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TOJ: JOHN TOJEIRO AND HIS CARS
Written by Graham Gauld.
Stock no. 2140361
Published by Havelock Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Born in Portugal but brought up in England, John Tojeiro is best known for the adoption of one of his sports racing car designs by the AC company to make the AC-Bristol which begat the AC Cobra. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. viii and 95 pages. ISBN: 0954916719. A very nice copy.

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BRITISH TRIAL DRIVERS: THEIR CARS, MOTORCYCLES AND AWARDS 1902 - 1914
Written by Donald Cowbourne.
Stock no. 2140360
Published by Westbury Publishing. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book lists not only the drivers and their cars who competed in some of the major British Trials but also motorcyclists who competed in these events. Oblong format. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. xi and 602 pages. ISBN: 1841030228. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper has some light edge-creasing and is lightly scuffed.

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AUTOMOBILE YEAR 1956-1957 ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE REVIEW No. 4
No author listed.
Stock no. 2140280
Published by Edita S.A. Lausanne. 1956. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to covers. Some browning and foxing.

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TON UP! A CELEBRATION OF A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE MIDLAND AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Written by Jonathan Toulmin; Pat Toulmin.
Stock no. 2140279
Published by Midland Automobile Club. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Midland Automobile Club was formed just ten days into the twentieth century, and just a few days before the death of Queen Victoria. It was founded by motoring enthusiasts and pioneers of the British Motor Industry. Possibly the Oldest motor sporting club in the UK. Hill Climbs - Races - Rallies - Trials - Sprints. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 240 pages. A lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PORSCHE 917
Written by Michael Cotton.
Stock no. 2140231
Published by William Kimberley Limited. 1st 1987. Almost very good condition.

How the 917 was the cornerstone that enabled Porsche to be endurance racing in the 1970s and 80s. Large format. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. Kimberley's Racing Sportscar Guide No. 1. ISBN: 0946132259. Contents have become almost detached from covers at base - where the contents have come unglued. Else contents are clean.

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GINETTA G15 (SUPER PROFILE)
Written by John Rose.
Stock no. 2140230
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Ginetta Cars Limited is a small, unique, British specialist car manufacturer that has produced a vast array of limited production sports, racing, and road cars. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 56 pages. ISBN: 0854294961. Spine is faded and some fading to boards. Light page edge browning; a couple of instances of grubby marks to contents. Still a very nice copy.

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BEHIND THE SCENES
Written by Louis T. Stanley.
Stock no. 2140165
Published by Queen Anne Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Louis Stanley has been at the centre of virtually every controversy and crisis in Formula One motor-racing over a period of twenty-five years. In this personal and revealiing book, he takes the reader behind the scenes and casts fresh light on controversial incidents, many involving tragedy and death, traumatic moments that caused him to introduce the International Grand Prix Medical Service. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages. ISBN: 0356104915. Faded marks to spine (caused by sunlight shining on dustwrapper). Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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AUTOCOURSE 50 YEARS OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 2140147
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the globally successful FIA Formula 1 World Championship from its roots before the second world war to the present day. Photography by Bernard Cahier & Paul-Henri Cahier. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 336 pages. ISBN: 1874557780. SIGNED by photographer Bernard Cahier with lengthy inscription to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks, rear panel is lightly scuffed.

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INDY 500 MECHANIC
Written by Clint Brawner; Joe Scalzo.
Stock no. 2140143
Published by Chilton Book Company. 1st USA 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Inside Story of Big Time Auto Racing. Blue cloth boards with black and blue title to spine. B/w photos. xiv and 194 pages including index. ISBN: 0801960649. Foxing to pastedowns. Light browning to text block. Contents clean Dustwrapper is lightly worn to spine and corners, lightly worn at edges.

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GRAND PRIX! VOLUMES 1 & 2 1950 TO 1973
Written by Mike Lang.
Stock no. 2140141
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Race-by-race account of Formula 1 world championship motor racing. Combined edition. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854298614. Light wear to corners. A few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and a few small nicks.

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AYRTON SENNA: GOODBYE CHAMPION FAREWELL FRIEND
Written by Karin Sturm.
Stock no. 2140129
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Ayrton Senna of Brazil, three times World Champion, winner of 41 Grands Prix. Well-known Formula 1 journalist Karin Sturm knew Ayrton Senna personally and has woven many hiterto private conversations and interviews with him into this volume, which stands as a worthy and moving tribute. Large format. White pictorial boards. Colour photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 0947981861. A few grubby marks to rear board. Contents fine.

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MILESTONES BEHIND THE MARQUES
Written by Paul Sheldon.
Stock no. 2140127
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study indepth of the history of one model from ten world-famous motor racing car manufacturers. Oblong format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 071537267X. Some fading along cover edges. Page-edge browning. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks; faded to spine.

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