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WALK AROUND F-16 FIGHTING FALCON (WALK AROUND NUMBER 1)
Written by Lou Drendel.
Stock no. 1820401
Published by Squadron Signal Publications. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 0897473078. Remains of price label to rear cover else contents fine.

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F-4 PHANTOM II IN ACTION (AIRCRAFT NUMBER 65)
Written by Larry Davis. Illustrated by Don Greer; Kevin Wornkey.
Stock no. 1820400
Published by Squadron Signal Publications. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and line drawings. Colour center-spread. 58 pages. ISBN: 0897471547. Staples rusty and bleeding. Covers and contents crinkled by damp (no staining). Old bookseller's address label to inside front cover.

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THE NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY IN NORTHUMBERLAND
Written by G.W.M. Sewell.
Stock no. 1820391
Published by Merlin Books Ltd.. 1993. Fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0863036139. Reprint. A fine copy.

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THE LURE OF SPEED
Written by Henry Segrave.
Stock no. 2133952
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1928. Good condition.

Autobiography of Major Henry Segrave, an early British pioneer in land speed and water speed records. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 286 pages. Spine is browned with some marks. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. '1st' written in red ink to front endpaper. Endpapers & text block browned. Foxing throughout.

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WHEN MOTORING WAS A SPORT
Written by E.D. Lovell. Illustrated by A.W. Browne.
Stock no. 2133950
Published by A.B. Campbell & Co.. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition.

The author reminiscences over his past automobiles. Green cloth boards with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. Light wear to spine and corners. Small marks and scuffs to covers. Scribbled out name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Some foxing to contents mainly to margins. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown.

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THE WORLD ON WHEELS
Written by H.O. Duncan; E. Vavin.
Stock no. 2133940
Published by H.O. Duncan. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

A VERY HEAVY TOME, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE. Large format. Leather spine; raised bands to spine. B/w illustrations. Includes a fascinating History of the Bicycle. Covers are very heavily worn, with much loss of cover/top surface of leather spine. Chipping along edges of covers and scuffing/grubby marks. Foxing to outer page edges. Contents are still very good - a few pale margin marks. Joints are a bit cracked.

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THE BOYS' BOOK OF MOTORS
Written by Wilfred Gordon Aston.
Stock no. 2133934
Published by E. & F.N. Spon. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

All about the leading Motor-Cars of today including a complete description in fascinatingly simple language of How the Motor Red cloth with gilt titles. Tipped-in colour plates and b/w plates and diagrams to text. 223 pages plus index. Spine is browned and foxed with light wear to top & tail. Front cover faded. Text block is browned and a red mark to lower edge. Contemporary gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Scattered foxing throughout. Still a nice copy.

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HISTORICAL STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 1820328
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Colour frontis. B/w photos. Light rubbing to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, faded to spine and heavily scuffed to rear panel.

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THE MODEST MAN'S MOTOR
Written by C.G. Matson.
Stock no. 2133874
Published by Lawrence And Bullen Ltd.. 1st 1903. Good condition.

A collection of papers written at odd times for the Badminton Magazine, and reprinted in book form. Green cloth with black titles. Text block untrimmed. 158 pages. Spine is browned. Boards grubby. Name in pencil to front endpaper. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown. Rear joint starting to crack but binding still tight. Front hinge pulled. Foxing and browning throughout.

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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MOTORING
Written by R.J. Mecredy.
Stock no. 2133873
Published by Mecredy, Percy & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

Containing full definitions of every term used in Motoring, with special articles on roadside troubles, electric ignition, and similar important subjects. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w diagrams. 570 pages plus adverts to rear. Spine has been replaced with new green cloth; new endpapers. Corners are bumped. Browning to outer page edges. Some foxing. Some pencil annotation. Last page has top half cut off it. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown.

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THE AUTOMOBILE HANDBOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2133872
1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. Containing information of interest to Automobilists, and a guide to touring in the United Kingdom and places abroad. Adverts to rear. Marks to covers. Spine is browned. Names in ink to front pastedown and endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Pages 205-220 have a vertical crease (soft).

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HAYNES RESTORATION MANUAL: TRIUMPH SPITFIRE GT6, VITESSE & HERALD
Written by Lindsay Porter; Peter Williams.
Stock no. 1820315
Published by Haynes Publishing. 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Covers all Triumph Spitfire, GT6, Vitesse & Herald models. With the aid of more than 900 illustrations and text aimed at the do-it-yourselfer. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 311 pages. ISBN: 9781859608678. Reprint. A few minor foxspots to text block and light browning. Else contents clean.

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