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FERRARI: THE GRAN TURISMO & COMPETITION BERLINETTAS
Written by Dean Batchelor.
Stock no. 1824615
Published by Haessner Publishing Inc.. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0914792024. Cover corners lightly rubbed, covers a little grubby/scuffed. Light foxing to prelims else contents clean.

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JAGUAR SPORTS RACING & WORKS COMPETITION CARS FROM 1954
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 1824610
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1988. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 624 pages. The second volume of the author's definitive two part history of Jaguar in motor sport. ISBN: 0854293191. Revised edition. A few minor marks and scuffs to boards. Contents clean. Lacks the dustwrapper.

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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO JAGUAR COLLECTIBLES
Written by Ian Cooling.
Stock no. 1824608
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The extraordinary range of automobilia inspired by the Jaguar marque - everything except the full-size cars themselves. Square format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 187097994X. Board corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has minor foxing to verso (not visible to outside).

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THE SPYDER CALIFORNIA: A FERRARI OF PARTICULAR DISTINCTION
Written by George M. Carrick.
Stock no. 1824606
Published by John W. Barnes Jr. Publishing Inc. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

The Ferrari 250 Granturismo Spyder California. From pre-production developments to production details and chassis numbers. Oblong format. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 75 pages. ISBN: 0914822071. Covers lightly browned, slightly grubby, rubbed at corners. Contents clean. A nice copy of a rare item.

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JAGUAR SPORTS RACING & WORKS COMPETITION CARS TO 1953
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 1824596
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. B/w photos. The first volume of the author's definitive two part history of Jaguar in motor sport. ISBN: 0854292772. A clean copy, lacking the dustwrapper.

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LAND SPEED RECORD
Written by Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1824595
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of the record breaking cars from 39MPH to 600+ MPH. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0850450373. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and marked to rear panel.

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ABOUT A MOTOR CAR
Written by Phyllis Ladyman. Illustrated by Phyllis Ladyman.
Stock no. 1324317
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1948. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book no. 38. Paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. A few light marks to covers.

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THE HISTORY OF BROOKLANDS MOTOR COURSE
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1824579
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition in a poor 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. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 368 pages including index. Boards heavily mottled. Name label to front pastedown (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Foxing to text block and throughout contents (not too heavy). Price-cut blue dustwrapper is repaired and strengthened with mostly clear tape (now yellowed with age), repair to rear panel has a white label, dustwrapper is grubby. Also contains relevant newspaper articles loosely inserted.

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MIATA 20 YEARS
Written by Larry Edsall.
Stock no. 1324205
Published by Mbi Publishing. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

A fitting tribute to the little car that reminds us how much fun it is to drive - the Mazda Miata. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9780760333860. Spine and corners of boards slightly worn. Foxing to first few and last few pages else contents clean. Barcode sticker label to rear cover.

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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE FERRARI 308 SERIES
Written by Wallace A. Wyss.
Stock no. 1824518
Published by Dalton Watson. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In October, 1973 the Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 2 + 2, with coachbuilt steel body by Bertone, was announced in Italy as a replacement for the Dino 246GT model. Two years later the 308 GTB coupe followed. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine.B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0901564532. Spine & corners lightly bumped. Top horizontal edge has a small nibble to spine edge. Pinhole to rear board pierces last few pages. Foxing to text block. Contents otherwise clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and lightly rubbed at corners, small indentations to rear panel.

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VANWALL: GREEN FOR GLORY
Written by Ed. McDonough.
Stock no. 1324137
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the Vanwall in new light. Reappraising the contributions of the engineers and drivers, and offering a fresh interpretation of Vendervell's part in the story, a book that will be welcomed by all fans of historic motor sport. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265425. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and rubbed. Neat barcode label to rear panel of dustwrapper (covering printed barcode).

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MG V8: TWENTY-ONE YEARS ON... FROM INTRODUCTION TO RV8
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1324132
Published by Windrow & Greene. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This book looks back to the origins of MG in the 1920s and the development of the MGA, MGb and MGC, before charting the history of the V8-powered models in absorbing detail. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour throughout. 123 pages plus adverts to rear. ISBN: 187200489X. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine. Neat barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.

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