Authors starting with V from William Robertson

London: John Murray , 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Very Good/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Second volume of autobiography from this well known writer. This deals with his release from a Japanese POW camp in August 1945 and the bizarre turn of events which found him overseeing Japanese forces in an attempt to prevent a takeover of Java by Indonesian nationalists. Size, 24 x 16.5cm, 340 pages, 1 x b&w photo and 1 x map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some librar... more information

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Shaftesbury: Element Books , 1997. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fine/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Controversial in some of his conclusions and theories, the author goes further than most to answer the questions, what are UFOs; who or what is in them; and where do they come from? A fascinating study of extraterrestrial phenomena. Size, 24 x 16cm, 177 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos. Black cloth boards in illustrated dust jacket showing scratch on rear, otherwise in very good ... more information

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Hardback.  Reprint.  Near Fine/No Jacket.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  Part of the 'Olyslager Auto Library' series.  The last five years of the 1950s was a very exciting period for the British motor industry, albiet an extremely challenging one.  There was much emphasis placed on export markets, especially Continental Europe - a market targeted, perhaps, at the expense of other regions.  Changes to the tax system in the UK made for healthier sales on the domestic front, and for the... more information

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Hardback.  Reprint.  Near Fine/No Jacket.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  Part of the 'Olyslager Auto Library' series, this concentrates on a period when British car makers were desperately trying to recover from the war years and modernize their output.  Hampered by an acute shortage of steel and lack of capital to invest in new designs and machine-tools, they did the best they could.  The results can be seen here, with all the major models presented alphabetically and by model year in th... more information

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London: Constable, 1984. Hardcover. Good/good. 1st edition. Hardback. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. John Masefield was 36 and an established writer at the outbreak of WWI. He volunteered as a medical orderly with the British Red Cross and in February 1915 left for France. His experiences there deeply moved and shocked him and he embarked on a personal crusade to improve medical facilities for the wounded. In October 1916 he was asked to write an account of the Somme campaign which led him to travel t... more information

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London: Pan, 1978. Paperback. Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. A comprehensive guide to modern air travel Everything you've ever wanted to know about aircraft, airports, airlines, and commercial aviation in general. Though first published nearly 30-years ago, most of the information is still relevant today. For the nervous passenger, you will find explanations of many of the sights and sounds on an average flight, with reassuring information on air safety and procedures. Essent... more information

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London: Oxford University Press , 1947. Reprint. Hardcover. Good +. Hardback. Reprint. SIGNED. Good/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. A curious mix of fact and fiction, but nonetheless an enthralling tale of a young lad press-ganged into the Royal Navy of the 18th Century. Hardback reprint of 1939 original, includes reprint of 'The Fighting Sailor Turn'd Peaceable Christian', by Thomas Lurting, first pub in 1710. Contains 248 pages, 19 x 12.5cm, with 2-colour frontispiece, several b&w, and 2-co... more information

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Softcover.  2nd Revised Edition.  Fine/-.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  The classic film writing analysis book, and now industry-wide required reading.  The author analyses film as storytelling, and looks at how the greatest movies of all time have all used the principles of myth, at the core of all our imaginations, to create masterful stories which are dramatic, entertaining and psychologically true.  Includes step-by-step guidelines for effective plot structure and characterization.&n... more information

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