BIRKIN, SIR HENRY ("TIM") BART.

FULL THROTTLE.

London. G. T.Foulis, 1945., Hardback. Sir Henry (Tim) Birkin's autobiography. In the 1920s & 30s he drove Bentleys, Bugattis, Alfa Romeos & Maseratis etc. on racing tracks Brooklands, Le Mans, & Nurburg Ring etc. 133 pages, and b./w. photographs.Very good condition except inscribed "To Jack from Mary, Jan. 24th 1946" on top corner of front endpage, otherwise contents would be near fine. No d./w. Pale pink cloth cover is almost near fine but top edge and side of spine are faded.. 22cm. x 14cm. 1945

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Book number: 9281

Catalogue: Autobiograhy

Keywords: car racing Grand Prix Le Mans Brooklands Bentley

HILLYER, RICHARD.

Country Boy. Richard Hillyer's Autobiograhy

London. Readers Union / Hodder & Stoughton, 1967., Hillyer's account of his family & life in a Buckinghamshire village. (Richard Hillyer was the pseudonym for Charles J. Stranks, of Hardwick, Bucks.) 207 pages. Dark green cloth cover and contents are near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. 21cm. x 14cm. 1967

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Book number: 9365

Catalogue: Autobiograhy

Keywords: Byfield Hardwick Charles James Stranks

TILDEN, PHILIP

TRUE REMEMBRANCES. The Memoirs of an Architect.

London. Country Life, 1954., 1st edition. Hardback. Autobiography of an architect who worked on many famous houses and buildings,such as Chartwell, Saltwood Castle, Allington Castle, Broadhembury, Wortham Manor, Antony, & Dunsland House, both in Cornwall. 175 pages, with 46 b./w. photographs and some drawings in the text by the author. Cover & contents near fine, no inscrition or marks but endpages slightly sunned. D./w. is very good except edges & corners slightly worn, & a small tear front top edge, otherwise near fine. 22cm. x 14.25cm. 1954

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Book number: 9289

Catalogue: Autobiograhy

Keywords: Chartwell Saltwood Allington Broadhembury Wortham Antony House Dunsland