Prince chula siam (34 Ergebnisse)

hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, second edition. Grey cloth lettered black to the spine, no jacket. Cloth lightly soiled, the binding remains tight and the contents clean and unmarked. Illustrated, 112pp.

Zustand: Fair. 1948. Fourth edition. 183 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces strongly tanned and sunned. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Clipped jacket has heavy wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Rear surface detached.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 4th Edition. Fourth edition. 184pp, plus some black and white plate illustrations. Blue cloth-covered boards, with gilt lettering on the spine. 8vo. Boards worn, faded around edges, rounded on corners and spine ends and very slightly cocked. Text block edges softened and spotted. Internally some mild tanning and spotting on few and last few pages. Previous owner's name neatly inked on front free endpaper. In a worn, torn and chapped dust jacket (not price clipped) with loss of lower half of backstrip and some toning. A classic motorsport biography by Prince Chula of Siam, manager of the White Mouse Stable racing team, of the racing life and career of the author's cousin, Price Birabongse (known as Prince Bira or B. Bira), focusing on the racing seasons in Europe in 1937 and 1938. Based in Hammersmith, London, the White Mouse team was founded as a dedicated platform to manage and promote B. Bira's racing career. 1937-1939 marked the height of B Bira's career - including wins at the Monaco Voiturette GP, Brooklands and Nürburgring: his performance resulted in three consecutive years of being awarded the British Racing Drivers' Club Road Racing Gold Star.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 4th Edition. Good tight copy, light wear & marks, remains of dust wrapper present, worn, torn & marked.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 2nd Edition. The dustwrapper is rubbed with discolouring, sticker pull to back, heavy edgewear with chips, rips and creasing's, has a clear protective cover. The red boards are lightly rubbed with some small white stains to back, signs of shelf wear, with some bumping to corners and spine ends with fading, with clear black lettering to the spine. Tanning and mild foxing to page edges, rips and crease to inside cover and FFEP to hinge, chip to bottom corner to page 53. The binding is firm. The pages appear clean and crease free with some tanning. This book has 176 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.…

Zustand: Good. 1947. No Edition Stated. 175 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The clipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, tears and chips. Light tanning to spine and edges. Heavy loss to all parts of the dust jacket.…

good clean condition hardback. adhesion marks on front and rear paste-downs from protective covering. [Please see our storefront page for shipping information].

Hard Back. Classic Reprint. Being an account of one season of B Bira the racing motorist Bound in green faux leather with silver title to front board and spine matching green dustjacket price unclipped and in good condition with minor wear Pages throughout clean and bright with some black and white photographs pp 180. book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd. the boards are scuffed and edge worn. foxing and markings. one inscription. pages remain intact and legible. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards slightly bowed, betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Cloth. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Written to hold the memories of B Biras first year as a racing motorist under his cousins management Bound in cream cloth Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs Overall this book is in very good condition The pages are clean and bright and the boards are undamaged with little to no fading pp 112nbsp. book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Classic Reprint (first edition 1937, second edition 1946). Hardback copy in faux green leather boards with silver gilt lettering to front and spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 176pp. B/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (47/5).…

Zustand: Good. Second edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 15cm), 176pp. 26 plates. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. Light foxing to the edges of the text block; overall, the book is in good to very good condition. The dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (a little rubbed, light chafing of the edges). The dustwrapper gives the author's name as "Prince Chula of Thailand".…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. Hardback. With dust jacket. Inscriptions on inside cover.

