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SPIRITS IN THE SKY: CLASSIC AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II
Written by Martin Bowman.
Stock no. 2134548
Published by Greenwich Editions. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. A few knocks along cover edges. Contents are excellent! Wrapper has a few marks and some edge-creasing.

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STIRLING MOSS: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY
Written by Robert Edwards.
Stock no. 2134545
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sir Stirling Crauford Moss raced professionally over 500 times until his near-fatal crash in 1962. At the end of his racing career he was the most famous Briton of his era. Large format. Green paper boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 358 pages including index. ISBN: 0304359041. A few small knocks along board edges. Some scuffing to endpapers casued by in imprinting from pastedowns. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper has some wear and uneven browning.

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ALFISSIMO! THE POSTWAR FOUR CYCLINDER TWIN-OVERHEAD CAMSHAFT ALFA ROMEOS
Written by David Owen.
Stock no. 2134522
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Alfissimo means 'superlative Alfa Romeo'. The post-war four cylinder twin-overhead camshaft Alfa Romeos: 1900, Giulietta, Giulia, Alfetta, New Giulietta. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 311 pages including index. ISBN: 0850453275. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers, endpapers and text block. Text block lightly browned. Gold name and address label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and scuffed.

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DONCASTER PLANT WORKS
Written by Susan Jane Woods; Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 2134509
Published by Bond Publications. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 96 Pages. ISBN: 0950869171. SIGNED by author with dedication to a previous owner to title page. Small nicks to top of spine and bottom corner of front cover.

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THE MASTER SCRATCHBUILDERS: THEIR AIRCRAFT MODELS & TECHNIQUES
Written by John Alcorn; Alan Clark; Peter Cooke; et al.
Stock no. 2134504
Published by Schiffer Military History. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with black titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 0764307959.

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THE PHANTOM STORY
Written by Anthony M. Thornborough; Peter E. Davies.
Stock no. 2134466
Published by Cassell & Co.. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Revised and extended edition. ISBN: 030435712X.

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THE BRM STORY
Written by Louis T. Stanley.
Stock no. 2134325
Published by Max Parrish. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A critical examination and appraisal of what was the most criticised car in British racing history. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 135 pages. A few marks to covers; small patch of browning to top and tail of spine. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and outer page edges; musty odour present. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and is lightly browned.

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MOTOR RACING FACTS AND FIGURES
Written by Rodney Walkerley.
Stock no. 2134314
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Some spots to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed to spine with edge-creasing and some chips.

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RETURN TO POWER: THE GRANDS PRIX OF 1966 AND 1967
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2134310
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

For motor-racing enthusiasts, major changes in the power formula from 1,500 c.c. to 3 litres has given the years 1966 and 1967 a unique interest. Here, the author fills in the background of some notable 3-litre cars in the past, he describes the European circuits, the cars and their drivers, the races in Europe and the Transatlantic finale. Brown cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. 132 pages. A few scuffs to boards, rubbing to edge of boards. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few foxspots to prelims. Dustwrapper is very browned to spine with some foxing and grubby to rear panel. Musty odour present.

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16 ON THE GRID: THE ANATOMY OF A GRAND PRIX
Written by Peter Garnier.
Stock no. 2134309
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 139 pages. Text block and endpapers browned. Foxing present, mainly to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with browning and a couple of closed tears/chips. Musty odour present.

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BEHIND THE SCENES
Written by Louis T. Stanley.
Stock no. 2134305
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 sun shining through the dustwrapper). Contents clean. Dustwrapper spine is a little faded.

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THE BRITISH COMPETITION CAR
Written by Cyril Posthumus. Illustrated by John Dunscombe.
Stock no. 2134303
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. Spotting to boards, especially spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is foxed and faded to spine; a few nicks and chips at corners.

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