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THE MAGIC OF MG
Written by Mike Allison.
Stock no. 1817432
Published by Dalton Watson. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/W photographs of all the models and most of the specialist coachwork show the development of the marque. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 208 pages. ISBN: 0901564095. Text block a little browned. Musty odour present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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COMPETITIVE DRIVING
Written by Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 1817428
Published by Motoraces Book Club. 1st thus 1967. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1964. This edition produced for members of the Motoraces Book Club. Edited by Peter Roberts. Small format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 141 pages. Boards clean. Shelf-wear to base of spine. Text block browned with minor foxing. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is very lightly edge-rubbed.

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MOTORCARS
Written by Philip A. Turner.
Stock no. 1817377
Published by Temple Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The "Power and Speed" Series for Boys. The fascinating story of how the motorcar came to be invented, how it works and how motoring and motorcars have developed through the years. Cloth boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-rubbed/creased.

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MORGAN: FIRST AND LAST OF THE REAL SPORTS CARS
Written by Gregory Houston Bowden.
Stock no. 1817370
Published by Gentry Books. 1st 1972. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Morgan Motor Company is the world's oldest privately owned car company. This book covers the early history, the three-wheeler, the 4/4, and the Plus 8. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 0856140139. Minor foxing to text block and a few foxspots to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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FORMULA 1 YEARBOOK 2000-2001
Written by Luc Domenjoz; Jean Todt.
Stock no. 2129355
Published by Parragon. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. Foreword by Todt. ISBN: 0752547356. Bumping along a couple of cover edges and to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents are bright. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and a couple of edges.

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BENTLEY THE 1938/1939 OVERDRIVE CARS
Written by Mervyn Frankel; Ian Strang.
Stock no. 2129338
Published by Academy Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A specialised book concerned with the whereabouts of the survivors of the 200 "M" series Bentleys manufactured in 1938 and 1939 by Bentley Motors (1931) Limited, which company was then in the ownership of Rolls-Royce. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 1873361181. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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ALVIS: THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1817137
Published by Gentry Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of one of the most famous, influential and successful car manufacturers over the last half century. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 335 pages. ISBN: 0856140635. Lower corners of boards bumped. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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MAKING OF THE MOTOR CAR 1895-1930
Written by Michael E. Ware.
Stock no. 1817135
Published by Moorland Publishing. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Historic Industrial Scenes series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. ISBN: 0903485397. Tape marks to boards. Browning to text block and endpapers. A slight musty odour present. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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24 HEURES DU MANS 1979
Written by Jean-Marc Teissedre; Christian Moity.
Stock no. 2128757
Published by Publi-Inter. 1979. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

This is the English edition. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour and b/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 2903356025. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Lower board edges rubbed. Light Browning to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is creased with edge-tears; 2" loss to top of spine, other smaller areas of loss.

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FORMULA 1 YEARBOOK 2001-02
Written by Luc Domenjoz.
Stock no. 2128672
Published by Parragon. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 0752566393. Light bumping to spine and tiny indentations to cover edges. Contents are fine!

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ASTON MARTIN AND LAGONDA
Written by Chris Harvey.
Stock no. 2128515
Published by The Oxford Illustrated Press. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Three generations and thirty models of these peculiarly English cars made since the war are examined in great detail. Their charismatic competition history is discussed together with the people who made them, still make them and those who run them; the pleasures and pitfalls of owning such a rare machine and above all the mystique that has won them such a following... Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 245 pages including index. ISBN: 0902280686. Third reprint. Minor white marks to lower edges of boards. Text block slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is edge-creased to top edge of rear panel. Slight smoky odour present.

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CARS NOW VOL. 1: A GUIDE TO THE MOST NOTABLE CARS TODAY
Written by Dan Ross.
Stock no. 2128043
Published by Taschen. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

A guide to the most notable cars today (2010). Features over 100 car brands. Edited by Dan Ross of Intersection magazine. Soft boards. Packed with colour photos. Text in English French and German. 511 pages includes index. ISBN: 9783836519847. Minor bumps to lower cover edges. Contents clean.

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