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MORE MOTOR RACING THE POSTWAR YEARS
Written by Rivers Fletcher.
Stock no. 2125864
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bringing up to date, the author's story of his life in and around the motorcar. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 221 pages plus index. ISBN: 0854296875. Bump to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOR COMPETITIONS: LE MANS
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 2125860
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Le Mans - one of the greatest motor races. This book charts the history of this 24-hour marathon from its very beginnings - in 1923 - to the present day, featuring all the personalities and cars that have made it famous. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 162 pages. ISBN: 0713454539. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut with some light creasing.

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MORGAN AT LE MANS
Written by David Dowse.
Stock no. 1610672
Published by Tempus. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

A minnow in a rather large pond - that was Morgan at Le Mans. One of Britain's smallest car manufacturers, competing with the big boys of Porsce and Ferrari. The inside story of an epic battle against the odds. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 191 pages. ISBN: 0752434888. A lovely copy.

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THE PITS THE REAL WORLD OF FORMULA ONE
Written by Beverley Turner.
Stock no. 1610597
Published by Atlantic Books. c. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1843542374. Third printing. Light page edge browning.

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THE JAGUAR COMPANION
Written by Kenneth Ullyett.
Stock no. 1610587
Published by Stanley Paul. 5th 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Corners bumped. Wrapper is edge creased and browned, with some grubby marks.

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DEREK BELL: MY RACING LIFE
Written by Derek Bell.
Stock no. 1610554
Published by Patrick Stephens. 2nd 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second edition. Autobiography of the motor racing driver. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857330888. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at base of spine else a very nice copy indeed.

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THE LAND SPEED RECORD
Written by Peter J.R. Holthusen.
Stock no. 1610535
Published by Guild Publishing; Book Club Associates. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Highlighting the 'modern era' of thrust-driven machines in the age of the jet and rocket-powered machines from the early 1960's. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 223 pages including index. A very nice copy.

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MOTOR REPAIR AND OVERHAULING - DATA SHEETS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1610531
Published by George Newnes. Good condition.

Blue cloth wallet with gilt title to spine. 40 folded data sheets contained in two pockets. 2 data sheets are MISSING (23 Morris 'Eight' & 31 Triumph 14, 12 and 10.8 h.p.). Covers a little scuffed and worn. Some marks to lists of contents, but sheets themselves generally very good.

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MASERATI BIRDCAGE
Written by Joel E. Finn.
Stock no. 1610529
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Marvellous Tipo 60 and 61 Sports Racing Cars. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453666. Corners bumped. Light browning to page edges. Text on wrapper spine is faded.

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FAT FENDERS
Written by Pat Kytola; Larry Kytola.
Stock no. 1610527
Published by Motorbooks International. 1st 1989. Almost very good condition.

Street Rodding, Fat fender Style 1935-48. Tips on how they're built. There's just one word for the styling of the American cars of 1935-48: Overweight. Whether you like Fords or Chevys, one thing you have to agree on is that they are all in need of a diet. Today, fat fendered hot rods are the hottest craze to sweep the streets. A gung-ho guide to street rodding's chubbiest cruisers. Cardwraps. Colour photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0879383674. A few marks to rear cover. Front joint cracking where glue is drying out but contents still bound at time of writing. Last page creased vertically. Contents clean.

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FERRARI THE PASSION AND THE PAIN
Written by Jane Nottage.
Stock no. 1610515
Published by Collins Willow. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Behind the scenes in this tribute to mark fifty years in the life of the most famous motor racing team in the world. Large format. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. Foreword by Niki Lauda. Colour photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 0002187779. Some mottling to cloth of rear board. Inscription to front endpaper. Text block browned. Title page a little scuffed from facing colour frontis. Else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge creased, with some fading to spine.

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RAC RALLY
Written by Maurice Hamilton.
Stock no. 2125240
Published by Partridge Press. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The RAC Rally 1932-1986. This book through comments culled from the motoring press over the years and through anecdotes from key figures in the event, paints a revealing picture of the men and their machines, the challenge and the pressures, the dangers and the satisfaction generated by Britian's most popular motoring event. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A few colour photos. 223 pages plus index. ISBN: 1852250291. Boards clean and bright. A few minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, lower rear corner lightly creased.

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