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BENTLEY: THE CARS FROM CREWE
Written by Rodney Steel.
Stock no. 2136824
Published by Dalton Watson. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and Bentley motif to front cover. B/w photos and diagrams throughout. Some colour photos. 242 pages including index plus adverts to front and rear. ISBN: 0901564451. Text block lightly browned. Boards and contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a lightly faded spine, tiny white spots to front panel spine edge and scuffing..

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THE JAGUAR TRADITION
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2136822
Published by Dalton Watson. 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Sir William Lyons and the cars he spent nearly a lifetime creating. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w photos. 200 numbered pages. ISBN: 0901564117. SIGNED by author to title page (no dedication). Text block ligthly browned, contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a couple of closed tears and chips; faded to spine.

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THE DAIMLER TRADITION
Written by Brian E. Smith.
Stock no. 2136807
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This work modestly seeks to give the Daimler car its rightful place in the history and tradition of British luxury cars. The Daimler Tradition is all about superlatives in the realm of automobile engineering, coachbuilding and performance and about distinguished personages in whose lives the Daimler car played an intimate part. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 334 pages including index. ISBN: 0851840044. A few minor scuff marks to boards; bumping to top and tail of spine. Light fingering marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned and faded to spine, scuffed to rear panel.

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MAKING CARS AT CREWE
Written by Peter Ollerhead.
Stock no. 2136805
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

In 1998 there was a complex takeover of Rolls-Royce Motors that resulted in Volkswagen taking ownership of the fctory in Crewe. On 30 August 2002 the last Crewe-built Rolls-Royce rolled off the production line, signalling the end of an era. Peter Ollerhead, a former Rolls-Royce employee, has spent years researching the history of the company in Crewe, from 1938 to 1998, focusing on the endeavours and the experiences of its employees: this is a book about people. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. vi and 186 pages including index. ISBN: 0750943289. Top corner of front cover is creased, with some pages after that also creased. Else contents clean.

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ALLARD TO ZODIAC: BRITISH PRODUCTION CARS OF THE SIXTIES
Written by Brian Jewell.
Stock no. 2136802
Published by The Alderman Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A survey of almost all the British production cars available between 1960 and 1970. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w photos. 197 pages. ISBN: 0946619085. A few light marks to covers and endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and a faded spine.

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AUTOCOURSE 1986-87
Written by Maurice Hamilton.
Stock no. 1322636
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1986. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 36th year. Foreword by Alain Prost. ISBN: 0905138449. Spine and corners bumped. 1986 results pages at rear of book are browned (different type of paper used in printing/binding process). Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso, has a tear to base of spine and a long (4") ragged tear/scratch to centre of rear panel.

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CLASSIC CAR AUCTION YEARBOOK 2013-2014
Written by Adolfo Orsi; Raffaele Gazzi.
Stock no. 2136571
Published by Historica Selecta. 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Covers the most important auctions from 1st September 2013 to 31st August 2014: 4,763 cars of 303 different Makes. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 392 pages. ISBN: 9788896232064. Light bumping to corners and spine. Covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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GT40: AN INDIVIDUAL HISTORY AND RACE RECORD
Written by Ronnie Spain.
Stock no. 2136505
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ford's four victories at Le Mans assured the GT40 of immortality in the minds of motorsport enthusiasts. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 326 pages including index. Osprey Automotive. ISBN: 0850456371. First reprint. Some light page browning.

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THE GOODWOOD ROAD RACING CLUB 2015 YEARBOOK
Written by Rob Widdows; Doug Nye.
Stock no. 2136484
Published by Goodwood Road Racing Club. 2016. Fine condition.

Oblong format. Green cloth with silver title to spine and bronze GRRC Yearbook badge to front cover. Colour photos. In better than very good slip case.

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THE VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE: VINTAGE, RESTORED AND CUSTOMISED
Written by Nigel Grimshaw.
Stock no. 1823154
Published by Index. 1st thus 1996. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Beetle is a long and intriguing one. From the painful early days when it struggled for its very existence, through to its crowning as one of the world's most successful cars, the Beetle is nothing less than a motoring legend. This is a journey through the exhilarating and often eccentric world of the Bug, right up to Concept One, with stunning pictures of this redeveloped Beetle for the nineties. Large, square format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour photos throughout. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0861019032. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Light browning to page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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CHRYSLER HILLMAN HUNTER 1966-79 AUTOBOOK
Written by Kenneth Ball.
Stock no. 1823145
Published by Autobooks Ltd.. 7th 1978. Very good condition.

Seventh edition, fully revised. Owners workshop manual. The expertly produced guide to servicing, overhaul and repairs on your particular car. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams. 159 pages including index. ISBN: 0851479871. Boards a little grubby and scuffed. Top of spine worn. Text block and endpapers a little browned. Contents clean.

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HUNTER, MINX: OWNERS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1823132
Published by Autobooks Ltd.. 2nd 1980. Very good condition.

Second Edition, fully revised. All 1496 and 1725cc manual and automatic models, 1966-79. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams and a few in colour. ISBN: 0851460380. Boards a little scuffed and rubbed, a few grubby marks. Text block slightly cocked. Browning to endpapers. Contents clean.

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