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ENDURANCE RACING 1982-1991
Written by Ian Briggs.
Stock no. 1327042
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yearly summaries and annual reviews of the FIA and IMSA championships are linked to summarised reports and results for ever World Championship Group C race between 1982 and 1990 - and of course, each running of the Le Mans 24 hours. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1855322285. A unique copy SIGNED to title page by multiple drivers in the 1994 62nd Le Mans 24 hours race and throughout by other racing drivers. A unique record of endurance motor racing. Signatures include: Jeff Krosnoff, Eric van de Poele, Jurgen Lassig, Frank Jelinski, Yannick Dalmas, Mauro Baldi, George Fouche, Steven Andskar, Justin Bell, Richard Lloyd, Nick Adams, Tom Walkinshaw, Jan Lammers, Thorkild Thyrring, Andy Wallace, Peter Falk, Kenny Acheson, Mark Blundell, Robin Donovan, Richard Piper, Pierre Dieudonne, David Kennedy, Thierry Boutsen, Philippe Alliot. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate (John Atkins) has had some pencil writing erased from it. Previous owner and written his name in ink to edge of front pastedown, the date in ink to top of front free-endpaper and has also written the names of the drivers under their signatures. Some very light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and creased.

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BROOKLANDS THE COMPLETE MOTOR RACING HISTORY
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1327040
Published by Mrp. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Comprehensive history of the famous Brooklands motor course. It covers its construction and the 28 seasons of motor racing, record breaking and speed testing. Large format. B/w photos. Edition limited to 2000 copies. ISBN: 1899870563. This is copy no. 952. Spine and corners bumped with a small dent to top edge of front cover. Fading to cover edges. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is badly sunned and is edge worn with a few small tears.

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ECURIE ECOSSE: DAVID MURRAY AND THE LEGENDARY SCOTTISH MOTOR RACING TEAM
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1327039
Published by Pj Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ecurie Ecosse is recognised worldwide as one of the most successful private sports car racing teams ever. This book explores the reasons, both probable and possible, not only for the team's rise to prominence, but also its inexorable decline. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages. ISBN: 9780955010223. Spine and corners bumped, slight dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with tears, large tear to rear panel repaired with tape on verso. Slight browning to wrapper.

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THE GREAT PEKING TO PARIS EXPEDITION
Written by Warren Brown; Mick Matheson; Lang Kidby.
Stock no. 1327035
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The fascinating story of the ultimate road trip and the people who made it in 1907. With no roads, and no maps, but eleven men in five cars farewelled Peking to drive 10,000 miles to Paris. Almost a century later, in 2005, a grand scheme was concocted to re-create the original 1907 Peking to Paris Raid in the original makes of veteran cars. An engrossing record of the remarkable modern-day expedition, comprising the authors' fascinating, often hilarious and always compelling diary entries along with breathtaking photographs. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0732282535. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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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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