Michael borissow (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. 1966. No Edition Remarks. 191 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Clean pages and plates with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Sl fading to spine of bds, with tanning to text block edge, dw has tanning to the white titles of spine, sl affecting the blue background colour and part rear cover at margin, sl surface discolouring to the white surface of rear cover, fraying to spine ends, wear to corners, small tear to tail of spine, occasional rubbed/worn edges. Now in protective removable clear plastic book wrap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Dust wrapper with rubbing, creasing, edge and corner wear, sunned spine, marks/scratches, Boards a little faded. A little discolouration and light marks on Endpapers ghost pencil mark on fep. Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any other issues, binding tight, A Good personal copy. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. **414g** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 192 pages. A golfing novel, attractive front cover illustrated by Mike Bilsland, some large characters run across these pages . Michael Borissow (1929-2002) was a journalist, night editor for the Daily Sketch, owner of a news agency, publisher and novelist (his other novel being Life's Full of Surprises, which we also have listed for sale). He built and ran his own golf course, Cranbrook Golf Club, and famously almost sold it to Bing Crosby whom he entertained for a round at Cranbrook in 1977, just two days before the singer's death. Borissow eventually retired to Portugal. Clearly never read, the book's spine shows just a little wear along edges and there is a spot of creasing at top left of rear cover: book close to Near Fine condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. The dramatic inside stories of the RAF's Search and Rescue Squadrons, 191pp, blue cloth binding, gilt title on spine, pictorial dust-jacket. Condition: Pages have light browning and spotting to end-papers, in addition to general shelf-ware. Dust-jacket has noticeable ware along the edges and along the spine with some chipping in places. One of the corners has been cut off (inner front corner of dust-jacket). Otherwise a good, clean and tight copy.…