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THE HISTORY OF BROOKLANDS MOTOR COURSE
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1827544
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive history of the famous Brooklands Motor Course at Weybridge in Surrey covering the period of 1906 to 1940, when the Track was in active use as a venue for motor-racing, testing and record-breaking. Revised edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 362 pages including index. Crease to half-title page and frontis, minor miscut by binders to half-title page edges. Contents are clean. White dustwrapper is just slightly grubby.

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FULL THROTTLE
Written by Henry Birkin.
Stock no. 1827543
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Classic Reprint. A remarkable autobiography of the early years of motor racing. A personal story, often outspoken spiced with a lively sense of humour and told with a can dour that gives an unusual insight into the tensions and fears of a racing motorist. Green imitation leather boards, silver titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854291393. Scuffing to title to spine. Text block browned, foxed to top edge. Lower edge of front pastedown has remains of a label (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Contents clean. Green custwrapper is rubbed at corners with tiny chip to top of spine and is a little scuffed.

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BENTLEY: THE SILENT SPORTS CAR 1931-1941
Written by Michael Ellman-Brown.
Stock no. 1827535
Published by Dalton Watson. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive documentation of the Bentley cars, from prototype in 1932 to the Mk V, the introduction of which was thwarted by the War. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0901564338. Text block lightly browned else a lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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TRIUMPH CARS: THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Graham Robson; Richard Langworth.
Stock no. 1827532
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 2nd 1988. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. From Tri-car to Acclaim. A detailed history of one of Britain's most famous makes of car. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 0947981284. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapepr is lightly browned to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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MERCEDES-BENZ W196: LAST OF THE SILVER ARROWS
Written by Michael Riedner.
Stock no. 1827531
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Foulis Motoring Book. The story from conception to the last appearance of the W196. Large format. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 325 pages. B/w pages. ISBN: 0854297170. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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MG THE ART OF ABINGDON
Written by John McLellan.
Stock no. 1827530
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A worthy pictorial tribute to the MGs of Abingdon. ISBN: 0900549459. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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CONTE MAGGI'S MILLE MIGLIA
Written by Peter Miller.
Stock no. 1827529
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The true essence of the Mille Miglia, its triumphs and its hazards, and the extraordinary and determined life of the man behind it, a nobleman whose dream came true and who created the most exciting motor race in the world. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0862995019. Light browning to text block else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY "OLD NUMBER ONE"
Written by Michael Hay.
Stock no. 1827510
Published by Number One Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the car that won Le Mans. The car crashed and rebuilt several times during its life. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0953582701. A lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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TRIUMPH CARS THE COMPLETE 75 YEAR HISTORY
Written by Richard Langworth; Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1827505
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive history of one of Britain's most famous makes of car. From the 1923 10/20 to the latest TR7. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900549440. Slight lean to spine. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby, slightly faded to spine.

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LE MANS 'THE BENTLEY & ALFA YEARS' 1923-1939
Written by R.M. Clarke; Anders Ditlev Clausager.
Stock no. 1827503
Published by Brooklands Books. Nearly fine condition.

Contemporary Le Mans race reports from leading British journals covering the vintage years 1923 to 1939. With detailed results and annual summaries by Anders Ditlev Clausager. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1855204657. Covers lightly scuffed else contents clean.

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AERO-ENGINED RACING CARS AT BROOKLANDS
Written by Bill Boddy.
Stock no. 1827502
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The stories of the monster aero-engined racing cars which, between the wars, raced round the famous banked Brooklands track. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854298673. Some light reading wear to contents (creasing from turning pages), else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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IT WAS FUN! MY FIFTY YEARS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE
Written by Tony Rudd.
Stock no. 1827484
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The autobiography of Tony Rudd who was highly respected for his innovative methods as an engineer in the world of high performance engine development and Grand Prix racing. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852604131. Slight lean to spine. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, title to spine is very slightly faded (not obvious).

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