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ALFISSIMO! THE POSTWAR FOUR CYCLINDER TWIN-OVERHEAD CAMSHAFT ALFA ROMEOS
Written by David Owen.
Stock no. 2134522
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Alfissimo means 'superlative Alfa Romeo'. The post-war four cylinder twin-overhead camshaft Alfa Romeos: 1900, Giulietta, Giulia, Alfetta, New Giulietta. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 311 pages including index. ISBN: 0850453275. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers, endpapers and text block. Text block lightly browned. Gold name and address label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and scuffed.
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THE BRM STORY
Written by Louis T. Stanley.
Stock no. 2134325
Published by Max Parrish.
1st
1966.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A critical examination and appraisal of what was the most criticised car in British racing history. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 135 pages. A few marks to covers; small patch of browning to top and tail of spine. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and outer page edges; musty odour present. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and is lightly browned.
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MOTOR RACING FACTS AND FIGURES
Written by Rodney Walkerley.
Stock no. 2134314
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Some spots to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed to spine with edge-creasing and some chips.
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RETURN TO POWER: THE GRANDS PRIX OF 1966 AND 1967
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2134310
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd..
1st
1968.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
For motor-racing enthusiasts, major changes in the power formula from 1,500 c.c. to 3 litres has given the years 1966 and 1967 a unique interest. Here, the author fills in the background of some notable 3-litre cars in the past, he describes the European circuits, the cars and their drivers, the races in Europe and the Transatlantic finale. Brown cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. 132 pages. A few scuffs to boards, rubbing to edge of boards. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few foxspots to prelims. Dustwrapper is very browned to spine with some foxing and grubby to rear panel. Musty odour present.
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16 ON THE GRID: THE ANATOMY OF A GRAND PRIX
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 2134309
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 cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 139 pages. Text block and endpapers browned. Foxing present, mainly to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with browning and a couple of closed tears/chips. Musty odour present.
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THE BRITISH COMPETITION CAR
Written by Cyril Posthumus.
Illustrated by John Dunscombe.
Stock no. 2134303
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1959.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. Spotting to boards, especially spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is foxed and faded to spine; a few nicks and chips at corners.
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JAGUAR THE HISTORY OF A GREAT BRITISH CAR
Written by Andrew Whyte.
Stock no. 1320359
Published by Patrick Stephens.
2nd
1985.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The detailed history of Jaguar and its cars. B/w photos. 2nd edition. Title to half-title and wrapper is: Jaguar The Definitive History of a Great British Car. ISBN: 0850597463. Spine slightly bumped. Price-cut wrapper is sunned to spine.
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- RALLYING
THE MOTORING CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Written by Piers Brendon.
Stock no. 1320200
Published by Bloomsbury.
1st
1997.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A portrait of a remarkable and enduring organisation set against the turbulent and colourful hundred-year story of motoring in Britain. Blue boards gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 432 pages. ISBN: 0747530343. Spine bumped. There is a 1.5" split to lower edge of spine on front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
THE A-Z OF THREE-WHEELERS: A DEFINITIVE REFERENCE GUIDE
Written by Elvis Payne.
Stock no. 1320191
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited.
1st
2013.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The author pays homage to these magnificent machines and tells the complete story of all their manufacturers. Glazed pictorial boards. Packed full with colour and b/w photos. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 9781908347169. Top front corner of board bumped. Contents clean.
THE FORD THAT BEAT FERRARI: A RACING HISTORY OF THE GT40
Written by John S. Allen; Gordon J. Jones.
Stock no. 1320168
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
2005.
Fine condition.
Large format. Black cloth with silver title to spine. Special Limited edition of 200 numbered copies. Colour and b/w photos. The GT40, placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won the next three consecutive years. ISBN: 1844253058. SIGNED by the two authors and also racing driver Jacky Ickx. The ltd edn number box of this copy is empty.
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RUSSIAN MOTOR VEHICLES - SOVIET LIMOUSINES 1930-2003
Written by Maurice A. Kelly.
Stock no. 1320159
Published by Veloce Publishing.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A book concerning Russian Limousines, and the Chinese models that were initially derived from them. Investigating the whole story of why the Soviet Communist Party required such a bourgeois product, and how production was subsequently achieved. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 126 pages. ISBN: 9781845843007. Tiny nick to front edge of spine towards base. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.
INDIANAPOLIS ROADSTERS 1952-1964
Written by Joe Scalzo.
Stock no. 1820445
Published by Mbi Publishing.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Recounting an era of American racing never to be repeated. Square format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 184 pages including index. ISBN: 0760306346. Light rubbing to board edges. Faint scuff to front board. Contents clean. Publisher's price sticker to front flap of dustwrapper and rear panel lightly browned at lower edge.
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