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ELECTRICAL TROUBLE SHOOTING ON THE MOTOR CAR
Written by A.H. Packer.
Stock no. 2133271
Published by A.H. Packer. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

A Practical Book for the Shop Mechanic or Electrician. Simply Written and Supplemented with Questions and Answers to Make it Suitable Either for Self Instruction or For Use in Automotive Trade Schools. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. Numerous b/w diagrams. 493 pages includes index. Cover edges worn. Slight damage to edges of front endpapers. Pages very lightly browned else clean. Address label to rear pastedown.

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ROARING ROADSTERS: THE ROAD TO INDY
Written by Dick Wallen.
Stock no. 1819516
Published by Dick Wallen Productions. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

The history of the track roadsters. Large oblong format. Black boards, gilt title to spine, pictorial inlay to front cover. B/w photos and a few colour. SIGNED by the author to free front endpaper (no dedication) 233/350. Contained in slipcase in fine condition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MASERATI BIRDCAGE
Written by Joel E. Finn.
Stock no. 1819513
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Marvellous Tipo 60 and 61 Sports Racing Cars. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453666. Base of spine lightly worn. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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KING OF THE BOARDS
Written by Gary D. Doyle.
Stock no. 1819511
Published by Gary Doyle. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. The life and times of Jimmy Murphy. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 336 pages. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to free front endpaper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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IAN WALKER RACING: THE MAN AND HIS CARS
Written by Julian Balme.
Stock no. 1819501
Published by Coterie Press Limited. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Ian Walker embraced all aspects of post-war motorsport, from rallying to racing, driver to team manager, car manufacturer to car dealer. In just ten years he had done the lot. Large square format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. This is a limited edition. ISBN: 9781902351476. Pictorial dustwrapper has some light scuffing. Contained in publisher's green slipcase which is still in original shrinkwrap. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THRUST: THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER
Written by Richard Noble.
Stock no. 1819421
Published by Partridge. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the Thrust SSC Supersonic Car setting a new world land speed record at 763 miles per hour. Colour photos. ISBN: 1852252685. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.

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JIM CLARK THE LEGEND LIVES ON
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 1318846
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1992. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Biography of the racing car driver. Formerly published as ' Jim Clark Remembered'. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1852601442. Reprint of the 3rd edition.

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MERCEDES (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Rainer W. Schlegelmilch; Hartmut Lehbrink.
Stock no. 1819402
Published by Konemann. 1st 1997. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Two heavy volumes. A comprehensive car history of this famous manufacture. Colour photos. ISBN: 3895088994. Contained in matching slipcase that is a little scuffed.

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AUTO UNION GP RACE AND RECORD CARS: THEIR RECONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION
Written by Peter Vann; et al.
Stock no. 1819399
Published by Mbi Publishing. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Peter Vann photographed the restored Auto Union racing and record-breaking cars on the banked curve of the Brooklands track in England. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0760313075.

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MASERATI TIPO 60 AND 61; MASERATI TIPO 63.64.65 (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Willem Oosthoek; Michel Bollee.
Stock no. 1819398
Published by Dalton Watson Fine Books. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Front and rear-engined Maserati Birdcages: two volume edition. Includes The Magnificent Front-Engined Birdcages; and Birdcage to Supercage. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spines. B/w and a few colour photos. Very Heavy. ISBN: 9781854432421. Birdcage to Supercage is 1st published 2004, The Magnificent Front-engined Birdcages is 1st published 2009. Contained in publisher's pictorial slipcase in almost fine condition.

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THE AUTOCAR HANDBOOK: A GUIDE TO THE MODERN CAR
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819376
Published by Iliffe & Sons Limited. 16th 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. A Guide to the Motor Car. Fold-out frontis. Revised edition. Boards faded at edges and spine. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is chipped to top & tail of spine and a little grubby.

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HIGH SPEED DIARY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF REGINALD ELLIS TONGUE
Written by R.E. Tongue.
Stock no. 2133099
Published by Dove Publishing. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953414256. A few foxspots/browning to outer page edges.

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