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THE VINTAGE MOTORCYCLISTS' WORKSHOP
Written by Radco; Frank Farrington.
Stock no. 2133207
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and digrams. 'Radco' (Frank Farrington) was an enthusiast and talented restorer. ISBN: 0854294724. A few small knocks along cover edges. Fading to a couple of cover edges. Two relevant newspaper clippings have been taped in to prelim pages. Some foxing/browning to outer page edges.

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THE RUDGE MULTI BOOK
Written by Bryan Reynolds.
Stock no. 2133205
Published by Rudgen Services. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. 54 numbered pages. ISBN: 0954944100. Big bump/creasing to top of spine, especially on rear cover. A few other knocks along cover edges. Name and address label to inside rear cover. Contents are still excellent!

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HANDBOOK OF THE COLLECTION ILLUSTRATING MOTORCYCLES PART II
Written by C.F. Caunter.
Stock no. 2133175
Published by HMSO. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

Brown pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Catalogue of exhibits at the Science Museum with descriptive notes. 80 pages includes index. Cover edges rubbed and lower corners lightly creased. Ink diagram on front cover. Contents very good.

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THE RALEIGH HANDBOOK (THE MOTOR-CYCLIST'S LIBRARY)
Written by Mentor.
Stock no. 1819463
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 3rd 1930. Almost very good condition.

Third Edition. A complete guide for owners and prospective purchasers of raleigh motor-cycles. Dealing with every phase of motor-cycling. Small format. Cream paper boards, cloth spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 134 pages including index plus supplement to rear. Boards grubby. Top of spine frayed. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown.

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MOTOR CYCLING MANUAL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819462
Published by Temple Press Limited. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Guide for the Motorcyclist on Tuning, Driving and Repairs. 10th edition. Second Impression. Boards clean. Tape remnants to pastedowns and dustwrapper flaps. Page edge browning. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown. Endpapers browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped with yellowed tape repair to verso, spine is browned.

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MOTORCYCLES SIDECARS AND CYCLECARS: CONSTRUCTION, MANAGEMENT, REPAIR
Written by Victor W. Page.
Stock no. 1819457
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1919. Good condition.

A comprehensive, non-technical treatise, defining all forms of lighter, self-propelled vehicles, principles of operation, construction and practical application of components in leading American and Foreign machines. Burgundy cloth boards, black titles. B/w illustrations, some folding. 550 pages including index. Third impression. Spine faded, split to front edge with fraying, rear edge has a couple of small holes in cloth. Corners lightly rubbed. Boards just a little stained/marked. Inscription in ink to top edge of front endpaper messily crossed out. Text block browned. Tear to fold of folding illustration on page 84 (no loss). Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown.

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THE ART OF DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819444
Published by Temple Press Limited. 3rd 1920. Almost very good condition.

Third Edition. A complete guide to the management of solo machines and sidecar outfits on the road. Written and illustrated by the Staff of "Motor Cycling" weekly journal. Green paper boards. 153 pages plus adverts and index to front. A few b/w illustrations. Boards creased vertically and browned. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown. Page browning throughout.

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MOTOR CYCLING MANUAL: ALL ABOUT MOTORCYCLES AND THE ART OF DRIVING THEM
No author listed.
Stock no. 1819442
Published by Temple Press Limited. 8th 1929. Very good condition.

8th Edition, completely revised and re-illustrated. By the staff of "Motor Cycling". Matt boards. B/w illustrations. 210 pages plus index and publisher adverts to rear. Spine heavily browned, boards less so. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Grubby mark to rear endpapers and previous owner's address label to rear pastedown. Page edge-browning throughout.

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EARLY DAYS IN THE BRITISH MOTOR CYCLE INDUSTRY
Written by Eric W. Walford.
Stock no. 2132368
1st 1931. Good condition.

Card wraps. A Brief History of the Years Before the Arrival of the Motor Cycle Press. Published under the authority of The British Cycle & Motor Cycle Manufacturers and Traders, Warwick Road, Coventry. B/w illustrations. Top 1" of spine has tear vertically and then horizontally. Date in ink to bottom of front cover. Binding is weak - spine is coming away from contents. Some foxing.

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THE MOTOR CYCLIST'S HANDBOOK
Written by Chas. S. Lake; Phoenix.
Stock no. 2132367
Published by Percival Marshall And Co. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles. Second Edition. Numerous b/w adverts. B/w diagrams. A couple of nicks to cloth at top of spine. A few marks to outer page edges.

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TITCH THE FOUNDER'S TALE
Written by C.E. Allen.
Stock no. 2132361
Published by Live Wire. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Autobiography of Vintage Motor Cycle Club Founder C.E. 'Titch' Allen, OBE BEM. Foreword by Bill Boddy. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955312434. SIGNED by author to title page. A few white marks to covers. Tape to pastedowns and wrapper flaps.

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THE YELLOW MOTORBIKE
Written by Paul Quinn. Illustrated by Funf.
Stock no. 2132358
Published by Paul Quinn. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

The trials and tribulations of an AA Road Patrol. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Humourous b/w cartoon drawings. ISBN: 0950781908. SIGNED by author to title page. Marks to outer page edges.

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