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THE HISTORY OF BROOKLANDS MOTOR COURSE
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1827544
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive history of the famous Brooklands Motor Course at Weybridge in Surrey covering the period of 1906 to 1940, when the Track was in active use as a venue for motor-racing, testing and record-breaking. Revised edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 362 pages including index. Crease to half-title page and frontis, minor miscut by binders to half-title page edges. Contents are clean. White dustwrapper is just slightly grubby.

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FULL THROTTLE
Written by Henry Birkin.
Stock no. 1827543
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Classic Reprint. A remarkable autobiography of the early years of motor racing. A personal story, often outspoken spiced with a lively sense of humour and told with a can dour that gives an unusual insight into the tensions and fears of a racing motorist. Green imitation leather boards, silver titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854291393. Scuffing to title to spine. Text block browned, foxed to top edge. Lower edge of front pastedown has remains of a label (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Contents clean. Green custwrapper is rubbed at corners with tiny chip to top of spine and is a little scuffed.

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BENTLEY: THE SILENT SPORTS CAR 1931-1941
Written by Michael Ellman-Brown.
Stock no. 1827535
Published by Dalton Watson. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive documentation of the Bentley cars, from prototype in 1932 to the Mk V, the introduction of which was thwarted by the War. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0901564338. Text block lightly browned else a lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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TRIUMPH CARS: THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Graham Robson; Richard Langworth.
Stock no. 1827532
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 2nd 1988. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. From Tri-car to Acclaim. A detailed history of one of Britain's most famous makes of car. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 0947981284. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapepr is lightly browned to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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MERCEDES-BENZ W196: LAST OF THE SILVER ARROWS
Written by Michael Riedner.
Stock no. 1827531
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Foulis Motoring Book. The story from conception to the last appearance of the W196. Large format. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 325 pages. B/w pages. ISBN: 0854297170. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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MG THE ART OF ABINGDON
Written by John McLellan.
Stock no. 1827530
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A worthy pictorial tribute to the MGs of Abingdon. ISBN: 0900549459. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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CONTE MAGGI'S MILLE MIGLIA
Written by Peter Miller.
Stock no. 1827529
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The true essence of the Mille Miglia, its triumphs and its hazards, and the extraordinary and determined life of the man behind it, a nobleman whose dream came true and who created the most exciting motor race in the world. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0862995019. Light browning to text block else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY "OLD NUMBER ONE"
Written by Michael Hay.
Stock no. 1827510
Published by Number One Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the car that won Le Mans. The car crashed and rebuilt several times during its life. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0953582701. A lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY SPECIALS & SPECIAL BENTLEYS
Written by Ray Roberts.
Stock no. 1827509
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Foulis Motoring Book. Describing in depth seventy years of works-built special cars from Cricklewood, Derby and Crewe, and the privately-created Specials of owners the world over. Grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos. 440 pages including index. ISBN: 0854296999. Light rubbing to lower board edges (minor), tiny bump to top front corner. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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BENTLEY FACTORY CARS 1919-1931
Written by Michael Hay.
Stock no. 1827508
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of the Bentley golden era which covers the personalities, the commercial and financial complexities, the engineering and development work - and the primum mobile of the company, racing. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 352 pages. ISBN: 1855322404. Light shelf-wear to base of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly scuffed, small nick to lower rear edge of spine (no loss).

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ALVIS THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1827507
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Why Alvis survived so many other high quality car makers and signposts the story of the company's success in a risk-fraught business. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 375 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0854296670. Slight bumping to top corner of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PRE-1940 TRIUMPH MOTOR CARS FROM FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
Written by Graham Shipman.
Stock no. 1827506
Published by Graham Shipman. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

This book features Triumph motor cars produced between 1923 and 1940, presented alongside the changing fashions and lifestyles of the owners from the 1920s to the 1970s. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0955042216. A lovely copy.

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