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DESIGNING AND BUILDING SPECIAL CARS
Written by Andre Jute.
Stock no. 1824888
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Lucidly written and full of proven short cuts and rules of thumb that will help the new car designer avoid abstruse mathematics, this is a book structures in the order that the non-professional designer (and most professionals) will tackle the job. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & diagrams. ISBN: 0713407786. Minor foxing to half-title page and last page. Text block is a little browned and grubby. Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few foxspots to verso, is lightly creased and scuffed, faded to spine.

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THRUST: THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER
Written by Richard Noble.
Stock no. 1324644
Published by Partridge. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Signed limited edition of 1000. The story of the he Thrust SSC Supersonic Car setting a new world land speed record at 763 miles per hour in October 1997. Blue cloth boards, silver titles, pictorial onlay to front. Colour photos. ISBN: 1852252685. SIGNED by the authors to front endpaper and to copyright page. This is copy no. 974. Contents fine. Some very light marks to cloth (dust)? Contained in a red slipcase which has a few small, light marks to one side.

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THE XJ-SERIES JAGUARS (A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE)
Written by Paul Skilleter.
Stock no. 1824881
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090054984X. Light browning to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine an has remains of label to rear panel.

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THE MOTORING ENCYCLOPEDIA & TOURING GAZETTEER OF THE BRITISH ISLES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1824851
Published by The Amalgamated Press. Circa 1933. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 3,000 b/w photos & working diagrams. Complete in one volume. 820 pages. Splash marks & scuffing to front board, rear boards mottled and scuffed. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean and binding tight.

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815 THE GENESIS OF FERRARI
Written by Franco Varisco.
Stock no. 1824847
Published by Hyde Park Group Plc. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How the 815 Ferrari came in to being... White glazed boards, red titles. Colour pictorial endpapers. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872718019. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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FROM CHAIN DRIVE TO TURBOCHARGER: THE A.F.N. STORY
Written by Denis Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1824846
Published by Guild Publishing. 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of people and in particular the three Aldington brothers and their friends. From their enjoyment of racing and rallys to the serious business of manufacturing the Frazer Nash car. The author traces the fame and fortunes of AFN to their present position as a major Porsche centre. Black cloth. B/w photos. Boards a little dusty. Text block lightly browned. Messy pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents mostly clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened to top corners with clear tape, is a little grubby and has damp staining to verso not visible to front. Includes a few relevant newspaper clippings.

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BRITISH LIGHT CARS 1930-1939
Written by Bruce A. Hudson.
Stock no. 1824844
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book discusses not only those cars which put motoring within the reach of everyone, especially with the advent of the £100 new car, but also those small, quality cars whose price ensured absolute exlusivity of purchase. Square format. Brown cloth boards with silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854291679. Light dusty marks to boards. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Slight musty odour present.

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THE PORSCHE BOOK
Written by Lothar Boschen; Jurgen Barth.
Stock no. 1824843
Published by Patrick Stephens. 2nd 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. A definitive illustrated history. B/w photos. 584 pages. ISBN: 0850595592. A few light marks to front board. Foxing to endpapers. Else contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, strengthened along top edge with clear tape and is lightly edge-creased. Musty odour present.

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TRIUMPH TRS: THE COMPLETE STORY (CROWOOD AUTOCLASSICS)
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1824841
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Looking back to the beginnings of the Triumph marque and charting the development of all the Triumph models built from 1953 until 1981, when the short-lived TR8 marked the end of the TR series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1852234512. Boards clean and bright. Pages 180-181 stuck together (printed on glossy paper which may be affected by damp). One or two marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at front vertical edge, is scuffed, and has a few minor foxspots to verso (not visible to front)

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16 ON THE GRID: THE ANATOMY OF A GRAND PRIX
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 1824840
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix. Red boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. Boards clean and bright. Heavy tape marks to endpapers at corners of page, foxing to endpapers. Text block browned. One or two minor foxspots to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has some foxing, is browned & grubby, has a 1.5" closed tear to top rear corner, aged tape repairs to verso. Strong musty odour present.

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TRIUMPH TR 2-TR 8 1953-81 (SCHIFFER AUTOMOTIVE SERIES)
Written by Walter Zeichner.
Stock no. 1824836
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 088740250X. Small pencil erasure mark to front endpaper else a clean copy.

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COMPLETE GUIDE TO TRIUMPH HERALD & VITESSE
Written by Mike Costigan.
Stock no. 1824835
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

The definitive guide to Herald and Vitesse specification. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. 111 pages. ISBN: 1870979273. Light pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Slight musty odour present.

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