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LAND SPEED RECORD
Written by Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1824595
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A complete history of the record breaking cars from 39MPH to 600+ MPH. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0850450373. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and marked to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
THE HISTORY OF BROOKLANDS MOTOR COURSE
Written by William Boddy.
Stock no. 1824579
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited.
1st
1957.
Almost very good condition in a poor 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. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 368 pages including index. Boards heavily mottled. Name label to front pastedown (hidden by front flap of dustwrapper). Foxing to text block and throughout contents (not too heavy). Price-cut blue dustwrapper is repaired and strengthened with mostly clear tape (now yellowed with age), repair to rear panel has a white label, dustwrapper is grubby. Also contains relevant newspaper articles loosely inserted.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- SURREY
VANWALL: GREEN FOR GLORY
Written by Ed. McDonough.
Stock no. 1324137
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2003.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history of the Vanwall in new light. Reappraising the contributions of the engineers and drivers, and offering a fresh interpretation of Vendervell's part in the story, a book that will be welcomed by all fans of historic motor sport. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265425. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and rubbed. Neat barcode label to rear panel of dustwrapper (covering printed barcode).
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- VANWALL (CARS)
- MOTOR SPORT
THE MOTOR CYCLING CLUB
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 1824430
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The story of Britain's oldest sporting club for motor cycles and cars, founded in 1901. Black cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. 221 pages pages includes index. ISBN: 0715393111. Light bump to top of spine.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- RALLYING
- HISTORY
AUTOCOURSE 1991-1992
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1323944
Published by Hazleton Publishing.
1st
1991.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour photos. 41st year. Foreword by Nobuhiko Kawamoto, president of Honda Motor Company. ISBN: 0905138872. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and slightly edge rubbed/creased.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
AUTOCOURSE 2007-2008
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1824119
Published by Crash Media Group.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour photos. 57th year of publication. Foreword by Kimi Raikkonen 2007 world champion. ISBN: 9781905334216. Minor mark to base of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine, lightly rubbed to base of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
PORSCHE TURBO RACING CARS
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1824043
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The origins of the turbocharged Porsche racing car and the technology of exhaust gas turbo-supercharging. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 158 pages. ISBN: 0854297804. Light scuff to front board. Light pencil erasure to top corner of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- PORSCHE
DIRECTORY OF GRAND PRIX CARS 1945-65
Written by Mike Lawrence.
Stock no. 1824035
Published by Aston Publications.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A comprehensive guide that describes every Grand Prix car of the period, together with specifications and racing history, and also details projects which never even raced. Marbled red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 264 pages. ISBN: 0946627460. Pencil erasure mark to top corner of verso of front endpaper. Contents clean. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
MASERATI: SPORTS, RACING & GT CARS FROM 1926
Written by Richard Crump; Rob De La Rive Box.
Stock no. 1824029
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
2nd
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. Large format. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 319 pages ISBN: 0854293027. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MASERATI (CARS)
- MOTOR SPORT
THE WORKS TRIUMPHS: 50 YEARS IN MOTORSPORT
Written by Graham Robson.
Stock no. 1823981
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Including the works standards. For more than half a century Triumph cars featured strongly in motorsport, and factory-supported entries successfully raced and rallied in events all around the world. Sadly this came to an end, however, when the British Leyland axe finally fell on Triumph Motorsport immediately after the 1980 Lombard RAC Rally. The story of the 'works' cars from beginning to end. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 296 pages including index. ISBN: 0854299262. Minor pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to rear panel. Slight musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- TRIUMPH (CARS)
- MOTOR SPORT
- RALLYING
BEYOND THE LENS VOLUME 2: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GEORGE MCKAIGE
Written by Chester McKaige.
Stock no. 2140520
Published by Chester McKaige.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Collection of Motor Racing Photographs 1952 - 1956 by amateur photographer George McKaige. Large format. Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780646472607. SIGNED by Chester McKaige, with an inscription/dedication to previous owners on publisher information page. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and a couple of tiny nicks.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- PHOTOGRAPHY
BEYOND THE LENS VOLUME 1: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GEORGE MCKAIGE
Written by Chester McKaige.
Stock no. 2140519
Published by Chester McKaige.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A Collection of Motor Racing Photographs 1946 - 1951 by amateur photographer George McKaige. Large format. B/w pictorial boards. Limited edition to 100 copies. B/w photos. ISBN: 0646435450. SIGNED by Chester McKaige to verso of front endpaper, this is Copy No. 54. A few small knocks to cover edges; couple of corners are bumped. Contents are excellent!
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- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION