H f opperman (6 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. The wraps are sealed in plastic and shelf rubbed.Internally clean and tightly bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 10th Edition. The wraps are shelf worn with creasing and marks. The binding is secure. Tape marks on the inside of the front wrap. Pencil annotations throughout, not affecting text. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Some damage to the top of the front cover along the spine - about1 1/2 inches. Tiny spot further down the spine. Old stain - small drop of liquid of some kind on front cover. Covers show some rubbing and light discolouraion. Some separation of the Forward page. Otherwise, the interior of the volume is in very nice condition. Includes a signed photo of the author. No wrapper. See scans. 511 pages. …

Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear & edge tears jacket (tape repairs folds reverse side, reverse side lightly foxed, front cover little scuffed), owner's written name, autograph (author's written dedication label front pastedown), protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 511 pp. Sir Hubert Opperman (Oppy, 1904 - 1996) was Australia's most famous professional cyclist in the 1920s and 1930s. His records included marathons such as Fremantle - Sydney, Kalgoorlie - Perth, and the Paris - Brest - Paris road race. He later became a long-time cabinet minister in the Australian Parliament and its foreign representative in Malta. This book is his account of his amazing cycling and political careers. In 1996, at the age of 91, he died of a heart attack on his exercise bike at his Melbourne home. (Written dedication reads: With best wishes, Hubert Opperman, 'Oppy'.).…

Hard Cover. Condizione: VG-. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. First Edition. VG-/VG. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (rubbed with a little wear to edges, scattered spotting, underlining and highlighting throughout, extra-illustrated with photocopied sections from relevant newspaper articles etc.) in dustwrapper (rubbed & a little frayed, discreet tape repairs at spine ends); pp. 512 (last blank), with illustrations. Heavy item (1.5 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A good copy.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 511pp, index, bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear, 8mm tear at bottom of rear jacket panel, very light rubbing to jacket folds. SIGNED 'Best Wishes Hubert Opperman Oppy' on front free endpaper. Scarce autobiography of Australia's great cyclist and Olympian, Hubert Opperman, known as 'Oppy'. As well as his unparallelled cycling career Oppy served in Federal Government as Member for Corio, and as Australian representative to Malta. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.…