Cloth. No Jacket. Printed for Private Circulation Only. An account of one season of B Bira the racing motorist Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering oon the spine and on the front cover this book was printed only for private circulation Richly illustrated throughout with black and white photography This book is in good condition The pages are clean and bright throughout The cover is slightly faded with some wear pp 219nbsp. book.…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Condition Notes: Matt paper dust wrapper has insignificant edgewear and is a touch faded. A little mottling to the boards. Pages a touch age-toned with scattered spotting, more so to the start and end; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with yellow titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 6" (0.8 kg); pp 175; Publishing date unstated, dated from references. Includes: List of race events; Black & white photographs on individual leaves; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #199473 ||.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. G T Foulis, London, UK. 1st edition 1947. Hardcover. 176 pp. 220x145 mm (8¾"x5¾") approx. B&W photps. Condition: very good without dust jacket. The spine ia slightly faded. Please see the photos of the actual item to assess its condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Fairly good condition for year.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Fairly good condition for year.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. London, G.T. Foulis & Co., Ltd., 1947. Octavo, 176 pages plus 16 pages of plates. Cloth slightly marked and rubbed; early gift inscription on the front free endpaper; one leaf a little marked (a production flaw); top edge a little foxed; a very good copy with the very good dustwrapper (lightly marked, rubbed and creased with a few short closed tears).…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Condition Notes: Dust wrapper worn at the edges loss to the foot of both panels. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. The contents lightly toned with age; Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.7 kg); pp 183; 3rd edition, first published 1939. Includes: Black & white photographs on individual leaves; Frontispiece; Appendix; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #196906 ||.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. First Edition. First edition. Hardback. With dust jacket. First Edition.

8vo., blue clothbound hardback gilt, with gilt lettering to upper cover; [ix]+ 219pp, with b/w plates. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Light foxing and sunning to edges, very slight soiling to boards, overall a Good+ copy. No dust jacket. (Shelf 10) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Zustand: Good. No jacket. Faded hardcover with light wear. Bumped corners. Tanned textblock edge, foxing to endpapers. Cracks to front hinge. Content is good & clear with light tanning to pages.

Cloth. No Jacket. Printed for Private Circulation Only. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover Contains a written birthday message to a previous owner on the first page Illustrated with black and white photography A rare edition only printed for private circulation Overall this book is in good condition The pages are clean and bright throughout There is some fading to the spine and some slight wear to the extremities but the gilt remains bright and undamaged pp 215nbsp. book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 1st Edition. [1937] First Printing. Bound in blue cloth, gilt titles, faded at periphery and top 2" of the spine which shows some wear; original owner's handstamp to front endpaper; fine internally with colour frontispiece and photographic plates. The d/jkt is damaged with large piece torn away from top of spine and the rear panel, worn along edges. Introduction by Malcolm Campbell. ix,219pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Third Edition (first and second editions published same year). Hardback copy in cloth boards with black lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (8/6 net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 112pp. B/w photographs and circuit illustrations throughout. Not library copy, name/date in ink to ffep. (17/2).…

The Sun Engraving Co. London. 1938. Hardback, no DW. Original blue cloth with gilt. Illustrated in black and white. Spine and board margins sunned. Head and tail of spine frayed, pages browned otherwise a good clean copy.

Original Blue Cloth. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good +. 1st Edition. First Edition for Private Circulation only. "Being an Account of One Season of B. Bira, the Racing Motorist" This is the true first edition of this book. The book is clean and tight with no foxing, marks or signatures. Top edge very lightly foxed. Unpriceclipped d/w shows minimal wear of spine edges and the spine is slightly darkened but still VG+. D/w now protected. Perfect collectable or presentabls copy.See scans and email for more. …

Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1948. First edition. Hardback. No DW. Original green cloth, sunned to spine, head and tail of spine and corners slightly crumpled. Pages browned otherwise clean and sound. PRESENTATION COPY FROM CHULA, "For Robin with love from Chula, November, 1948." Robin's ownership signature to reverse of front free endpaper. Robin Dalton lived to 101 and had an extraordinary life and career. As a literary agent she represented Edna O'Brien, John Osborne, Iris Murdoch, Ben Travers, George Orwell, Margaret Drabble, B. S. Johnson, Bernice Rubens and many more. She also produced films, spied for Thai Government and for over five years dated the cousin and best man of Prince Philip, David Milford Haven. It was he that introduced her to the Chulas and, after being snowed in for five days at their Cornish house in 1947, they became her lifelong friends. On her honeymoon to her second husband in Cornwall, Robin was approached by Chula who asked her to become an intelligence officer for the kingdom of Thailand. Officially, she was a press attaché. "What went on taught me that every single crazy thing you see in a spy film or book is true." Within a day of husband's early death, Lisba (Princess Chula) had offered to pay for her daughter's Lisa's education.…