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SAMUEL PEPYS
Written by Nicholas Abbott. Illustrated by Roger Hall.
Stock no. 1324401
Published by Ladybird Books Ltd. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 561. Red pictorial paper boards. Full-page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403824. Spine slightly bumped, minimal rubbing to corners. Small, old tape marks to inside covers (light ghosting of browning to prelims and last few pages).

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ENZO FERRARI: 50 YEARS OF GREATNESS
Written by Piero Casucci.
Stock no. 1824622
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st thus 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

His life, his engines, his cars, his drivers, his races, his triumphs. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour photos and illustrations, b/w photos. ISBN: 0854293272. Text block lightly browned. Light foxing to endpapers else contents clean. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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STIRLING MOSS SCRAPBOOK 1955
Written by Stirling Moss; Philip Porter.
Stock no. 1824613
Published by Porter Press International Ltd. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A light-hearted look at the fun, the excitement, the lifestyle, the racing, the people, the challenges, the tragedies, the victories, the crumpet... Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0955006805. Small knock to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lghtly faded across top edge of front panel and is lightly scuffed.

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STIRLING MOSS SCRAPBOOK 1961
Written by Stirling Moss; Philip Porter.
Stock no. 1824611
Published by Porter Press International Ltd. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The behind the scenes story of one of Stirling's most incredible seasons told by his own scrapbooks, his albums, his recollections and no holds barred comments about the cars, the circuits, the crumpet and the other drivers. Large oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0955006821. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is lightly faded to front vertical edge.

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A NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY
Written by William R. O'Byrne.
Stock no. 1824564
Published by John Murray. 1849. Very good condition.

Comprising the Life and services of Every Living Officer in Her Majesty's Navy, from the rank of Admiral of the Fleet to that of Lieutenant, inclusive. Compiled from Authentic and Family Documents. A fat Tome. Modern binding with brown cloth spine & corners and grey cloth sides. Gilt title to spine. Marbled text block. 1400 pages. Heavy bump to lower edge of rear board.Light fading to vertical edge of rear board. A few light scuffs to boards. New endpapers. Title page professionally repaired. Text block browned. Some light page browning and marks to contents but remarkable clean for its age.

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TONY MARSH, THE GREAT ALL-ROUNDER IN AND OUT OF MOTORSPORT
Written by Tony Marsh.
Stock no. 1324170
Published by Parley Books. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Former six-times British Hill Climb Champion and racing driver, the story up until 2001. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 269 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780955482601. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed. Neat barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.

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THE MOTORSPORT ART OF MICHAEL TURNER
Written by Michael Turner; et al. Illustrated by Michael Turner.
Stock no. 1324098
Published by Haynes Publishing. 2nd 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The pictorial autobiography of a man who has never taken foe granted his good fortune in spending a lifetime doing what he enjoys in the company of drivers and racing personalities he is pround to count as friends. Large oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrated in colour and b/w. ISBN: 1859608124. White paint to top of spine/front cover, affects the textblock a little but not the actual pages. Dustwrapper has paint to spine and is slightly browned. Barcode label and one other plain white label to rear panel of wrapper (covering printed barcodes).

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BIRKET FOSTER R.W.S
Written by H.M. Cundall. Illustrated by Birket Foster.
Stock no. 1324078
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1930. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black 20 shilling series. The Life and work of Myles Birket Foster. 73 tissue-guarded colour plates + b/w illustrations. Blue decorated cloth with gilt titles to spine. Reprint of September 1930 advertising the New Series. Spine bumped, faded and foxed. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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BLACK TOM ARNOLD OF RUGBY: THE MYTH AND THE MAN
Written by Terence Copley.
Stock no. 1824429
Published by Continuum. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Terency Copley's lively and provoking biography of Thomas Arnold combines a study of his life with an examination of his influence as an educator, a theologian and a churchman. Black boards, red title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0826457231. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LAURENCE HOUSMAN
Written by Rodney Engen. Illustrated by Laurence Housman.
Stock no. 1323936
Published by Catalpa Press Ltd. 1st 1983. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Artis and the Critic series. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 157 pages plus index. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904995046. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly creased at edges.

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RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1323855
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE 18TH DIVISION IN THE GREAT WAR
Written by G.H.F. Nichols.
Stock no. 1824301
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1922. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. xvi + 485 pages including index. B/w photos. B/w maps in text, folding maps in pockets inside covers. Rear board a little scuffed, spine a little faded, rubbed at edges. Text block browned. Maps in front and rear pockets present. Snail damage to endpapers and two maps in rear pocket. Joints pulled. Snail damage to front pocket and top of front pastedown. Heavy foxspots mainly to prelims.

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