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Published by Gordon and Gotch, Wellington, 1910
Seller: E.S.A.W Books, Wellington, WN, New Zealand
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Staples starting to rust but a very good copy, inscribed by the author to Ngaio Marsh, and drawing her attention to two of his stories in the book. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.
Published by Gordon & Gotch, New Zealand, 1910
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Book
Paperback. Condition: Good. name cut from top of title page-slight staple rust-some small lig ht stains back card cover.
Published by Gordon & Gotch, Wellington, NZ, 1910
Seller: Matheson Sports International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Excellent example of this sought after book. Some staple rust and page discolouration, generally very good.
Published by Gordon & Gotch, Wellington, NZ, 1910
Seller: Matheson Sports International Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Excellent example of this sought after book. Excellent example of this sought after book. Some staple rust and page discolouration, generally very good.
Published by Gordon & Gotch, Wellington, 1910
Seller: Tinakori Books, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. vi, 149 pages. Inscribed on the title page by the author, dated 30 March 1965, also interesting annotations by the author on pages 5, 135, 140 and 145. Child's scribble on title page and a handwritten note by the author under it "a child's scribble (probably one of mine)". Signed by Author(s).
Published by Gordon & Gotch, Wellington, N.Z., 1910
Seller: Pastsport, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A curious collection of articles on New Zealand Rugby in 1910. Original red illustrated card wrappers, some staple bleed but overall an excellent copy.
Published by Wellington Peace Celebrations Committee, Wellington, New Zealand, 1919
Seller: Archway Books, Mana, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Thin Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. 30 cm, 47 pp, maps, b&w photo illus, thin card covers - small nicks at edges. A couple of tiny marks in tex. VG copy. This is lighter in weight than the average allowed for at the checkout and there will be a freight rebate made.
Published by gordon & gotch 1910, 1910
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
small octavo illus light card covers, vi + 149pp, VG+ (light staining from staple bleed-through, light ink trasfer to extremities from covers) Excellent condition for such a delicate item.
Published by Leo Dobry; Del Fanning, ca. 1945-1955]., [Seattle & Tacoma, WA:, 1945
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
4to. [29 leaves (unnumbered).] composed of mylar sleeves. With 122 original photos printed on glossy photo paper (5 Kodachrome colour photos), sized from 2.5 x 3.5 in. up to 3.5 x 5 in. some w/ annotations in lower fore-edge of image, or on verso, a few dated (some soiling to one image, & edgewear to a few). Recent cloth 3-ring binder, lettering stamped on front cover, excellent exemplar. This sensational group of original photographs records open wheel midget car racing just after World War II in and around Seattle, Tacoma, & Puyallup, WA, Victoria, BC, Portland, OR, California, and Nevada, including photos of many of the midget racers and their drivers at the Portland Raceway, Aurora Speedway in Seattle, the San Mateo Fairgrounds, Reno Fairgrounds, and the historic Langford Speedway in Victoria, British Columbia. The hunger for speed, the presence of large numbers of skilled mechanics & machinists, a booming midget car racing scene nurtured by Ballard's Gasoline Alley, nurtured incredibly popular midget car racing circuits on the West Coast during the 1940s and 1950s. These photos open with shots of Geer McRae Motors Mercury, # 75, the AA Plating Works No. 2, Leo Dobry's No. 64 Kurtis Kraft midget racer driven by Del Fanning, a jalopy racer No. 26, sponsored by Nix Auto Wrecker owned by Edward Prestek, and the center of Ballard's old Gasoline Alley in Seattle, Swede Lindskog's No. 3 midget racer, and more. There are many photos of races, wrecked midget racers, midget open wheel racers on trailers, and many action shots of them hurtling down the tracks. A number of the photos depict iconic Seattle driver Del Fanning in front of, and sitting in his midget race cars, including the "Seattle Special," No. 7 for Dick's Auto Repair on 3817 Gilman Ave. in Seattle, as well as No. 63 owned by Leo Dobry, which was a Kurtis Midget, with Offenhauser Engine, and ran a number of races in the Northwest, set track records at Langford, and also raced the San Jose 100. There are photos annotated for the Portland Auto Show in 1954 when No. 44 wins 1st place, as well as a series of images showing a pristine Midget Racer under construction in a garage. Leo Dobry was a racing car owner out of Tacoma who was a moderately successful car owner on the AAA and ASPAR circuits in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as operated a successful speed shop which built and ran Kurtis Kraft racers on the Indy circuit, and the Pike's Peak Hill Climb. See: Don Radbruch, Dirt Track Auto Racing, 1919-1941: A Pictorial History, pp. 302-303, 100-124; Golden Wheels Fraternity, Auto Racing Pathfinders, Del Fanning History; Racin' Thru the Raindrops: A Virtual Motorsport Scrapbook, Lanford Speedway, Victoria, BC (2017); Brian Pratt, Big Car Racing at Lanford Speedway, Canadian Racer (2018); A Look Bat at Nix Auto Wrecking & Ballard's Gasoline Alley, Vintage West Woodland, August 29, 2016.