x standard rate) two huge volumes, over 6 kg, blind dec covers and gilt titled and dec spines, vol 1 1-836, vols 837-1764pp. many iullustrations b&w as well as some colour plates etc. spines rubbed to joints, edges and corners rubbed,...

The Singer Gazelle Workshop Manual Series I-V

ROOTES · 1963

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Rootes Service Division card covers attached with binding clips to the pages, workshop manual for the series 1-5, former owner has written their cars engine and chassis numbers to the title page, this manual seems to be made from separate parts as at the top they have differen...

The Concise Encyclopedia of Formula One

TREMAYNE D & HUGHES M · 1998

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Colour Library Direct new but with minor shelf wear, pictorial laminated boards and DW. 256pp colour photos throughout. heavy book. H First Edition Very Good Surrey Very Good 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

Pacific Flight the Story of the Lady Southern Cross

TAYLOR P G · 1935

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Angus & Robertson cloth faded and slighlty browned, owners details to half title, slight foxing, heaviest to closed edges, map endpapers tidy, 262pp, one-time companion of Kingsford-Smith, the author here recounts his cross Pacific flight in a single engined Altair, with stop ...

Solo to Sydney

CHICHESTER F C · 1930

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

John Hamilton blue cloth lightly soiled, bumps to edges, corners rubbed through to boards, upper joint split and has been repaired (?) with clear tape which should be removable, lower joint worn and partially split, head and tail frayed. hinge cracked and loosened, front pa...

S.O.S.the Story of the Life-boat Service

JOLLY Cyril · 1974

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Cassell gift inscription to fep otherwise excellent copy of the revised edition, sunned spine to the DW 146pp + plates H revised Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The MG Magnette (mark 3 III) Drivers Handbook

BRITISH MOTOR CORPORATION · 1959

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

BRITISH MOTOR CORPORATION third edition, blue printed covers detached and soiled, 60pp stapled, key numbers written at head of title in pen, text is still quite tidy and clean, the manual that was sent out with the new automobile. EMAIL FOR REDUCED SHIPPING S reprint No Jacke...

Half-ton Van and Pick Up Drivers Handbook BMC

BRITISH MOTOR CORPORATION · 1963

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

BRITISH MOTOR CORPORATION undated but code at rear has 8/63 so assuming 1963, red and white printed covers stapled sheets, 62pp, diagrams etc, covers a little soiled from greasy fingers but not too bad and internally quite clean. rear cover publication number AKD 3907. handbo...

To Fly a Desk, Sir Geoffrey Roberts Father of Air New Zealand

HOLMES Noel · 1982

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Reed VG in same DW, DW has minimal residue of a label to base of spine, tail of fep has stamp 'TVNZ Reference Library Christchurch' repeated onrear advertising page and with a library pocket to the final blank page before the fep, otherwise VG and clean copy. x+ 196pp + plates...

Practical Boat Sailing for Amateurs

DAVIES G Christopher · 1890

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

L Upcott Gill & Son 'containing particulars of the most suitable sailing boats and yachts for amateurs, and instructions for their proper handling &c', illustrated with designs and plans of small yachts and sailing boats, and numerous diagrams, nd, 18pp adverts at rear dated 1...

Motor Racing Year 1968-9 edited by the staff of Motor Racing Magazine

Motor Racing Magazine · 1969

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Knightsbridge yellow papered spine, black and white photographic boards. 132pp. bookseller label to title page otherwise VG copy, plenty of B&W photos in the text, some full page. Full European circuit covered. First Edition No Jacket Kent Very Good Brinton, Blunsden, Harring...

Sputnik Into Space

VAAILIEV M & DOBRONRAVOV V V · 1958

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Souvenir Book VG with foxed or soiled closed edges. DWcomplete and unclipped but with closed tears to the spine and spine edge of cover, as well as along the folds, some minor areas taped to hold together under a plastic sleeve. 147pp + plates. "At last the Soviet scientists ...

Engine Pass, New Zealand Railways ( Signed Copy )

LEITCH D. B. · 1967

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Reed unclipped dust jacket is rubbed to tail of spine, book and jacket near fine, signed 'Best Wishes D B Leitch' to title, 184pp + plates, steam travel in both islands of NZ H Signed by Author First Edition Very Good Wellington Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Rederiaktieselskabet Dannebrog 1883-1973

WECO · 1973

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Rederiaktieselskabet Dannebrog stapled wrappers, 104pp, lightly handling soiled covers, illustrated with photos of the ships, a fleet list of the merchantman's ships S First Edition No Jacket Copenhagen Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall