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JAGUAR V12 RACE CARS
Written by Ian Bamsey; Joe Saward.
Stock no. 1819132
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The career of the V12 engine in international racing. Starting with the ill fated XJ13 Le Mans car of 1966 and embraces the successful Group 44 E type and the XJ-S projects as well as the unsuccessful Broadspeeed XJ12 project of the Seventies. Coverage of the Group 44 and TWR XJ-S and prototype projects of the Eighties brings the story up to date. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 175 pages. ISBN: 0850456800. Previous owner's gold address label to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL FLIGHT IN CAMERA
Written by Keith Wilson.
Stock no. 1819127
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2013. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 9780857333032. Small marks to front panel of dustwrapper from removed label.

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MUTINY AND ROMANCE IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Written by Sven Wahlroos.
Stock no. 2132529
Published by Salem House Publishers. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Companion to the Bounty Adventure. The full story, month by month, giving the background of the mutiny and the people involved. The author is the first professional psychologist to write on the subject. Cream paperboards, blue spine with silver titles. 497 pages includes index. ISBN: 0881623954. SIGNED by author with lengthy dedication on front endpaper. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Wrapper has dampstain to lower edge of rear panel.

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PONTYPRIDD
Written by Michael Yelton.
Stock no. 2132499
Published by Venture Publications. 1ST 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Number 41 in The Prestige Series. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781905304714.

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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 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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DON'T TRUDGE IT, RUDGE IT
Written by Bryan Reynolds.
Stock no. 2132295
Published by Haynes. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Unlike most other marque histories, the Rudge story is not one of outstanding success... Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854291881. Tape/tape glue marks to pastedowns, endpapers and wrapper flaps. Inscriptions in ink to rear pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges.

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RIDE IT! THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SPEEDWAY
Written by Cyril May.
Stock no. 2132277
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Specially reprinted edition 1978 - 50th Anniversary Speedway. ISBN: 0854292101. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine and cover edges are faded. Browning to endpapers.

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MOTOR CYCLE INDEX 1913 - 1924
Written by Kenneth Ball.
Stock no. 2132276
Published by Autopress. 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. This book contains in alphabetical tabular form specifications of almost every motor cycle manufactured in Great Britain or imported during the years 1913-1924. 203 manufacturers are listed. Tape marks/residue to pastedowns, endpapers and wrapper flaps. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some grubby marks to wrapper.

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SOME EARLY MOTORING ADVERTISEMENTS
Written by Roy Chambers.
Stock no. 2132270
Published by Bellona Publications Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating collection of very early advertisements for all forms of horseless carriage and some of the ingenious equipment needed by the brave souls who drove them. This selec tion has been made and this book designed by Roy Chambers. Large format. Blue pictorial boards. Old b/w adverts. 64 pages. ISBN: 0850760178. Spine is bumped and browned. Previous owner's address label to rear pastedown. A few foxspots present. Dustwrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips, couple of tape repairs to verso, grubby.

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HANDBOOK OF THE COLLECTION ILLUSTRATING MOTOR CARS PART II
Written by C.F. Caunter.
Stock no. 2132251
Published by HMSO. 1st 1959. Good condition.

Catalogue of exhibits at the Science Museum with descriptive notes. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 187 pages including index. Rubbing to cover edges, creasing to cover corners. Covers a little grubby. Rear joint is SPLIT. Contents otherwise tight and clean.

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A BIT BEHIND THE TIMES
Written by Kenneth Neve.
Stock no. 2132245
Published by Grenville Publishing Company Limited. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

The early days of motor sport. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0903243067. Uneven browning to covers. Light browning to text block else contents clean. Small newspaper cutting stuck to inside rear cover (obituary of author).

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